Vanguard Group Inc. Has $2.29 Billion Position in Evergy Inc. $EVRG

Vanguard Group Inc. lessened its position in Evergy Inc. (NASDAQ:EVRG) by 2.7% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 30,136,078 shares of the company’s stock after selling 830,699 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. owned about 0.13% of Evergy worth $2,290,945,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Magellan Asset Management Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Evergy by 1,418.7% in the second quarter. Magellan Asset Management Ltd now owns 2,364,493 shares of the company’s stock valued at $162,985,000 after purchasing an additional 2,208,799 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its stake in shares of Evergy by 346.2% during the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 2,046,787 shares of the company’s stock worth $155,597,000 after purchasing an additional 1,588,100 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its stake in Evergy by 969.3% in the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,329,424 shares of the company’s stock valued at $101,063,000 after buying an additional 1,205,101 shares during the period. Truist Financial Corp lifted its holdings in Evergy by 169.2% during the 3rd quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 1,438,958 shares of the company’s stock valued at $109,390,000 after purchasing an additional 904,400 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp lifted its stake in shares of Evergy by 44.4% during the 2nd quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp now owns 2,470,917 shares of the company’s stock worth $170,320,000 after buying an additional 760,301 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.24% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently issued reports on EVRG. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Evergy in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Evergy from $77.00 to $79.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Evergy in a report on Friday. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on Evergy from $79.00 to $82.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Mizuho restated a “neutral” rating and set a $76.00 price target (down from $86.00) on shares of Evergy in a report on Thursday, December 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $84.25.

Evergy News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Evergy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Declared a quarterly dividend of $0.695 per share (annualized yield ~3.5%); payable Mar 20 to holders of record Mar 10 — supports income investors and signals cash return to shareholders. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Announced new large commercial/industrial customers and reiterated a long‑term growth plan—these customer wins support demand growth and future revenue visibility. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call transcript and slide deck are available for deeper review by investors (useful for modeling and management commentary). Read More. • Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest update in the available data shows zeros/inconsistent figures — appears to be a reporting/data glitch and is not informative for positioning. (No reliable short‑interest signal.)
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 EPS missed consensus: reported $0.42 vs. consensus ~$0.57; revenue ~ $1.33B vs. expectation ~$1.41B — an earnings miss that pressures near‑term sentiment. Read More. • Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Updated FY‑2026 EPS guidance of $4.14–$4.34 comes in slightly below consensus (~$4.28) and Reuters notes the company now expects 2026 profit below Wall Street estimates; Evergy also unveiled a large five‑year capex plan (~$21.6B) to meet rising demand — investors may view the combination of softer guidance and heavy future spending as a near‑term headwind. Read More. • Read More.

Evergy Stock Performance

NASDAQ:EVRG opened at $80.53 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $18.54 billion, a PE ratio of 22.06, a P/E/G ratio of 3.19 and a beta of 0.66. Evergy Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $61.94 and a fifty-two week high of $83.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, a quick ratio of 0.30 and a current ratio of 0.52. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $75.60 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $75.01.

Evergy (NASDAQ:EVRG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Saturday, January 31st. The company reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter. Evergy had a net margin of 14.45% and a return on equity of 8.66%. Research analysts anticipate that Evergy Inc. will post 3.83 earnings per share for the current year.

Evergy Announces Dividend

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

Evergy 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.