Recent Investment Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Evergy (EVRG)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Evergy (NASDAQ: EVRG):

• 10/13/2026 – Evergy was given a new $85.00 price target by DA Davidson.
• 10/13/2026 – Evergy had its price target lowered by BMO Capital Markets from $89.00 to $85.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/13/2026 – Evergy had its price target lowered by BMO Capital Markets from $89.00 to $85.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/9/2026 – Evergy had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada.

Evergy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 18th were paid a dividend of $0.6950 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, August 18th. This represents a $2.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.4%. Evergy’s dividend payout ratio is 70.56%.

Insider Transactions at Evergy

In other Evergy news, Director Jonathan Rolph acquired 1,640 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 11th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $81.47 per share, with a total value of $133,610.80. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 670 shares in the company, valued at $54,584.90. This trade represents a -169.07% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 1.52% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Evergy, Inc is an investor-owned electric utility holding company that provides electricity generation, transmission, distribution and related services. Through its operating utilities, the company serves residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers in Kansas and Missouri.

Evergy’s generation portfolio includes nuclear, natural gas, coal, wind and solar resources. The company also operates and maintains electric transmission and distribution infrastructure and has invested in renewable energy and grid modernization initiatives to support reliability and the transition to lower-emission energy sources.

Evergy was formed in 2018 through the merger of Great Plains Energy Incorporated and Westar Energy, Inc Its principal operating utilities include Evergy Kansas Central, Evergy Kansas South, Evergy Missouri Metro and Evergy Missouri West.