Spark Energy Company Profile (NASDAQ:SPKE)

About Spark Energy

Spark Energy, Inc. is an independent retail energy services company. The Company provides residential and commercial customers in United States with an alternative for their natural gas and electricity. The Company operates in two segments: Retail Natural Gas Segment and Retail Electricity Segment. It operates in approximately 50 utility service territories across over 20 states and has approximately 328,000 residential customers and over 19,000 commercial customers, which translates to approximately 415,000 renewable energy credits (RCEs). The Company serves natural gas customers in over 10 states, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania, and electricity customers in over nine states, including Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Utilities
Industry: Electric Utilities
Sub-Industry: N/A
Exchange: NASDAQ
Symbol: SPKE
CUSIP:

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $29.37
50 Day Moving Average: $28.02
200 Day Moving Average: $27.27
52-Week Range: $15.56 - $35.63
Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.04
Foreward P/E Ratio: 11.09
P/E Growth: 0.00
Market Cap: $190.70M
Outstanding Shares: 6,493,000
Beta: -2.1

Profitability:

Net Margins: 2.09%
Return on Equity: 26.71%
Return on Assets: 6.75%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.35%
Current Ratio: 1.66%
Quick Ratio: 1.62%

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Consensus Ratings for Spark Energy (NASDAQ:SPKE) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	3 Hold Ratings, 3 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Buy (Score: 2.50)
Consensus Price Target:	$30.60 (4.15% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Spark Energy (NASDAQ:SPKE)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
8/19/2016	Ladenburg Thalmann	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$27.00 -> $27.00
8/12/2016	Wunderlich	Boost Price Target	Buy	$30.00 -> $35.00
8/11/2016	FBR & Co	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$32.00 -> $33.00
7/27/2016	Janney Montgomery Scott	Upgrade	Neutral -> Buy	$34.00
3/30/2016	Robert W. Baird	Reiterated Rating	Neutral
1/27/2016	US Capital Advisors	Downgrade	Overweight -> Hold
3/30/2015	Stifel Nicolaus	Downgrade	Buy -> Hold	$18.00

(Data available from 9/26/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Spark Energy (NASDAQ:SPKE)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
11/9/2016
5/4/2016	Q116	$0.83	$1.13	$110.44 million	$110.00 million	View	N/A
3/23/2016	Q4	$0.53	($0.01)	$106.60 million	$94.80 million	View	N/A
11/11/2015	Q3	$0.11	$0.31	$90.73 million	$91.80 million	View	Listen
8/12/2015	Q215	($0.01)	$0.23	$63.68 million	$65.40 million	View	Listen
5/14/2015	Q115	$1.00	$0.80	$111.25 million	$101.80 million	View	N/A
3/26/2015	Q414	$0.80	$0.79	$81.72 million	$82.70 million	View	N/A
11/12/2014	Q314	$0.13	$0.03	$62.10 million	$68.36 million	View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Spark Energy (NASDAQ:SPKE)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $2.35 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $2.65 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	1	$0.73	$0.73	$0.73
Q2 2016	2	$0.40	$0.45	$0.43
Q3 2016	2	$0.40	$0.42	$0.41
Q4 2016	2	$0.51	$0.94	$0.73
Q1 2017	1	$0.82	$0.82	$0.82
Q2 2017	1	$0.44	$0.44	$0.44
Q3 2017	1	$0.47	$0.47	$0.47
Q4 2017	1	$0.62	$0.62	$0.62

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for Spark Energy (NASDAQ:SPKE)

Annual Dividend:	$1.45
Dividend Yield:	4.94%
Payout Ratio:	61.70% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 54.72% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)

Dividend History for Spark Energy (NASDAQ:SPKE)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
7/21/2016	quarterly	$0.36	5.64%	8/25/2016	8/29/2016	9/13/2016
4/28/2016	quarterly	$0.36	5.88%	5/26/2016	5/31/2016	6/14/2016
1/22/2016	quarterly	$0.36	6.05%	2/25/2016	2/29/2016	3/14/2016
10/23/2015	quarterly	$0.36	8.85%	11/25/2015	11/30/2015	12/14/2015
7/24/2015	quarterly	$0.36	8.94%	8/27/2015	8/31/2015	9/14/2015
4/23/2015	quarterly	$0.36	11.12%	5/28/2015	6/1/2015	6/15/2015
2/18/2015	quarterly	$0.36	9.82%	2/26/2015	3/2/2015	3/16/2015
11/12/2014	quarterly	$0.24		11/25/2014	11/28/2014	12/15/2014

