EvergyNASDAQ: EVRG

We have narrowed our search to five utility stocks that are regular dividend payers. These stocks are: VST, EVRG, PPL, PCG, POR.

The technology sector has outperformed the S&P by 11% in the past month. Electric utilities provide an indirect way to benefit from the artificial intelligence revolution. Evergy is a utility with an investment-grade balance sheet that should benefit from an expanding need for electricity.

Evergy (EVRG) with rising estimates for earnings per share, strong ROE and regular dividend, makes a solid investment choice in the utility space.

Investors looking for stocks in the Utility - Electric Power sector might want to consider either Evergy Inc (EVRG) or Southern Co. (SO). But which of these two stocks offers value investors a better bang for their buck right now?

KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Evergy (NASDAQ: EVRG) announced today the pending departure of EVP and CFO Kirk Andrews, who will become CFO at Consolidated Edison (NYSE: ED).

Consolidated Edison's incoming chief financial officer is Kirk Andrews, who served as CFO of Midwest utility Evergy since 2021. Andrews will replace Robert Hoglund who plans to retire later in 2024.

Here is how Evergy Inc (EVRG) and Iberdrola S.A. (IBDRY) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

Evergy (EVRG) makes a strong case for investment, given its rising earnings estimates, debt management and ability to increase its shareholders' value.

Investors interested in stocks from the Utility - Electric Power sector have probably already heard of Evergy Inc (EVRG) and Consolidated Edison (ED). But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now?