Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Spire Q3 Earnings

Spire Inc. (NYSE:SR - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Spire in a research note issued on Wednesday, May 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the utilities provider will earn ($0.11) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($0.10). The consensus estimate for Spire's current full-year earnings is $4.50 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Spire's Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.34) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.51 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.79 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.08) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.33) EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $3.87 EPS.

Spire (NYSE:SR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The utilities provider reported $3.60 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.70 by ($0.10). Spire had a return on equity of 7.88% and a net margin of 9.70%. The business had revenue of $1.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.15 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $3.45 EPS. Spire's revenue for the quarter was down 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

SR has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Mizuho lifted their price objective on Spire from $76.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. Guggenheim upped their price objective on shares of Spire from $67.00 to $72.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Spire from $75.00 to $78.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Spire from $75.00 to $82.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, LADENBURG THALM/SH SH upgraded Spire to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $77.40.

Spire Stock Performance

Shares of Spire stock traded up $0.84 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $75.46. 467,154 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 395,184. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.27, a P/E/G ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.65. The business has a 50-day moving average of $75.83 and a 200-day moving average of $72.69. Spire has a 1 year low of $57.77 and a 1 year high of $79.81. The company has a current ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21.

Spire Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, April 11th will be paid a $0.785 dividend. This represents a $3.14 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.16%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 11th. Spire's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 77.34%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Spire

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Spire by 1.7% during the first quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,870 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $616,000 after acquiring an additional 133 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in shares of Spire by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 4,915 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $385,000 after buying an additional 151 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL grew its stake in shares of Spire by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 6,027 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $409,000 after buying an additional 152 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC increased its position in Spire by 21.7% in the 1st quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 914 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $72,000 after buying an additional 163 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp raised its stake in Spire by 5.5% during the 1st quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 3,672 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $287,000 after buying an additional 193 shares during the period. 87.36% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.