Spire (SR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. In addition, the company engages in the operation of propane through its propane pipeline, risk management, and other activities. The company was formerly known as The Laclede Group, Inc. and changed its name to Spire Inc. in April 2016. Spire Inc. was founded in 1857 and is based in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $77.56 to $78.14
• 50-Day Range: $69.43 to $77.98
• 52-Week Range: $57.27 to $78.83
• Volume: 27,075 shs
• Average Volume: 345,259 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.54 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.87
• Dividend Yield: 4.03%
• Price Target: $76.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Spire Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Spire scored higher than 61% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 55th out of 92 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Spire has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Spire has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.44%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Spire are expected to grow by 8.44% in the coming year, from $4.50 to $4.88 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Spire is 18.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.80.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Spire is 18.87, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 15.19.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Spire has a PEG Ratio of 2.82. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Spire has a P/B Ratio of 1.48. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.76% of the float of Spire has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Spire has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Spire has recently decreased by 6.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Spire is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.08%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Spire has been increasing its dividend for 22 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Spire is 76.03%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Spire will have a dividend payout ratio of 64.34% next year. This indicates that Spire will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.76% of the float of Spire has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Spire has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Spire has recently decreased by 6.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.75

News Sentiment

Spire has a news sentiment score of 0.75. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 20 news articles for Spire this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for SR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Spire insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.33% of the stock of Spire is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.36% of the stock of Spire is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

SR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SR shares performed this year?

Spire's stock was trading at $67.83 at the start of the year. Since then, SR stock has increased by 14.8% and is now trading at $77.85.
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How were Spire's earnings last quarter?

Spire Inc. (NYSE:SR) announced its quarterly earnings results 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 trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.88% and a net margin of 9.70%.

Who are Spire's major shareholders?

Spire's top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.57%), American Century Companies Inc. (6.67%), Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. (5.52%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.37%). Insiders that own company stock include Brenda D Newberry, Steven P Rasche, Maria V Fogarty, Gerard J Gorla, Joseph B Hampton, Adam W Woodard and Paul D Koonce.
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How do I buy shares of Spire?

Shares of SR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Spire own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Spire investors own include Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Meta Platforms (META), YETI (YETI), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Walmart (WMT).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 1/3 Dividend: 12/11/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 1/3 Dividend: 12/11/2024
• Dividend Payable: 1/03/2025
• Last Earnings: 2/05/2025
• Record date for 4/2 Dividend: 3/11/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 4/2 Dividend: 3/11/2025
• Today: 3/28/2025
• Dividend Payable: 4/02/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 4/29/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Natural gas distribution
• Sub-Industry: Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SR
• CIK: 1126956
• Web: www.spireenergy.com
• Phone: (314) 342-0500
• Fax: 314-421-1979
• Employees: 3,475
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $76.00
• High Stock Price Target: $85.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $65.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -1.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $4.13
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.75
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.21
• P/E Growth: 2.82
• Net Income: $250.90 million
• Net Margins: 9.70%
• Pretax Margin: 12.17%
• Return on Equity: 7.88%
• Return on Assets: 2.22%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.21
• Current Ratio: 0.50
• Quick Ratio: 0.37

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.51 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.80
• Cash Flow: $9.54 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.12
• Book Value: $52.56 per share
• Price / Book: 1.47

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 58,346,000
• Free Float: 56,987,000
• Market Cap: $4.52 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.53