Evergy Inc. (EVRG) to Distribute Quarterly Dividend of $0.70 on March 20th

Evergy Inc. (NASDAQ:EVRG) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 10th will be paid a dividend of 0.695 per share on Friday, March 20th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 10th.

Evergy has increased its dividend by an average of 0.1%annually over the last three years and has raised its dividend every year for the last 20 years. Evergy has a payout ratio of 65.1% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Analysts expect Evergy to earn $4.03 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $2.78 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 69.0%.

Evergy Stock Performance

Shares of EVRG stock opened at $80.26 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $18.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.87, a PEG ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a current ratio of 0.49 and a quick ratio of 0.30. Evergy has a fifty-two week low of $61.94 and a fifty-two week high of $83.19. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $75.73 and its two-hundred day moving average is $75.06.

Evergy (NASDAQ:EVRG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Saturday, January 31st. The company reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter. Evergy had a return on equity of 8.79% and a net margin of 14.35%. Analysts predict that Evergy will post 3.83 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Headlines Impacting Evergy

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

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.