958,355 Shares in Evergy Inc. $EVRG Bought by ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd

ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd acquired a new stake in Evergy Inc. (NASDAQ:EVRG) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 958,355 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $72,860,000. Evergy accounts for about 1.6% of ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 27th biggest holding. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd owned about 0.42% of Evergy as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of EVRG. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Evergy by 1.7% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 30,966,777 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,134,540,000 after purchasing an additional 521,310 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Evergy by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,257,857 shares of the company’s stock valued at $429,677,000 after purchasing an additional 170,953 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in shares of Evergy by 2.1% in the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 5,807,034 shares of the company’s stock valued at $400,279,000 after acquiring an additional 118,124 shares in the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. grew its position in shares of Evergy by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 3,702,734 shares of the company’s stock worth $281,482,000 after purchasing an additional 17,592 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp increased its holdings in shares of Evergy by 44.4% during the second quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp now owns 2,470,917 shares of the company’s stock worth $170,320,000 after purchasing an additional 760,301 shares during the period. 87.24% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Evergy Price Performance

Shares of EVRG opened at $80.26 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $75.73 and a 200-day moving average of $75.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a current ratio of 0.49 and a quick ratio of 0.30. The company has a market capitalization of $18.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 0.66. Evergy Inc. has a 1 year low of $61.94 and a 1 year high of $83.19.

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

Evergy Dividend Announcement

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

Evergy News Summary

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on EVRG shares. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Evergy from $89.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Evergy from $79.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $91.00 price objective on shares of Evergy in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Mizuho reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $76.00 target price (down previously from $86.00) on shares of Evergy in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on Evergy from $79.00 to $82.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $85.50.

About Evergy

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.