Spire (SR) Competitors $66.69 +1.14 (+1.74%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends SR vs. LNT, WES, EVRG, AGR, EBR, WTRG, SBS, DTM, KEP, and KNTKShould 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), Avangrid (AGR), Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás (EBR), Essential Utilities (WTRG), Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (SBS), DT Midstream (DTM), Korea Electric Power (KEP), and Kinetik (KNTK). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Spire vs. Alliant Energy Western Midstream Partners Evergy Avangrid Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás Essential Utilities Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP DT Midstream Korea Electric Power Kinetik Spire (NYSE:SR) and Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations and risk. 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$2.59B1.49$250.90M$4.3115.47Alliant Energy$3.97B3.81$703M$2.5822.85 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of 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. 2.9% 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company 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, 58.06% of users gave Spire an outperform vote while only 36.14% of users gave Alliant Energy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSpireOutperform Votes40758.06% Underperform Votes29441.94% Alliant EnergyOutperform Votes3036.14% Underperform Votes5363.86% Which has more volatility & risk, SR or LNT? Spire has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is SR or LNT a better dividend stock? Spire pays an annual dividend of $3.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. 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 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 media prefer SR or LNT? In the previous week, Spire had 11 more articles in the media than Alliant Energy. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Spire and 14 mentions for Alliant Energy. Alliant Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.09 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 8 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alliant Energy 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer SR or LNT? Spire currently has a consensus price target of $71.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.21%. Alliant Energy has a consensus price target of $63.39, indicating a potential upside of 7.53%. Given Alliant Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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 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% SummaryAlliant Energy beats Spire on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$3.85B$10.18B$13.35B$19.19BDividend Yield4.63%3.33%4.07%3.58%P/E Ratio15.4716.3894.9541.22Price / Sales1.492.1129.7517.58Price / Cash7.558.2718.3521.28Price / Book1.291.862.225.32Net Income$250.90M$1.29B$626.51M$989.67M7 Day Performance-1.49%-3.99%-1.90%-3.45%1 Month Performance-5.52%-2.73%-2.54%-3.73%1 Year Performance5.91%-2.70%1.49%12.06% Spire Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SRSpire3.87 of 5 stars$66.69+1.7%$71.50+7.2%+6.4%$3.85B$2.59B15.473,475Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeLNTAlliant Energy4.3403 of 5 stars$60.51+0.1%$63.39+4.8%+17.3%$15.53B$4.03B23.433,281Positive NewsWESWestern Midstream Partners2.4525 of 5 stars$39.36-1.0%$37.88-3.8%+38.1%$14.98B$3.11B10.141,377Positive NewsEVRGEvergy3.0487 of 5 stars$61.71-0.3%$61.88+0.3%+20.3%$14.19B$5.78B16.734,658Positive NewsAGRAvangrid3.3488 of 5 stars$35.71+0.3%$34.67-2.9%+12.1%$13.82B$8.31B12.237,999News CoverageEBRCentrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás1.0422 of 5 stars$5.84-1.0%N/A-30.3%$13.44B$38.08B0.008,328News CoverageWTRGEssential Utilities4.6272 of 5 stars$38.97+0.7%$44.00+12.9%-0.8%$10.70B$2.05B19.353,258Analyst RevisionPositive NewsSBSCompanhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP1.6583 of 5 stars$14.64-0.7%N/A-3.0%$10.01B$5.12B5.7511,170Analyst UpgradePositive NewsDTMDT Midstream3.963 of 5 stars$100.11+0.2%$84.78-15.3%+88.5%$9.73B$976M24.48360Analyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsKEPKorea Electric Power1.8069 of 5 stars$7.55+1.8%N/A+1.0%$9.69B$91.66T3.4448,696News CoverageKNTKKinetik2.6228 of 5 stars$56.34-0.8%$49.00-13.0%+73.0%$8.88B$1.45B20.73200Analyst ForecastPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alliant Energy Competitors Western Midstream Partners Competitors Evergy Competitors Avangrid Competitors Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás Competitors Essential Utilities Competitors Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP Competitors DT Midstream Competitors Korea Electric Power Competitors Kinetik 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 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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