Valued at a market cap of $15.3 billion, Evergy, Inc. (EVRG) generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electricity to residences, commercial firms, industrials, municipalities, and other electric utilities. The Kansas City, Missouri-based company generates electricity through coal, landfill gas, uranium, natural gas, oil sources, and solar, wind, and other renewable sources.
Shares of this utility company have outpaced the broader market over the past 52 weeks. Evergy has surged 19.5% over this time frame, while the broader S&P 500 Index ($SPX) has gained 8.6%. Moreover, on a YTD basis, the stock is up 8.2%, compared to SPX’s 3.8% downtick.
