Zacks Research Analysts Raise Earnings Estimates for Spire

Spire Inc. (NYSE:SR - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Spire in a note issued to investors on Monday, March 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings of $1.52 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.50. The consensus estimate for Spire's current full-year earnings is $4.50 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Spire's Q2 2026 earnings at $3.97 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.89 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.59 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.20 EPS.

SR has been the topic of a number of other reports. Bank of America started coverage on shares of Spire in a research report on Friday, December 13th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $70.00 target price on the stock. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH upgraded shares of Spire to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, March 17th. StockNews.com cut shares of Spire from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Spire from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $72.00 to $85.00 in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Spire from $75.00 to $78.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, March 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Spire presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $76.00.

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Spire Stock Up 0.9 %

NYSE SR traded up $0.69 on Wednesday, reaching $78.18. The company had a trading volume of 508,635 shares, compared to its average volume of 378,492. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21, a current ratio of 0.50 and a quick ratio of 0.37. Spire has a 1 year low of $57.27 and a 1 year high of $78.83. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $74.07 and a 200-day moving average of $69.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.56 billion, a PE ratio of 18.93, a P/E/G ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.53.

Spire (NYSE:SR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The utilities provider reported $1.34 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.42 by ($0.08). Spire had a return on equity of 7.88% and a net margin of 9.70%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Spire

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in SR. Golden State Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Spire in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of Spire by 87.2% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 438 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 204 shares during the last quarter. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. bought a new position in shares of Spire in the 4th quarter worth about $32,000. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Spire by 1,318.4% in the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 539 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 501 shares during the period. Finally, R Squared Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Spire during the 4th quarter valued at about $37,000. 87.36% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Spire Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.785 per share. This represents a $3.14 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.02%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 11th. Spire's dividend payout ratio is presently 76.03%.

Spire Company Profile

Spire Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the purchase, retail distribution, and sale of natural gas to residential, commercial, industrial, and other end-users of natural gas in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Gas Utility, Gas Marketing, and Midstream. It is also involved in the marketing of natural gas and related services; and transportation and storage of natural gas.