6,303 Evergy Inc. $EVRG Shares Bought by Vise Technologies Inc.

Vise Technologies Inc. grew its stake in Evergy Inc. (NASDAQ:EVRG) by 39.5% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 22,259 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,303 shares during the quarter. Vise Technologies Inc.’s holdings in Evergy were worth $1,746,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Magellan Asset Management Ltd bought a new stake in Evergy in the second quarter valued at about $187,857,000. Legal & General Group Plc acquired a new stake in Evergy during the second quarter valued at approximately $138,233,000. Energy Income Partners LLC bought a new position in Evergy during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $110,394,000. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company bought a new position in Evergy during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $54,307,000. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC acquired a new position in shares of Evergy in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $53,210,000. Institutional investors own 87.24% of the company’s stock.

More Evergy News

Here are the key news stories impacting Evergy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Evergy reported Q3 earnings of $2.58 per share, above the $2.33 consensus, while revenue of $2.10 billion also topped estimates. Earnings grew from $2.03 per share a year earlier, with growth attributed to its Kansas Central and Metro businesses. Article: Evergy’s Q3 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates, ’26 EPS View Raised
• Positive Sentiment: The company raised its 2026 adjusted EPS outlook to $4.35–$4.50, above the cited FactSet estimate of $4.29. Higher guidance suggests management expects earnings momentum to continue. Article: Evergy Expects 2026 Adjusted EPS Range
• Positive Sentiment: Evergy increased its quarterly dividend 4% to $0.7225 per share, or $2.89 annualized—an indication of confidence in its cash generation and a modest boost to shareholder income.
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage of the earnings call highlighted customer demand and planned investment as growth themes, adding potential support to the company’s longer-term outlook. Article: Evergy Earnings Call Signals Strong Growth and Investment

Insider Buying and Selling at Evergy

In other news, Director Jonathan Rolph acquired 1,640 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 11th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $81.47 per share, for a total transaction of $133,610.80. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 670 shares in the company, valued at $54,584.90. This trade represents a -169.07% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 1.52% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on EVRG shares. DA Davidson set a $85.00 price target on Evergy in a report on Tuesday, October 13th. Citigroup raised their price objective on Evergy from $95.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price objective on shares of Evergy from $89.00 to $85.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 13th. Truist Financial started coverage on shares of Evergy in a research note on Tuesday, October 27th. They set a “buy” rating and a $97.00 target price for the company. Finally, HSBC started coverage on shares of Evergy in a report on Thursday, October 22nd. They set a “buy” rating and a $92.00 target price on the stock. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Evergy has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $90.00.

Evergy Stock Performance

Shares of Evergy stock traded up $0.13 on Friday, reaching $87.54. 3,813,734 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,954,022. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, a quick ratio of 0.21 and a current ratio of 0.36. The company’s 50-day moving average is $81.79 and its two-hundred day moving average is $82.26. The firm has a market cap of $20.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.45, a P/E/G ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 0.49. Evergy Inc. has a 1-year low of $71.40 and a 1-year high of $89.66.

Evergy (NASDAQ:EVRG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 5th. The company reported $2.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.33 by $0.25. Evergy had a return on equity of 9.20% and a net margin of 15.19%. The business had revenue of $2.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.93 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.03 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Evergy Inc. will post 4.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Evergy Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 20th will be given a dividend of $0.7225 per share. This is an increase from Evergy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.6950. This represents a $2.89 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 20th. Evergy’s payout ratio is currently 70.56%.

About Evergy

Evergy, Inc is an investor-owned electric utility that generates, transmits, distributes and sells electricity to residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers. The company operates regulated utilities in Kansas and Missouri, providing electric service through its Kansas Central, Kansas South, Missouri Metro and Missouri West operations.

Evergy’s generation portfolio includes wind, solar, coal, natural gas and nuclear power. The company also owns an interest in the Wolf Creek Generating Station, a nuclear power plant in Kansas, and continues to invest in renewable energy, grid modernization and other infrastructure intended to support reliable electricity service.

Evergy was formed in 2018 through the merger of Westar Energy and Great Plains Energy, the parent company of Kansas City Power & Light.