Weekly Investment Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Evergy (EVRG)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Evergy (NASDAQ: EVRG):

• 8/7/2026 – Evergy had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 7/24/2026 – Evergy had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $95.00 to $97.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/23/2026 – Evergy was given a new $97.00 price target by BTIG Research.
• 7/22/2026 – Evergy had its price target raised by BMO Capital Markets from $88.00 to $92.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 6/30/2026 – Evergy had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $89.00 to $94.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

Evergy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.695 per share. This represents a $2.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 18th. Evergy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 70.56%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Evergy

In other news, Director Sandra Aj Lawrence sold 761 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.31, for a total value of $63,398.91. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 1,680 shares in the company, valued at $139,960.80. This represents a 31.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Charles A. Caisley sold 10,787 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.46, for a total value of $900,283.02. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 37,789 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,153,869.94. This represents a 22.21% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 12,748 shares of company stock worth $1,061,870. 1.52% of the stock is owned by 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.