Blackhawk Capital Partners LLC. Has $492,000 Holdings in Evergy, Inc. (NASDAQ:EVRG)

Blackhawk Capital Partners LLC. grew its position in shares of Evergy, Inc. (NASDAQ:EVRG) by 38.0% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 7,993 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,201 shares during the period. Blackhawk Capital Partners LLC.’s holdings in Evergy were worth $492,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of EVRG. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in Evergy by 44.8% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,148 shares of the company’s stock valued at $133,000 after purchasing an additional 665 shares in the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC increased its position in shares of Evergy by 3.6% during the third quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 14,001 shares of the company’s stock worth $868,000 after acquiring an additional 481 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Evergy in the 3rd quarter worth about $1,330,000. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Evergy by 12.3% in the 3rd quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 8,688 shares of the company’s stock worth $539,000 after acquiring an additional 950 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in Evergy by 40.5% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 4,321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $268,000 after acquiring an additional 1,246 shares in the last quarter. 87.24% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently commented on EVRG shares. Mizuho started coverage on Evergy in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $67.00 price objective for the company. Barclays reduced their target price on Evergy from $65.00 to $62.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 27th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH upgraded Evergy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $59.00 to $68.50 in a report on Thursday, January 2nd. Finally, Guggenheim raised Evergy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $65.36.

Evergy Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ EVRG opened at $68.39 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $63.38 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $61.96. Evergy, Inc. has a 1-year low of $48.60 and a 1-year high of $68.81. The firm has a market cap of $15.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.66.

Evergy Profile

Evergy, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity in the United States. The company generates electricity through coal, landfill gas, uranium, and natural gas and oil sources, as well as solar, wind, other renewable sources. It serves residences, commercial firms, industrials, municipalities, and other electric utilities.