EvergyEVRG
EVRG
About: Evergy is a regulated electric utility serving eastern Kansas and western Missouri. Major operating subsidiaries include Evergy Metro, Evergy Kansas Central, Evergy Missouri West, and Evergy Transmission Co. The utility has a combined rate base of approximately $20 billion, about half in Kansas and the rest split between Missouri and federal jurisdiction. Evergy is one of the largest wind energy suppliers in the US.
Employees: 4,658
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Funds holding %
of 6,831 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
83% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $21.9M | Put options by funds: $12M
46% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 83 | Existing positions closed: 57
17% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $10.6B [Q2] → $12.4B (+$1.78B) [Q3]
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 690 [Q2] → 707 (+17) [Q3]
1.54% more ownership
Funds ownership: 87.32% [Q2] → 88.87% (+1.54%) [Q3]
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 255 | Existing positions reduced: 234
13% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 [Q2] → 7 (-1) [Q3]
Research analyst outlook
2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$62
4%
downside
Avg. target
$65
1%
upside
High target
$69
7%
upside
2 analyst ratings
2 positive
100%
0 neutral
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0 negative
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Barclays Nicholas Campanella 61% 1-year accuracy 48 / 79 met price target | 4%downside $62 | Overweight Maintained | 27 Jan 2025 |
Ladenburg Thalmann Paul Fremont 59% 1-year accuracy 10 / 17 met price target | 7%upside $69 | Buy Upgraded | 2 Jan 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Positive
Seeking Alpha
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Positive
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Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Evergy to Benefit From Investments & Renewable Expansion
EVRG's strategic investment plans help it expand its operations in the transmission market. Adding more renewable assets should boost its performance.
Positive
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Positive
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Positive
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