Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

Evergy offers a regulated-utility earnings base with an unusually strong incremental demand opportunity from large customers in Kansas and Missouri. Through June 2026, adjusted EPS reached $1.57 versus $1.37 in the prior-year period, and management reaffirmed 2026 adjusted EPS guidance of $4.14-$4.34. Five signed large-customer electric service agreements, approved large-load tariff protections and a $21.6 billion 2026E-2030E capital program support management's 6%-8%+ annual adjusted EPS growth objective through 2030, including growth above 8% beginning in 2028. The opportunity is balanced by execution, financing, construction and regulatory-recovery risks associated with rapid load growth and a substantially larger investment program.

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This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.
Street view · analyst 12-month targets11 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026
Low · most bearish analyst$80.00
Mean target$91.95
High · most bullish analyst$103.00
Street targets sit above today's price; our intrinsic value sits below it. Different horizons, different questions.
Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 2 Sep 2026
Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date
Bear CaseDownside scenario
$70.0020%

Large-customer projects are delayed or fail to convert, capital projects encounter cost or schedule overruns, and regulatory awards recover less or later than requested. Higher financing and operating costs then pressure adjusted EPS below guidance and weaken the expected acceleration after 2027.

Base CaseCentral scenario
$91.9558%
Matches the consensus mean

Evergy delivers 2026 adjusted EPS within its $4.14-$4.34 range, executes the existing large-customer agreements and advances the $21.6 billion investment program with broadly adequate regulatory recovery. Adjusted EPS growth remains within management's 6%-8%+ objective through 2030.

Bull CaseUpside scenario
$103.0022%

Large-customer demand converts into additional binding agreements, projects enter service on schedule and tariff protections permit timely recovery of generation and transmission investment. Adjusted EPS remains within 2026 guidance and subsequently grows above 8% annually from 2028, while constructive regulatory outcomes preserve customer affordability and funding access.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits
  • Management reaffirmed 2026 adjusted EPS guidance of $4.14-$4.34 and a 6%-8%+ annual adjusted EPS growth objective through 2030, with growth expected to exceed 8% beginning in 2028.
  • Five signed large-customer electric service agreements provide tangible support for incremental electricity demand, and management expects at least one additional agreement during 2026.
  • Approved large-load tariffs require qualifying customers to sign long-term contracts, pay direct service costs and pay premium rates designed to protect existing customers.
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Key Investment Risks
  • The $21.6 billion capital program creates material construction, financing, supply-chain and timely regulatory-recovery exposure.
  • The growth outlook depends partly on large data-center and industrial customers fulfilling long-term commitments and ramping demand as planned.
  • The Missouri Metro filing seeks a 14.9%, or $137.9 million, annual rate increase; a materially lower or delayed award could weaken expected investment recovery.
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All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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