NASDAQ:SPKESpark Energy Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Spark Energy Inc Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $7.92 -0.04 (-0.50 %) (As of 06/4/2020 11:19 AM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$7.87Now: $7.92▼$7.9650-Day Range$6.29MA: $7.25▼$8.8452-Week Range$5.25Now: $7.92▼$11.71Volume1,075 shsAverage Volume190,631 shsMarket Capitalization$279.66 millionP/E Ratio37.72Dividend Yield9.54%Beta0.51 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Spark Energy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an independent retail energy services company in the United States. It operates through two segments, Retail Electricity and Retail Natural Gas. The company engages in the retail distribution of electricity and natural gas to residential and commercial customers. As of December 31, 2018, it operated in 94 utility service territories across 19 states and the District of Columbia, and had approximately 908,000 residential customer equivalents. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 1.0 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingSpark Energy has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $8.00, Spark Energy has a potential upside of 1.0% from its current price of $7.92.Amount of Analyst CoverageSpark Energy has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.6 Community Rank Outperform VotesSpark Energy has received 398 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesSpark Energy has received 367 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentSpark Energy has received 52.03% “outperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Spark Energy and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe SPKE will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe SPKE will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 1.7 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipSpark Energy is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 9.54%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthSpark Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Spark Energy is 107.35 %. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Previous Next 4.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Spark Energy insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $90,651.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders66.93% of the stock of Spark Energy is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 26.77% of the stock of Spark Energy is held by institutions. Previous Next 0.0 Earnings and Valuation Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Spark Energy is 37.72, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 16.27.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Spark Energy is 37.72, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 29.94.Price to Book Value per Share RatioSpark Energy has a P/B Ratio of 4.15. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 1.0Community Rank: 2.6Dividend Strength: 1.7Insider Behavior: 4.0Valuation: 0.0 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.85 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Electric & other services combined Sub-IndustryN/A SectorUtilities Current SymbolNASDAQ:SPKE Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIK1606268 Webwww.sparkenergy.com Phone713-600-2600Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.42 Current Ratio1.50 Quick Ratio1.50Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio37.72 Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$813.72 million Price / Sales0.34 Cash Flow$1.79 per share Price / Cash Flow4.43 Book Value$1.91 per share Price / Book4.15Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.68 Net Income$8.45 million Net Margins1.65% Return on Equity32.94% Return on Assets5.41%Miscellaneous Employees176 Outstanding Shares35,310,000Market Cap$279.66 million Next Earnings Date8/13/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable NASDAQ:SPKE Rates by TradingView Receive SPKE News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for SPKE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Spark Energy (NASDAQ:SPKE) Frequently Asked Questions How has Spark Energy's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Spark Energy's stock was trading at $8.19 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, SPKE shares have decreased by 3.3% and is now trading at $7.92. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Spark Energy? 1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Spark Energy in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Spark Energy. When is Spark Energy's next earnings date? Spark Energy is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 13th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Spark Energy. How were Spark Energy's earnings last quarter? Spark Energy Inc (NASDAQ:SPKE) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 5th. The utilities provider reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.02 by $0.18. The utilities provider had revenue of $166.68 million for the quarter. Spark Energy had a net margin of 1.65% and a return on equity of 32.94%. View Spark Energy's earnings history. How often does Spark Energy pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Spark Energy? Spark Energy announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 21st. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st will be given a dividend of $0.181 per share on Monday, June 15th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.14%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 29th. View Spark Energy's dividend history. When did Spark Energy's stock split? How did Spark Energy's stock split work? Shares of Spark Energy split before market open on Monday, June 19th 2017. The 2-1 split was announced on Tuesday, May 23rd 2017. The newly minted shares were distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Friday, June 16th 2017. An investor that had 100 shares of Spark Energy stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split. What price target have analysts set for SPKE? 1 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Spark Energy's shares. Their forecasts range from $8.00 to $8.00. On average, they expect Spark Energy's stock price to reach $8.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 1.0% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Spark Energy. Has Spark Energy been receiving favorable news coverage? Headlines about SPKE stock have been trending extremely negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Spark Energy earned a daily sentiment score of -4.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the utilities provider a news buzz of 7.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutSpark Energy. Are investors shorting Spark Energy? Spark Energy saw a drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,890,000 shares, a drop of 12.5% from the April 30th total of 2,160,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 131,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 14.3 days. Currently, 16.6% of the company's shares are short sold. View Spark Energy's Current Options Chain. Who are some of Spark Energy's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Spark Energy include Duke Energy (DUK), Exelon (EXC), WEC Energy Group (WEC), Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG), Consolidated Edison (ED), E.ON SE Sponsored ADR (Germany) (EONGY), Ameren (AEE), CMS Energy (CMS), Evergy (EVRG), Alliant Energy (LNT), NiSource (NI), United Utilities Group (UUGRY), PG&E (PCG), ALLETE (ALE) and NorthWestern (NWE). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Spark Energy own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Spark Energy investors own include Pinnacle West Capital (PNW), AT&T (T), Apollo Global Management (APO), Bank of America (BAC), Intelsat (I), AMC Entertainment (AMC), Fossil Group (FOSL), Ring Energy (REI), Ring Energy (REI) and Two Harbors Investment (TWO). Who are Spark Energy's key executives? Spark Energy's management team includes the following people: Mr. Nathan G. Kroeker, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 45)Mr. Jason K. Garrett, Exec. VP of Retail (Age 50)Mr. Robert Lawrence Lane, VP & CFO (Age 47)Ms. C. Alexis Keene, Interim Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec.Mr. Michael Kuznar, Pres of Retailco What is Spark Energy's stock symbol? Spark Energy trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "SPKE." Who are Spark Energy's major shareholders? Spark Energy's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (2.90%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.90%), Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (0.82%), State Street Corp (0.62%), Geode Capital Management LLC (0.57%) and Alliancebernstein L.P. (0.53%). Company insiders that own Spark Energy stock include Gil Melman, James G Jones II, Jason K Garrett, Nathan Kroeker and W Keith Maxwell III. View institutional ownership trends for Spark Energy. Which major investors are selling Spark Energy stock? SPKE stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including JPMorgan Chase & Co., Mackay Shields LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Morgan Stanley, Geode Capital Management LLC, Engineers Gate Manager LP, UBS Group AG, and Deutsche Bank AG. View insider buying and selling activity for Spark Energy. Which major investors are buying Spark Energy stock? SPKE stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC, BlackRock Inc., Russell Investments Group Ltd., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Citigroup Inc., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, and Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd. Company insiders that have bought Spark Energy stock in the last two years include James G Jones II, Nathan Kroeker, and W Keith Maxwell III. View insider buying and selling activity for Spark Energy. How do I buy shares of Spark Energy? Shares of SPKE can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is Spark Energy's stock price today? One share of SPKE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $7.92. How big of a company is Spark Energy? Spark Energy has a market capitalization of $279.66 million and generates $813.72 million in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $8.45 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.68 on an earnings per share basis. Spark Energy employs 176 workers across the globe. What is Spark Energy's official website? The official website for Spark Energy is www.sparkenergy.com. How can I contact Spark Energy? Spark Energy's mailing address is 12140 Wickchester Ln Suite 100, Houston TX, 77079. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 713-600-2600 or via email at [email protected] This page was last updated on 6/4/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff
