What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for Evergy Q4 Earnings?

Evergy Inc. (NASDAQ:EVRG) – Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Evergy in a research note issued on Tuesday, January 20th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will earn $0.54 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.56. The consensus estimate for Evergy’s current full-year earnings is $3.83 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Evergy’s Q2 2027 earnings at $0.95 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.60 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.42 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on EVRG. Mizuho reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $76.00 target price (down previously from $86.00) on shares of Evergy in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Evergy from $79.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Evergy in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Evergy in a report on Thursday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on Evergy from $77.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $83.00.

Evergy Stock Up 1.0%

NASDAQ EVRG opened at $76.91 on Thursday. Evergy has a 1-year low of $61.94 and a 1-year high of $79.32. The company has a market capitalization of $17.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.07, a PEG ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 0.67. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $74.42 and its two-hundred day moving average is $73.73. The company has a current ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20.

Evergy (NASDAQ:EVRG) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $2.03 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.14 by ($0.11). Evergy had a net margin of 14.45% and a return on equity of 8.66%. The business had revenue of $1.81 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.24 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.02 EPS. The business’s revenue was down .1% compared to the same quarter last year.

Evergy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Friday, November 21st were paid a dividend of $0.695 per share. This represents a $2.78 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 21st. This is a boost from Evergy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.67. Evergy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 76.16%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Evergy

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new position in shares of Evergy in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $257,000. United Services Automobile Association acquired a new stake in shares of Evergy in the 1st quarter valued at about $223,000. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Evergy by 19.5% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 4,648 shares of the company’s stock valued at $320,000 after purchasing an additional 758 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP boosted its position in shares of Evergy by 40.7% during the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 19,429 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,340,000 after buying an additional 5,618 shares during the period. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth grew its holdings in shares of Evergy by 7.3% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 13,791 shares of the company’s stock worth $951,000 after buying an additional 939 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.24% of the company’s stock.

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.