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How to buy Evergy shares | $55.13
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Evergy, Inc (EVRG) is a leading utilities-regulated electric business based in the US. It opened the day at $55 after a previous close of $55.1. During the day the price has varied from a low of $54.66 to a high of $55.35. The latest price was $55.13 (25 minute delay). Evergy is listed on the NYSE and employs 4,617 staff. All prices are listed in US Dollars.
How to buy shares in Evergy
- Choose a platform. If you're a beginner, our share-dealing table below can help you choose.
- Open your account. You'll need your ID, bank details and national insurance number.
- Confirm your payment details. You'll need to fund your account with a bank transfer, debit card or credit card.
- Search the platform for stock code: EVRG in this case.
- Research Evergy shares. The platform should provide the latest information available.
- Buy your Evergy shares. It's that simple.
What's in this guide?
- Can I buy shares in Evergy?
- Has coronavirus impacted Evergy shares?
- Evergy shares summary
- Compare share dealing platforms
- Is Evergy stock a buy or sell?
- Evergy performance over time
- Can I short Evergy shares?
- Are Evergy shares over-valued?
- Evergy's financials
- How volatile are Evergy shares?
- Does Evergy pay a dividend?
- Have Evergy shares ever split?
- Other common questions
How has Coronavirus impacted Evergy's share price?
Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, Evergy's share price has had significant negative movement.
Its last market close was $54.6, which is 25.11% down on its pre-crash value of $72.91 and 29.97% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as $42.0101.
If you had bought $1,000 worth of Evergy shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth $625.74 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth $760.58.
Evergy share price
Use our graph to track the performance of EVRG stocks over time.Evergy shares at a glance
Information last updated 2020-12-11.
| Open | $55 |
|---|---|
| High | $55.35 |
| Low | $54.66 |
| Close | $55.13 |
| Previous close | $55.1 |
| Change | $0.03 |
| Change % | 0.054% |
| Volume | 1,137,896 |
Information last updated 2020-12-27.
| 52-week range | $40.8485 - $71.5817 |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | $55.2191 |
| 200-day moving average | $55.9541 |
| Wall St. target price | $61.57 |
| PE ratio | 19.3447 |
| Dividend yield | $2.14 (4.01%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $2.762 |
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Is it a good time to buy Evergy stock?
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Evergy price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the last close of $55.13
| 1 week (2021-01-15) | 1.53% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2020-12-23) | 4.45% |
| 3 months (2020-10-23) | -2.20% |
| 6 months (2020-07-23) | -14.35% |
| 1 year (2020-01-23) | -21.47% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2019-01-23) | -3.14% |
| 3 years (2018-01-23) | 7.13% |
| 5 years (2016-01-22) | 32.33% |
Is Evergy under- or over-valued?
Valuing Evergy stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Evergy's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Evergy's P/E ratio
Evergy's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 19x. In other words, Evergy shares trade at around 19x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Evergy's PEG ratio
Evergy's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.6765. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Evergy's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Evergy's EBITDA
Evergy's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $2.1 billion (£1.5 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of a Evergy's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Evergy financials
| Revenue TTM | $5 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 23.4% |
| Gross profit TTM | $2.4 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 2.74% |
| Return on equity TTM | 7.4% |
| Profit margin | 12.75% |
| Book value | $38.804 |
| Market capitalisation | $12.1 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
How to short and sell Evergy shares
- Create a CFD or spread betting account.
- Search for the stock code. E.g. "EVRG.US"
- Choose your position size.
- Select "sell" rather than "buy".
- Confirm your position and keep tabs on it. You may wish to set limits on your position.
There are currently 9.2 million Evergy shares held short by investors – that's known as Evergy's "short interest". This figure is 30.1% up from 7.0 million last month.
There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Evergy shares can be evaluated.
Evergy's "short interest ratio" (SIR)
Evergy's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Evergy shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Evergy shares traded daily (recently around 2.0 million). Evergy's SIR currently stands at 4.6. In other words for every 100,000 Evergy shares traded daily on the market, roughly 4600 shares are currently held short.
However Evergy's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Evergy shares, or, against the total number of tradable Evergy shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Evergy's short interest could be expressed as 0.04% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Evergy shares in existence, roughly 40 shares are currently held short) or 0.0469% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Evergy shares, roughly 47 shares are currently held short).
Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Evergy.
Find out more about how you can short Evergy stock.
Evergy share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 65.29% of net profits
Recently Evergy has paid out, on average, around 65.29% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 4.01% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Evergy shareholders could enjoy a 4.01% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Evergy's case, that would currently equate to about $2.14 per share.
Evergy's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.
Evergy's most recent dividend payout was on 21 December 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 19 November 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").
Have Evergy's shares ever split?
Evergy's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 22 May 1987. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Evergy shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Evergy shares which in turn could have impacted Evergy's share price.
Evergy share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Evergy's shares have ranged in value from as little as $40.8485 up to $71.5817. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Evergy's is 0.3507. This would suggest that Evergy's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
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Evergy overview
Evergy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity in Kansas and Missouri. It generates electricity through coal, nuclear, natural gas and oil, uranium, wind, hydroelectric, landfill gas, and solar energy sources, as well as other renewable sources. The company has approximately 10,100 circuit miles of transmission lines; 39,700 circuit miles of overhead distribution lines; and 12,700 circuit miles of underground distribution lines. It serves approximately 1,604,300 customers, including residences, commercial firms, industrials, municipalities, and other electric utilities. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.
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