Spire (SR) Competitors $75.11 +1.17 (+1.59%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$75.08 -0.04 (-0.05%) As of 02/21/2025 05:02 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends SR vs. LNT, WES, EVRG, EBR, TLN, SBS, DTM, WTRG, KNTK, and KEPShould you be buying Spire stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Spire include Alliant Energy (LNT), Western Midstream Partners (WES), Evergy (EVRG), Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás (EBR), Talen Energy (TLN), Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (SBS), DT Midstream (DTM), Essential Utilities (WTRG), Kinetik (KNTK), and Korea Electric Power (KEP). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Spire vs. Alliant Energy Western Midstream Partners Evergy Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás Talen Energy Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP DT Midstream Essential Utilities Kinetik Korea Electric Power Spire (NYSE:SR) and Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking and dividends. Which has more risk and volatility, SR or LNT? Spire has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is SR or LNT more profitable? Alliant Energy has a net margin of 16.66% compared to Spire's net margin of 9.70%. Alliant Energy's return on equity of 10.56% beat Spire's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Spire9.70% 7.88% 2.22% Alliant Energy 16.66%10.56%3.31% Does the media favor SR or LNT? In the previous week, Alliant Energy had 15 more articles in the media than Spire. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Alliant Energy and 6 mentions for Spire. Alliant Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Spire's score of 0.77 indicating that Alliant Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Spire 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alliant Energy 13 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe in SR or LNT? 87.4% of Spire shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Spire shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher earnings & valuation, SR or LNT? Alliant Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Spire. Spire is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alliant Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSpire$2.59B1.69$250.90M$4.1318.19Alliant Energy$3.97B4.06$703M$2.5824.34 Do analysts recommend SR or LNT? Spire currently has a consensus target price of $71.50, indicating a potential downside of 4.81%. Alliant Energy has a consensus target price of $63.39, indicating a potential upside of 0.92%. Given Alliant Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alliant Energy is more favorable than Spire.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Spire 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.11Alliant Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Is SR or LNT a better dividend stock? Spire pays an annual dividend of $3.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Spire pays out 76.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alliant Energy pays out 78.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Spire has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Alliant Energy has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Spire is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor SR or LNT? Spire received 377 more outperform votes than Alliant Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.57% of users gave Spire an outperform vote while only 36.14% of users gave Alliant Energy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSpireOutperform Votes40757.57% Underperform Votes30042.43% Alliant EnergyOutperform Votes3036.14% Underperform Votes5363.86% SummaryAlliant Energy beats Spire on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Spire News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSpireNatural gas distribution IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.38B$12.66B$14.29B$20.05BDividend Yield4.22%3.14%4.67%3.65%P/E Ratio18.1912.4913.3634.88Price / Sales1.692.0721.7215.71Price / Cash8.178.9818.6120.85Price / Book1.431.941.944.92Net Income$250.90M$1.29B$663.56M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.57%-0.97%0.39%-1.05%1 Month Performance3.88%-2.39%0.39%-1.39%1 Year Performance25.76%11.59%6.44%13.93% Spire Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SRSpire2.3694 of 5 stars$75.11+1.6%$71.50-4.8%+25.8%$4.38B$2.59B18.193,475LNTAlliant Energy3.3764 of 5 stars$61.33+0.4%$63.39+3.4%+27.9%$15.74B$4.03B23.773,281Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsWESWestern Midstream Partners1.4964 of 5 stars$40.57+0.2%$37.88-6.6%+36.5%$15.44B$3.11B10.351,377Positive NewsEVRGEvergy2.7191 of 5 stars$66.66-0.3%$65.36-2.0%+34.5%$15.33B$5.51B18.024,658Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsEBRCentrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás0.6459 of 5 stars$6.59+4.2%N/A-25.5%$14.79B$7.44B0.008,328Positive NewsGap UpTLNTalen Energy2.8331 of 5 stars$241.54+0.5%$247.10+2.3%+221.6%$12.28B$2.55B12.932,118Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsSBSCompanhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP1.9451 of 5 stars$17.78+3.9%N/A+6.3%$12.15B$26.17B7.0011,170Positive NewsDTMDT Midstream3.5965 of 5 stars$100.10-1.3%$101.56+1.5%+73.9%$9.73B$922M24.36360News CoveragePositive NewsWTRGEssential Utilities4.8178 of 5 stars$35.21-1.7%$43.00+22.1%+0.6%$9.67B$2.05B17.603,258Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementPositive NewsKNTKKinetik2.7479 of 5 stars$61.30+0.0%$59.25-3.3%+74.6%$9.66B$1.45B22.62200Positive NewsKEPKorea Electric Power1.6505 of 5 stars$7.37+1.9%N/A-10.8%$9.46B$67.58B3.4148,696High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alliant Energy Competitors Western Midstream Partners Competitors Evergy Competitors Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás Competitors Talen Energy Competitors Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP Competitors DT Midstream Competitors Essential Utilities Competitors Kinetik Competitors Korea Electric Power Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:SR) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSecret financial plot unfolding in Washington DC… [DEVELOPING]What stocks are next up to soar in 2025? 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