Zacks Research Has Positive Outlook for Evergy Q1 Earnings

Evergy Inc. (NASDAQ:EVRG) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Evergy in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, January 20th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will earn $0.69 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.65. The consensus estimate for Evergy’s current full-year earnings is $3.83 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Evergy’s Q3 2026 earnings at $2.18 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $2.15 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Evergy from $77.00 to $79.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Mizuho reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $76.00 target price (down previously from $86.00) on shares of Evergy in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Evergy in a report on Monday, December 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised shares of Evergy to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Evergy from $81.00 to $83.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Evergy presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $83.00.

Evergy Trading Down 0.4%

NASDAQ:EVRG opened at $76.13 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $17.53 billion, a PE ratio of 20.86, a P/E/G ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 0.67. The business’s 50 day moving average is $74.43 and its two-hundred day moving average is $73.70. The company has a quick ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 0.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20. Evergy has a 52 week low of $61.94 and a 52 week high of $79.32.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Evergy

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Evergy in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Accredited Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Evergy by 1,310.3% in the 3rd quarter. Accredited Wealth Management LLC now owns 409 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 380 shares during the last quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Evergy in the second quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Sentry Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Evergy during the third quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Evergy during the third quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Institutional investors own 87.24% of the company’s stock.

Evergy Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 21st were paid a $0.695 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 21st. This is a positive change from Evergy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.67. This represents a $2.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.7%. Evergy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 76.16%.

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.