Spire (SR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Spire Inc. is an energy company that provides natural gas services to residential, commercial, industrial and other customers. Through its regulated utility operations, the company distributes natural gas and provides related customer services, with a focus on delivering dependable energy and maintaining the infrastructure needed to serve its communities.

Spire’s regulated utilities serve customers primarily in Missouri and Alabama, with operations that have also included service in Mississippi. The company operates under the Spire Missouri, Spire Alabama and Spire Mississippi brands, providing natural gas distribution, transmission and storage-related services in the markets where it operates.

In addition to its regulated utilities, Spire has businesses involved in natural gas marketing, pipeline transportation and other energy-related activities. The company traces its roots to Laclede Gas Company, which was founded in St. Louis in 1857 and later adopted the Spire name as part of its broader corporate identity.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $87.75 to $89.40
• 50-Day Range: $76.23 to $90.30
• 52-Week Range: $74.84 to $95.31
• Volume: 105,264 shs
• Average Volume: 467,028 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.25 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.89
• Dividend Yield: 3.72%
• Price Target: $92.91
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Spire Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Spire scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 16th out of 98 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: 2.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Spire has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.69, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 7 buy ratings, 5 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 been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 37.25%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Spire are expected to grow by 37.25% in the coming year, from $4.00 to $5.49 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Spire is 9.93, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.52.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Spire is 9.93, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 31.50.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Spire has a PEG Ratio of 1.52. 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 1.67. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.71% 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 6.41.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Spire has recently decreased by 9.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Spire is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.75%, 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 36.79%. 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 60.11% next year. This indicates that Spire will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.36

News Sentiment

Spire has a news sentiment score of 0.36. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Spire this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for SR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Spire to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Spire insiders have not sold or bought any 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

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Record date for 10/2 Dividend: 9/11/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/2 Dividend: 9/11/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/02/2026
• Today: 11/06/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/17/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Gas Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Gas 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: $92.91
• High Price Target: $103.00
• Low Price Target: $79.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.69
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $8.97
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.89
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.17
• P/E Growth: 1.52
• Net Income: $271.70 million
• Net Margins: 21.48%
• Pretax Margin: 13.66%
• Return on Equity: 8.65%
• Return on Assets: 2.21%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.61
• Current Ratio: 0.37
• Quick Ratio: 0.27

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.67 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.97
• Cash Flow: $9.55 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.29
• Book Value: $53.32 per share
• Price / Book: 1.66

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 59,113,000
• Free Float: 57,777,000
• Market Cap: $5.25 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.50