Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Outlook for Spire Earnings

Spire Inc. (NYSE:SR - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Spire in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, May 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of ($0.11) 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.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on SR. Mizuho upped their price objective on shares of Spire from $76.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Spire from $75.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Spire from $75.00 to $82.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH upgraded shares of Spire to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Spire from $85.00 to $83.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $77.20.

Spire Stock Up 0.5%

NYSE SR traded up $0.37 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $75.16. 20,957 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 395,099. The company has a market cap of $4.44 billion, a PE ratio of 18.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21, a current ratio of 0.50 and a quick ratio of 0.37. Spire has a 52 week low of $57.77 and a 52 week high of $79.81. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $75.78 and its 200-day simple moving average is $72.69.

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

Institutional Trading of Spire

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Spire by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,168,221 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $418,390,000 after acquiring an additional 46,434 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its holdings in shares of Spire by 29.0% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,022,870 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $69,381,000 after acquiring an additional 229,662 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Spire by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,002,938 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $68,028,000 after purchasing an additional 15,835 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in Spire in the 1st quarter worth $73,254,000. Finally, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of Spire in the first quarter worth $69,889,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.36% of the company's stock.

Spire Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 11th will be issued a $0.785 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 11th. This represents a $3.14 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.18%. Spire's dividend payout ratio is currently 77.34%.

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.