Evergy (NASDAQ:EVRG) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Evergy (NASDAQ:EVRG) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 4.140-4.340 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 4.280. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EVRG has been the subject of several research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $91.00 target price on shares of Evergy in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Barclays increased their price objective on Evergy from $80.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of Evergy from $79.00 to $82.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. UBS Group lowered shares of Evergy from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $86.00 to $88.00 in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Evergy from $79.00 to $83.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Evergy presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $85.50.

Evergy Trading Up 0.9%

NASDAQ EVRG opened at $80.26 on Friday. Evergy has a 12 month low of $61.94 and a 12 month high of $83.19. The company has a current ratio of 0.49, a quick ratio of 0.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $75.73 and its 200-day moving average price is $75.06. The stock has a market cap of $18.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.87, a P/E/G ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 0.66.

Evergy (NASDAQ:EVRG) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Saturday, January 31st. The company reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Evergy had a net margin of 14.35% and a return on equity of 8.79%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Evergy will post 3.83 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Evergy Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.695 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 10th. This represents a $2.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.5%. Evergy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 76.16%.

Evergy News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Evergy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Evergy declared a quarterly dividend of $0.695 per share (annualized yield ~3.5%); record date is March 10 and payment March 20 — supports income investors and buy‑and‑hold demand. BusinessWire release
• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo raised its price target from $79 to $83 (maintaining an “equal weight” rating), signaling modest analyst support for upside vs. current levels. Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: Revenue beat year‑over‑year in Q4 even as EPS fell short — mixed operational signal: topline growth but margin/earnings pressure. Zacks: Revenues increase Y/Y
• Neutral Sentiment: Evergy unveiled a new five‑year capital spending plan (~$21.6 billion) to meet rising industrial/commercial demand — a long‑term growth push that implies higher near‑term capex and execution risk. Reuters
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings materials and the full Q4 call transcript were posted (useful for detail on drivers and guidance execution). Earnings call transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest reports in the feed show zero/NaN changes — likely a data/reporting anomaly and not a meaningful short squeeze signal. (No actionable change evident.)
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 EPS missed consensus: $0.42 vs. $0.57 expected, a clear earnings shortfall that weighed on near‑term sentiment. Zacks: Lags Q4 estimates
• Negative Sentiment: FY‑2026 EPS guidance (range $4.14–$4.34) sits slightly below the Street consensus (~$4.28 midpoint), and Reuters flagged forecasts below estimates — a headwind for multiple near‑term valuation assumptions. Reuters

Institutional Trading of Evergy

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Prosperity Bancshares Inc bought a new position in shares of Evergy during the fourth quarter valued at $32,000. Triumph Capital Management raised its position in Evergy by 104.8% in the 4th quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 508 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 260 shares during the last quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in Evergy by 163.2% in the 4th quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC now owns 529 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 328 shares during the last quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc bought a new position in Evergy during the 2nd quarter valued at about $47,000. Finally, Quarry LP boosted its holdings in shares of Evergy by 1,222.9% during the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 635 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 587 shares during 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.