Evergy (EVRG) – Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Evergy (NASDAQ: EVRG) recently:

• 2/23/2026 – Evergy had its price target raised by BMO Capital Markets from $82.00 to $87.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 2/23/2026 – Evergy was given a new $82.00 price target by Mizuho.
• 2/21/2026 – Evergy was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “sell” to “hold”.
• 2/20/2026 – Evergy had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $89.00 to $95.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/20/2026 – Evergy had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $79.00 to $83.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 2/13/2026 – Evergy was downgraded by UBS Group AG from “buy” to “neutral”. They now have a $88.00 price target on the stock, up from $86.00.
• 1/27/2026 – Evergy had its price target raised by BMO Capital Markets from $79.00 to $82.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/23/2026 – Evergy had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have a $91.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/22/2026 – Evergy had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $80.00 to $82.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/20/2026 – Evergy had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $77.00 to $79.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 12/29/2025 – Evergy had its “buy (b-)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.

Evergy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.695 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 10th. This represents a $2.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.3%. Evergy’s payout ratio is presently 75.75%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Ann D. Murtlow sold 2,847 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.34, for a total value of $234,421.98. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 2,311 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $190,287.74. This trade represents a 55.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 1.42% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.