Spire (SR) Competitors $69.72 +1.01 (+1.47%) As of 01/17/2025 03:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends SR vs. LNT, AGR, EVRG, EBR, DTM, SBS, KNTK, WTRG, KEP, and ENLCShould you be buying Spire stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Spire include Alliant Energy (LNT), Avangrid (AGR), Evergy (EVRG), Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás (EBR), DT Midstream (DTM), Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (SBS), Kinetik (KNTK), Essential Utilities (WTRG), Korea Electric Power (KEP), and EnLink Midstream (ENLC). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Spire vs. Alliant Energy Avangrid Evergy Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás DT Midstream Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP Kinetik Essential Utilities Korea Electric Power EnLink Midstream Spire (NYSE:SR) and Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends. Is SR or LNT more profitable? Alliant Energy has a net margin of 16.66% compared to Spire's net margin of 9.52%. Alliant Energy's return on equity of 10.56% beat Spire's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Spire9.52% 8.10% 2.27% Alliant Energy 16.66%10.56%3.31% Does the media refer more to SR or LNT? In the previous week, Spire had 1 more articles in the media than Alliant Energy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Spire and 9 mentions for Alliant Energy. Alliant Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Spire's score of 0.20 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) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Alliant Energy 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation & earnings, 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$2.59B1.55$250.90M$4.3116.18Alliant Energy$4.03B3.86$703M$2.5823.47 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SR or LNT? 87.4% of Spire shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Spire shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community favor SR or LNT? Spire received 377 more outperform votes than Alliant Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.73% of users gave Spire an outperform vote while only 36.14% of users gave Alliant Energy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSpireOutperform Votes40757.73% Underperform Votes29842.27% Alliant EnergyOutperform Votes3036.14% Underperform Votes5363.86% Which has more risk & volatility, SR or LNT? Spire has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend SR or LNT? Spire currently has a consensus target price of $71.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.55%. Alliant Energy has a consensus target price of $63.39, suggesting a potential upside of 4.69%. Given Alliant Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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 4.5%. Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Spire pays out 72.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alliant Energy pays out 74.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Spire has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Alliant Energy has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Spire is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryAlliant Energy beats Spire on 12 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$4.03B$12.07B$12.79B$19.94BDividend Yield4.79%3.35%4.12%3.71%P/E Ratio16.1818.3893.0541.41Price / Sales1.552.0125.3216.25Price / Cash7.218.3818.3819.84Price / Book1.352.062.315.76Net Income$250.90M$1.29B$634.80M$993.25M7 Day Performance5.16%6.08%1.88%3.12%1 Month Performance4.54%7.79%0.48%4.75%1 Year Performance18.59%8.81%4.66%18.83% Spire Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SRSpire4.1024 of 5 stars$69.72+1.5%$71.50+2.6%+18.6%$4.03B$2.59B16.183,475Analyst DowngradeLNTAlliant Energy3.8833 of 5 stars$56.95+0.5%$63.39+11.3%+23.9%$14.61B$3.97B22.073,281Dividend IncreasePositive NewsAGRAvangrid1.2537 of 5 stars$36.02flat$35.00-2.8%+16.2%$13.94B$8.71B12.387,580Analyst ForecastEVRGEvergy2.7831 of 5 stars$60.36+0.8%$64.06+6.1%+25.2%$13.88B$5.78B16.314,658Positive NewsEBRCentrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás0.3817 of 5 stars$5.60flatN/A-31.9%$12.89B$38.08B0.008,328Short Interest ↑DTMDT Midstream3.0139 of 5 stars$104.95+1.4%$95.88-8.6%+109.4%$10.20B$922M25.54360SBSCompanhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP1.9119 of 5 stars$14.47+1.0%N/A-1.1%$9.89B$26.17B5.7011,170Positive NewsKNTKKinetik2.4092 of 5 stars$60.31-0.2%$56.75-5.9%+101.5%$9.50B$1.45B22.25200WTRGEssential Utilities4.7246 of 5 stars$33.53-1.6%$43.20+28.8%-4.8%$9.21B$1.96B16.773,258Analyst RevisionKEPKorea Electric Power0.3484 of 5 stars$6.87flatN/A+6.5%$8.82B$91.66T3.1848,800Short Interest ↑Negative NewsENLCEnLink Midstream2.3424 of 5 stars$14.64+2.2%$15.40+5.2%+33.0%$6.69B$6.65B69.711,130Short Interest ↓News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alliant Energy Competitors Avangrid Competitors Evergy Competitors Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás Competitors DT Midstream Competitors Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP Competitors Kinetik Competitors Essential Utilities Competitors Korea Electric Power Competitors EnLink Midstream 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 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersLast time you’ll see this priced at $1.00When was the last time you bought something for a buck? 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