After Hours
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. Most recently, Yahoo Finance reported about the stock as it publicized that Evergy Schedules Conference Call to Discuss 4th Quarter Results.
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Evergy Inc is listed on the NASDAQ in the Utilities sector while operating in the Utilities – Regulated Electric industry. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $50.26 and fluctuated between $50.56 as its day high and $49.95 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Evergy Inc is $11.55B. A total of 2.29 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.98M shares.
Insider Activity
Insider trades are also considered as indicators of how a stock will perform in the future, in addition to stock predictions. During the recent three months, EVRG has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 16 BUYs and 16 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 42,723 shares during that period but sold 36,145.
In the most recent transaction, Landrieu Mary L. sold 1,170 shares of EVRG for 59.62 per share on Jun 14. After the transaction, the Director now owns 4,210 company shares. In a previous transaction on May 25, Elwell Lesley Lissette sold 1,328 shares at 57.67 per share. EVRG shares that SVP & CHIEF HRO & CHIEF DO owns now total 27.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Lawrence Sandra AJ disposed of 2,523 shares on May 12 at a per-share price of $62.32. This resulted in the Director holding 480 shares of EVRG after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Bryant Kevin E. sold 22,500 shares at $59.81 per share on Mar 09. Company shares held by the EVP – CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER now total 32,993.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Evergy Inc pays an annual dividend of $2.48, resulting in a dividend yield of 4.93%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.00.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for EVRG in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $55.02 with high estimates of $60.17 and low estimates of $51.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, EVRG has a high of $63.93 and a low of $46.92.
As of this writing, EVRG has an earnings estimate of $0.29 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 7 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.33 per share and a lower estimate of $0.26. The company reported an EPS of $0.81 in the last quarter, which was 5.20% higher than expectations of $0.77.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. EVRG’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $26.20M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $11.17B in debt and $3.10B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $42.44, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $9.24B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for EVRG is Buy with a score of 3.75.
