Evergy (NASDAQ:EVRG) Director Sandra Aj Lawrence Sells 200 Shares

Evergy Inc. (NASDAQ:EVRG) Director Sandra Aj Lawrence sold 200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $82.63, for a total transaction of $16,526.00. Following the sale, the director owned 480 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $39,662.40. The trade was a 29.41% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Sandra Aj Lawrence also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, June 2nd, Sandra Aj Lawrence sold 600 shares of Evergy stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.41, for a total transaction of $48,846.00.
• On Friday, May 29th, Sandra Aj Lawrence sold 400 shares of Evergy stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $82.04, for a total transaction of $32,816.00.
• On Thursday, May 28th, Sandra Aj Lawrence sold 761 shares of Evergy stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.31, for a total transaction of $63,398.91.

Evergy Stock Performance

Shares of Evergy stock opened at $81.89 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $82.19 and a two-hundred day moving average of $78.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.72, a PEG ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.54. Evergy Inc. has a 52 week low of $64.70 and a 52 week high of $85.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 0.24 and a current ratio of 0.45.

Evergy (NASDAQ:EVRG) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.69 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $1.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.27 billion. Evergy had a net margin of 14.63% and a return on equity of 9.09%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.54 EPS. Evergy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.140-4.340 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Evergy Inc. will post 4.25 EPS for the current year.

Evergy Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.695 per share. This represents a $2.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 22nd. Evergy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 73.74%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Evergy

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EVRG. MidFirst Bank acquired a new stake in Evergy in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Evergy in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Accredited Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Evergy by 1,310.3% in the 3rd quarter. Accredited Wealth Management LLC now owns 409 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 380 shares during the last quarter. Prosperity Bancshares Inc acquired a new stake in Evergy in the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Triumph Capital Management increased its stake in Evergy by 104.8% in the 4th quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 508 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 260 shares during the last quarter. 87.24% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company set a $87.00 price target on shares of Evergy in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Bank of America reduced their price target on shares of Evergy from $89.00 to $88.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on shares of Evergy from $82.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Evergy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 21st. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Evergy from $82.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Evergy has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $89.60.

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.