The analysis reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 0.9% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 6% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 27%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 12%. The street (12 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $91. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
Evergy
EVRG · a US exchange · USD · Market cap $19.8B · 4,691 employees
Evergy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity in the United States.
FAIL · Does not pass the screenPrice as of 4 Nov 2026Daily close, not a live quote
Screened 2026-11-04 · the tape above runs as of 18:03 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
Key facts today
- Price86.21 USD at the 4 Nov 2026 close
- Our value readFair vs our fair value, as of 4 Nov 2026
- Our regime readMarkup, as of 4 Nov 2026
- Ethical screenDoes not pass
- OptionsOpen interest leans heavily to calls (put/call 0.23)
- Last reviewed4 Nov 2026 (1 days ago)
- Release timesRelease and earnings times on your chart: Event Guard Mentor
A summary of the dated readings below, not a live quote and not advice.
Our fair-value range: $72.00 to $91.39, base estimate $79.47 (screen dated 2026-11-04).
- Trend Markup
- Insiders no filings inside 60 days, left as found
- Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
- Options put/call open interest 0.23, read 2026-11-02
- Ethical does not pass the values gate
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
This name holds its markup label.
Evergy holds its Markup at $86.21. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 1 days.
| Phase | Markup |
| Quantitative state | Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 1 days |
| Price at the screen | $86.21 |
| Valuation | 21.87 trailing · 18.83 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 10.0 |
| Beta | 0.48 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Debt ratio
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Permissible | Core business clean | Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. | Pass |
| Debt load | 44.78% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is 44.8% of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. | Fail |
| Interest-bearing cash | 3.00% | Below 33% | Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 3.0% of assets, under the one-third limit. | Pass |
| Receivables | 0.09% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 0.1% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
The Ethical ReadWhy It Falls Short, in Plain English
Evergy's business is in a permissible area, but its interest-bearing debt is about 45% of the company, well over the ~33% line, so it does not pass on the financial screens.
Read as at 2026-11-05. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
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The Fair Value Range
Our analysis reads Fair vs our fair value, as of 4 Nov 2026: it trades above our $79.47 fair value estimate, narrow competitive moat, 4.40% revenue growth.
How a fair value is estimated: discounted cash flow (DCF).
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-11-04 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. The price runs 8.5% above the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 14 covering, consensus Buy. The average target sits +5% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the Street see limited upside at this price.
Price History & ProjectionsWhere our models see it going: fair-value estimate $79.47, with a range of $72.00 to $91.39, dated to the 2026-11-04 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain WordsWhy it is worth knowing
A quality business: a narrow moat and 15% profit margins. At the screened price it sits 8% above our $79.47 fair value: priced for the quality, not a bargain.
| Forward P/E | 18.8xexpensive even after accounting for its growth |
| Trailing P/E | 21.9xa premium valuation |
| EPS, trailing | 3.93 |
| EPS, forward | 4.56 |
| Revenue growth | +4.4%slow but positive growth |
| Profit margin | 15.2%healthy profit margins |
| Return on equity | 9.3%a modest return on shareholder capital |
| FCF yield | -7.29% |
| Dividend yield | 340.00% |
| Debt to equity | 1.61a meaningful debt load worth watching |
| Current ratio | 0.36below 1: short-term bills exceed liquid assets |
| Beta | 0.48barely tracks the market's swings |
| Short interest, float | 0.09% |
| 52-week range | 71.41 - 88.62 |
| Moat | NARROW |
| Market cap | $19.8B |
| Employees | 4,691 |
Another profit measure, before interest, tax and non-cash costs: EBITDA.
The risks · The things to watch: it carries a real debt load, which raises the stakes if revenue slips.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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Every Entry, As Written
The analysis reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.6% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 6% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 27%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 12%. The street (12 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $91. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 6% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 27%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 12%. The street (12 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $91. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 6% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 27%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 12%. The street (12 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $91. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it A, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 6% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 27%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 12%. The street (12 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $91. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 1.8% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it A, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 6% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 27%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 12%. The street (12 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $91. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it A, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 6% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 27%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 12%. The street (12 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $91. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 1.4% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it A, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 6% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 27%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 12%. The street (12 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $91. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The framework has shifted from accumulation to markup since the last review. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it A, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 6% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 27%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 12%. The street (12 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $91.
The analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 2.9% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 5% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 27%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 12%. The street (12 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $91.
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| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | Caisley Charles A. | EVP, CHIEF CUST OFFCR | S - Sale | 1,198 | $99,985 |
| 2026-05-06 | ISAAC B ANTHONY | Director | 981 | · | |
| 2026-05-06 | SCAROLA JAMES | Director | 1,961 | · | |
| 2026-05-06 | LAWRENCE SANDRA A.J. | Director | 1,961 | · | |
| 2026-05-06 | SHARMA NEAL A. | Director | 1,961 | · | |
| 2026-05-06 | NEWTON DEAN A | Director | 1,961 | · | |
| 2026-05-06 | MURTLOW ANN D. | Director | 1,961 | · | |
| 2026-03-12 | KING CHARLES LYNN | Chief Technology Officer | 2,440 | $200,533 | |
| 2026-03-10 | HUMPHREY HEATHER A. SUVE | General Counsel | 3,650 | $301,527 | |
| 2026-02-27 | CAMPBELL DAVID A | Chief Executive Officer | 61,984 | · |
Public filings, recorded as found. The full tape lives at Insider Intelligence.
| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $82.74 | +0.7% | $0.70 | $1,016 | +1.6% |
| 2 months | $82.89 | +0.6% | $0.70 | $1,014 | +1.4% |
| 3 months | $81.06 | +2.8% | $0.70 | $1,037 | +3.7% |
| 6 months | $72.15 | +15.5% | $1.39 | $1,174 | +17.4% |
| 1 year | $65.61 | +27.0% | $2.75 | $1,312 | +31.2% |
| 2 years | $49.12 | +69.7% | $5.40 | $1,807 | +80.7% |
| 3 years | $52.43 | +59.0% | $7.94 | $1,741 | +74.1% |
| 5 years | $52.63 | +58.4% | $12.61 | $1,823 | +82.3% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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