Zacks Research Has Bullish Estimate for Evergy Q1 Earnings

Evergy Inc. (NASDAQ:EVRG) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Evergy in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 7th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.66 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.64. 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 $2.17 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.24 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.69 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. UBS Group cut Evergy from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $86.00 to $88.00 in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Weiss Ratings reiterated 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. Citigroup upped their price objective on Evergy from $89.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $91.00 target price on shares of Evergy in a report on Friday, January 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $87.75.

Evergy Stock Up 0.7%

Evergy stock opened at $83.44 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $19.21 billion, a PE ratio of 22.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a current ratio of 0.49. Evergy has a one year low of $61.94 and a one year high of $85.23. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $81.06 and a 200 day moving average of $77.43.

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 return on equity of 8.79% and a net margin of 14.35%.

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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 10th. Evergy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 75.75%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Charles L. King sold 2,440 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 18,359 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,508,926.21. This trade represents a 11.73% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Heather A. Humphrey sold 3,650 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.61, for a total value of $301,526.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 44,007 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,635,418.27. This represents a 7.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 8,937 shares of company stock valued at $736,492. 1.42% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Evergy

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its holdings in Evergy by 24.2% during the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 1,215,208 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,119,000 after acquiring an additional 237,046 shares during the period. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. raised its holdings in Evergy by 136.0% during the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 11,007 shares of the company’s stock valued at $798,000 after acquiring an additional 6,344 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors raised its holdings in Evergy by 72.4% during the fourth quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 9,106 shares of the company’s stock valued at $660,000 after acquiring an additional 3,824 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in Evergy by 11.7% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 61,487 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,458,000 after acquiring an additional 6,455 shares during the period. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd raised its holdings in Evergy by 2,466.2% during the fourth quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 3,490 shares of the company’s stock valued at $253,000 after acquiring an additional 3,354 shares during the period. 87.24% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.