FY2026 Earnings Estimate for Spire Issued By Zacks Research

Key Points

• Zacks Research slightly cut its FY2026 EPS estimate for Spire to $5.27 from $5.29 (consensus $5.28) and also issued FY2027 and FY2028 estimates of $5.57 and $5.92, respectively.
• Analyst sentiment is generally positive—firms like Jefferies and Morgan Stanley have high price targets ($99 and $102) and MarketBeat shows an average rating of “Moderate Buy” with a consensus target of $93.80.
• Spire trades around $90.78 with a ~$5.36B market cap and P/E ~19.7; management guides FY2026 EPS of $5.25–5.45 and FY2027 EPS of $5.65–5.85, and it pays a quarterly dividend of $0.825 (annualized $3.30, 3.6% yield, ~71.7% payout ratio).

Spire Inc. (NYSE:SR - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Spire in a report released on Thursday, April 23rd. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings of $5.27 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $5.29. The consensus estimate for Spire's current full-year earnings is $5.28 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Spire's Q2 2027 earnings at $3.92 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at ($0.26) EPS, FY2027 earnings at $5.57 EPS, Q2 2028 earnings at $4.06 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $5.92 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on SR. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $99.00 price target on shares of Spire in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. TD Cowen started coverage on Spire in a report on Thursday, April 16th. They issued a "hold" rating and a $101.00 price target on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on Spire from $81.00 to $87.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Weiss Ratings raised Spire from a "hold (c+)" rating to a "buy (b-)" rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $102.00 price target on shares of Spire in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Spire presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $93.80.

Spire Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:SR opened at $90.78 on Monday. Spire has a 12 month low of $69.94 and a 12 month high of $95.31. The stock has a market cap of $5.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.73, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.60. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $91.45 and its 200 day moving average price is $87.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 0.61 and a quick ratio of 0.45.

Spire (NYSE:SR - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The utilities provider reported $1.77 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.62 by $0.15. Spire had a return on equity of 9.43% and a net margin of 10.95%.The firm had revenue of $762.20 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $785.54 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.34 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 13.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Spire has set its FY 2027 guidance at 5.650-5.850 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.450 EPS.

Spire Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 2nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 11th were given a dividend of $0.825 per share. This represents a $3.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 11th. Spire's payout ratio is presently 71.74%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Spire

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Spire by 21.5% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 219,861 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $17,923,000 after acquiring an additional 38,875 shares in the last quarter. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co purchased a new position in shares of Spire during the 3rd quarter valued at $1,414,000. Csenge Advisory Group grew its holdings in shares of Spire by 131.0% during the 3rd quarter. Csenge Advisory Group now owns 37,400 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $3,049,000 after acquiring an additional 21,211 shares in the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Spire by 30.8% in the 3rd quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 374,050 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $30,493,000 after purchasing an additional 88,154 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ProShare Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Spire by 5.2% in the 3rd quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 550,974 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $44,915,000 after purchasing an additional 27,292 shares during the last quarter. 87.36% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Spire

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.

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