After Hours
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities.
Stocks Info
As a NASDAQ listed company, EVRG falls under the Utilities sector while operating within the Utilities – Regulated Electric industry segment. The current market capitalization of Evergy Inc is $15.99B. A total of 1.75 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.92M shares.
Insider Activity
Aside from predicting where a stock will go, investors also consider insider trades as an indicator of the stock’s future direction. During the recent three months, EVRG has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 0 BUYs and 0 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 0 shares during that period but sold 0.
In the most recent transaction, KING CHARLES L sold 2,300 shares of EVRG for 65.22 per share on Nov 27 ’24. After the transaction, the SVP & CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER now owns 14,634 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 27 ’24, Charles Lynn King bought 2,300 shares at 64.84 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Bryant Kevin E. disposed of 48,141 shares on Nov 13 ’24 at a per-share price of $62.93. This resulted in the EVP – CORPORATE INITIATIVES holding 1 shares of EVRG after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Kevin E. Bryant bought 48,141 shares at $63.68 per share on Nov 13 ’24.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Evergy Inc pays an annual dividend of $2.60, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.73%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 18.34. EVRG’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3.87% when it declared a $0.6675 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/10/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/21/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 4.3%. The EVRG stock dividend was $0.6675 per share in cash.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for EVRG in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $69.50 with high estimates of $74.00 and low estimates of $62.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, EVRG has a high of $69.90 and a low of $48.60.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. EVRG’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $26.20M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $11.17B in debt and $3.10B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $43.29, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $9.24B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for EVRG is Buy with a score of 4.38.