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for Spark Energy (NASDAQ:SPKE)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 57.88%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 31.58%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
8/19/2016	James G Jones II	Director	Buy	500	$25.98	$12,990.00
6/10/2016	W Keith Maxwell III	Director	Sell	12,700	$33.00	$419,100.00
6/9/2016	W Keith Maxwell III	Director	Sell	96,684	$33.88	$3,275,653.92
6/7/2016	W Keith Maxwell III	Director	Sell	204,962	$31.38	$6,431,707.56
6/2/2016	W Keith Maxwell III	Director	Sell	111,257	$30.49	$3,392,225.93
5/27/2016	W Keith Maxwell III	Director	Sell	48,661	$30.21	$1,470,048.81
5/23/2016	W Keith Maxwell III	Director	Sell	21,353	$30.02	$641,017.06
5/20/2016	W Keith Maxwell III	Director	Sell	31,147	$30.28	$943,131.16
5/17/2016	W Keith Maxwell III	Director	Sell	83,780	$30.71	$2,572,883.80
5/12/2016	W Keith Maxwell III	Director	Sell	63,720	$30.91	$1,969,585.20
4/4/2016	W Keith Maxwell III	Director	Sell	1,725,000	$18.00	$31,050,000.00
3/10/2016	W Keith Maxwell III	Director	Sell	1,614	$25.01	$40,366.14
3/4/2016	W Keith Maxwell III	Director	Sell	21,713	$25.09	$544,779.17
2/25/2016	W Keith Maxwell III	Director	Sell	37,999	$25.55	$970,874.45
2/23/2016	W Keith Maxwell III	Director	Sell	108,341	$25.99	$2,815,782.59
2/19/2016	W Keith Maxwell III	Director	Sell	51,030	$25.61	$1,306,878.30
2/16/2016	W Keith Maxwell III	Director	Sell	32,224	$26.32	$848,135.68
2/12/2016	W Keith Maxwell III	Director	Sell	36,179	$26.27	$950,422.33
2/11/2016	W Keith Maxwell III	Director	Sell	95,954	$25.97	$2,491,925.38
2/9/2016	W Keith Maxwell III	Director	Sell	20,738	$25.02	$518,864.76
2/5/2016	W Keith Maxwell III	Director	Sell	3,534	$25.00	$88,350.00
2/4/2016	W Keith Maxwell III	Director	Sell	14,300	$25.45	$363,935.00
12/28/2015	Georganne Hodges	CFO	Sell	1,518	$20.21	$30,678.78
12/22/2015	W Keith Maxwell III	Director	Buy	10,000	$18.49	$184,900.00
12/1/2015	W Keith Maxwell III	Director	Buy	37,700	$17.64	$665,028.00
11/27/2015	W Keith Maxwell III	Director	Buy	10,000	$18.48	$184,800.00
11/23/2015	Georganne Hodges	CFO	Sell	2,500	$18.50	$46,250.00
11/16/2015	Georganne Hodges	CFO	Sell	2,500	$17.48	$43,700.00
9/15/2015	Georganne Hodges	EVP	Sell	1,000	$16.46	$16,460.00
9/9/2015	W Keith Maxwell III	Director	Buy	2,500	$15.74	$39,350.00
9/8/2015	W Keith Maxwell III	Director	Buy	2,500	$15.51	$38,775.00
9/4/2015	W Keith Maxwell III	Director	Buy	2,500	$15.35	$38,375.00
6/15/2015	Nathan Kroeker	CEO	Buy	5,000	$14.96	$74,800.00
5/20/2015	W Keith Maxwell III	Director	Buy	5,000	$13.45	$67,250.00
5/19/2015	W Keith Maxwell III	Director	Buy	5,000	$13.50	$67,500.00
12/12/2014	Nathan Kroeker	Insider	Buy	1,000	$14.00	$14,000.00
12/8/2014	Nathan Kroeker	Insider	Buy	1,000	$13.50	$13,500.00
12/4/2014	James G Jones II	Director	Buy	1,400	$13.84	$19,376.00
12/3/2014	W Keith Maxwell III	Director	Buy	1,000	$13.65	$13,650.00
12/2/2014	Georganne Hodges	Insider	Buy	1,000	$13.45	$13,450.00
12/1/2014	Nathan Kroeker	Insider	Buy	1,000	$13.50	$13,500.00
11/25/2014	W Keith Maxwell III	Director	Buy	2,000	$14.43	$28,860.00
11/24/2014	Nathan Kroeker	Insider	Buy	1,000	$15.75	$15,750.00
11/20/2014	W Keith Maxwell III	Director	Buy	1,000	$16.23	$16,230.00
11/19/2014	W Keith Maxwell III	Director	Buy	1,000	$16.63	$16,630.00
11/17/2014	W Keith Maxwell III	Director	Buy	1,000	$16.58	$16,580.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

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