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The closing price of Evergy Inc (NASDAQ: EVRG) was $72.06 for the day, up 0.42% from the previous closing price of $71.76. In other words, the price has increased by $0.42 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.61 million shares were traded. EVRG stock price reached its highest trading level at $72.245 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $71.635.
Ratios:
Our analysis of EVRG’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.27 and its Current Ratio is at 0.50. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.49 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.24.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, BMO Capital Markets on May 13, 2025, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $75. On April 28, 2025, UBS Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $78.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 09 ’25 when Lawrence Sandra AJ sold 1,019 shares for $67.45 per share. The transaction valued at 68,735 led to the insider holds 1,772 shares of the business.
Lawrence Sandra AJ sold 800 shares of EVRG for $54,371 on Jun 11 ’25. The Director now owns 480 shares after completing the transaction at $67.96 per share. On Jun 10 ’25, another insider, Lawrence Sandra AJ, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 492 shares for $67.87 each. As a result, the insider received 33,394 and left with 1,280 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, EVRG now has a Market Capitalization of 16584969216 and an Enterprise Value of 31409291264. As of this moment, Evergy’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.83, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.85. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.32. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.84 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.67. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.341 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.757.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for EVRG is 0.55, which has changed by 0.22738886 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1590569 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, EVRG has reached a high of $73.97, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $58.25. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.65%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.24%.
Shares Statistics:
EVRG traded an average of 2.37M shares per day over the past three months and 1919730 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 230.15M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 226.94M. Insiders hold about 1.40% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.01% stake in the company. Shares short for EVRG as of 1755216000 were 12003694 with a Short Ratio of 5.06, compared to 1752537600 on 11559512. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 12003694 and a Short% of Float of 6.12.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.645, EVRG has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.67. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.036858972The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.91. The current Payout Ratio is 68.51% for EVRG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-22 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-22. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1987-05-22 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
