Spire Inc. (NYSE:SR) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Brokerages

Key Points

• Consensus "Moderate Buy": Eleven analysts cover Spire—six buy, two strong buy and three hold—giving an average 1‑year price target of $95.11.
• Recent quarter & outlook: Spire reported EPS of $1.77 (beat by $0.15) while revenue of $762.2M missed estimates but rose 13.9% year‑over‑year; management set FY2026 guidance of 5.25–5.45 EPS and FY2027 guidance of 5.65–5.85 EPS.
• Valuation & dividend: Shares trade near $90.52 with a market cap of ~$5.35B and a P/E of ~19.7; the company declared a $0.825 quarterly dividend ($3.30 annual, ~3.6% yield) and institutional investors own about 87.4% of the stock.

Shares of Spire Inc. (NYSE:SR - Get Free Report) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the eleven research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $95.1111.

A number of research analysts recently commented on SR shares. Jefferies Financial Group reissued 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 for the company. Stifel Nicolaus increased 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 reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $102.00 price target on shares of Spire in a report on Tuesday, April 21st.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Spire during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC bought a new position in Spire during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Optima Capital LLC bought a new position in Spire during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Community Bank N.A. bought a new position in Spire during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Spire by 186.8% during the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 370 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 241 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.36% of the company's stock.

Spire Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of SR opened at $90.52 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $5.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.68, a P/E/G ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 0.56. Spire has a one year low of $69.94 and a one year high of $95.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 0.45 and a current ratio of 0.61. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $91.46 and a 200 day moving average price of $87.58.

Spire (NYSE:SR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The utilities provider reported $1.77 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.62 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $762.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $785.54 million. Spire had a return on equity of 9.43% and a net margin of 10.95%.Spire's revenue for the quarter was up 13.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.34 earnings per share. Spire has set its FY 2027 guidance at 5.650-5.850 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.450 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Spire will post 5.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Spire Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, June 11th will be issued a $0.825 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 11th. This represents a $3.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.6%. Spire's dividend payout ratio is currently 71.74%.

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.

This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.