Zacks Research Forecasts Evergy’s Q4 Earnings (NASDAQ:EVRG)

Evergy Inc. (NASDAQ:EVRG) – Zacks Research boosted their Q4 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Evergy in a report released on Tuesday, April 7th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.55 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.54. The consensus estimate for Evergy’s current full-year earnings is $3.83 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Evergy’s Q4 2027 earnings at $0.66 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $4.52 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $4.90 EPS.

Evergy (NASDAQ:EVRG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Saturday, January 31st. The company reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter. Evergy had a net margin of 14.35% and a return on equity of 8.79%.

A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on EVRG. Barclays raised their price objective on Evergy from $82.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Citigroup raised their price objective on Evergy from $89.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Evergy in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Evergy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 21st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Evergy from $79.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $87.75.

Evergy Trading Up 0.2%

Evergy stock opened at $82.84 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $80.93 and a 200 day moving average price of $77.39. Evergy has a 52 week low of $61.94 and a 52 week high of $85.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a current ratio of 0.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.57, a P/E/G ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 0.61.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Evergy

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Evergy by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,447,150 shares of the company’s stock worth $465,684,000 after acquiring an additional 105,842 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its position in Evergy by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 6,091,518 shares of the company’s stock worth $441,574,000 after acquiring an additional 33,457 shares during the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. lifted its position in Evergy by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 3,760,548 shares of the company’s stock worth $272,602,000 after acquiring an additional 57,814 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in Evergy by 10.6% during the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,760,494 shares of the company’s stock worth $209,853,000 after acquiring an additional 263,619 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Magellan Asset Management Ltd lifted its position in Evergy by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Magellan Asset Management Ltd now owns 2,444,381 shares of the company’s stock worth $185,822,000 after acquiring an additional 79,888 shares during the last quarter. 87.24% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Charles L. King sold 2,440 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.19, for a total value of $200,543.60. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 18,359 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,508,926.21. The trade was a 11.73% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Ann D. Murtlow sold 2,847 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.34, for a total value of $234,421.98. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 2,311 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $190,287.74. This trade represents a 55.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 8,937 shares of company stock worth $736,492. 1.52% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Evergy Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 10th were issued a $0.695 dividend. This represents a $2.78 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.4%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 10th. Evergy’s payout ratio is 75.75%.

Evergy Company Profile

Evergy, Inc is a regulated electric utility that generates, transmits and distributes electricity to residential, commercial and industrial customers primarily across Kansas and western Missouri. The company provides core utility services including retail electric delivery, grid operations, customer service and outage restoration, operating under state regulatory frameworks. Evergy serves a mix of urban and rural communities, including portions of the Kansas City metropolitan area and other population centers in its service territory.

The company’s business activities span power generation, system planning, transmission and distribution infrastructure, and customer-facing programs such as energy efficiency and demand-side management.