Spire (SR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Spire Inc (NYSE: SR), formerly known as The Laclede Group, is a regulated natural gas distribution company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Through its three operating divisions—Spire Missouri, Spire Alabama and Spire Mississippi—the company delivers natural gas to more than 1.7 million residential, commercial and industrial customers. Spire’s service territory spans key markets in the central and southern United States, including metropolitan St. Louis, central Alabama and central Mississippi.

Founded in 1857 as the Laclede Gas Light Company, the business has grown through strategic acquisitions, notably Alabama Gas Corporation in 2013 and Mississippi Gas in 2016. In 2017, the organization adopted the Spire Inc name to reflect its unified brand across all markets. The company is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Anthony T. Algmin, who brings experience in both utility operations and infrastructure development.

Spire’s core activities include the distribution and sale of natural gas, the operation of storage facilities, and the management of pipeline capacity. It also provides a suite of related services, such as meter installation and maintenance, leak detection, system integrity inspections and infrastructure construction. The company maintains ongoing investment programs focused on pipeline modernization, safety enhancements and customer-driven energy-efficiency initiatives.

Committed to environmental stewardship and community engagement, Spire pursues programs to reduce emissions, enhance system reliability and support local economic development. Its leadership team emphasizes regulatory compliance, operational excellence and customer service, positioning the company to meet evolving energy demands while maintaining safe and affordable service for its stakeholders.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $85.88 to $87.16
• 50-Day Range: $85.41 to $95.13
• 52-Week Range: $71.24 to $95.31
• Volume: 458,072 shs
• Average Volume: 409,010 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.14 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.28
• Dividend Yield: 3.79%
• Price Target: $94.90
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Spire Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Spire scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 7th out of 94 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Spire has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.91, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Spire is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Spire has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 38.75%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Spire are expected to grow by 38.75% in the coming year, from $4.00 to $5.55 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Spire is 15.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 43.12.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Spire is 15.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 20.10.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Spire has a PEG Ratio of 1.81. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Spire has a P/B Ratio of 1.50. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.05% of the float of Spire has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Spire has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.38.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Spire has recently increased by 7.11%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Spire is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.79%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Spire has been increasing its dividend for 22 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Spire is 58.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Spire will have a dividend payout ratio of 59.46% next year. This indicates that Spire will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Spire has a news sentiment score of 1.25. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Spire this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

7 people have searched for SR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 250% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $171,620.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0033% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Spire insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $171,620.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.26% of the stock of Spire is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.36% of the stock of Spire is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 4/2 Dividend: 3/11/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 4/2 Dividend: 3/11/2026
• Dividend Payable: 4/02/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/06/2026
• Today: 5/24/2026
• Record date for 7/2 Dividend: 6/11/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/2 Dividend: 6/11/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/02/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: UTIL - GAS DISTR
• Sub-Industry: Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SR
• CIK: 1126956
• Web: www.spireenergy.com
• Phone: (314) 342-0500
• Fax: 314-421-1979
• Employees: 3,497
• Year Founded: 1857

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Spire: $94.90
• High Price Target: $103.00
• Low Price Target: $83.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.91
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.69
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.28
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.74
• P/E Growth: 1.81
• Net Income: $271.70 million
• Net Margins: 13.97%
• Pretax Margin: 15.09%
• Return on Equity: 9.49%
• Return on Assets: 2.49%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.69
• Current Ratio: 0.55
• Quick Ratio: 0.48

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.48 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.08
• Cash Flow: $9.72 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.95
• Book Value: $57.81 per share
• Price / Book: 1.50

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 59,120,000
• Free Float: 57,781,000
• Market Cap: $5.14 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.56