Evergy, Inc. ( EVRG ) will begin trading ex-dividend on March 01, 2019. A cash dividend payment of $0.475 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 20, 2019. Shareholders who purchased EVRG prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment.
The previous trading day's last sale of EVRG was $55.49, representing a -9.18% decrease from the 52 week high of $61.10 and a 9.04% increase over the 52 week low of $50.89.
EVRG is a part of the Public Utilities sector, which includes companies such as Duke Energy Corporation ( DUK ) and Exelon Corporation ( EXC ). EVRG's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $2.37. Zacks Investment Research reports EVRG's forecasted earnings growth in 2019 as 7.94%, compared to an industry average of -2.5%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the EVRG Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to EVRG through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have EVRG as a top-10 holding:
The top-performing ETF of this group is PXMV with an increase of 0.29% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of EVRG at 1.64%.
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The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.