NASDAQ:SPKE - Spark Energy Stock Price, Price Target & More

Spark Energy trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "SPKE."

Spark Energy announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, April 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 31st will be given a dividend of $0.1813 per share on Thursday, June 14th. This represents a $0.73 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.29%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 30th. View Spark Energy's Dividend History.

Spark Energy shares split on Monday, June 19th 2017. The 2-1 split was announced on Tuesday, May 23rd 2017. The newly issued shares were issued 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.

Spark Energy announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase program on Sunday, June 4th 2017, which permits the company to repurchase $50,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to buy up to 19.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Spark Energy Inc (NASDAQ:SPKE) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 9th. The utilities provider reported ($1.08) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.20 by $1.28. The utilities provider earned $286.69 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $213.53 million. Spark Energy had a return on equity of 3.35% and a net margin of 0.48%. View Spark Energy's Earnings History.

4 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Spark Energy's stock. Their forecasts range from $13.00 to $24.00. On average, they expect Spark Energy's share price to reach $19.75 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Spark Energy.

Some companies that are related to Spark Energy include Duke Energy (DUK), Exelon (EXC), Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG), Consolidated Edison (ED), E.ON SE Sponsored ADR (Germany) (EONGY), PG&E (PCG), WEC Energy Group (WEC), Ameren (AEE), CMS Energy (CMS), Alliant Energy (LNT), NiSource (NI), Westar Energy (WR), United Utilities Group (UUGRY), SCANA (SCG) and ALLETE (ALE).

Press coverage about SPKE stock has been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. Accern identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Spark Energy earned a daily sentiment score of 0.13 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news stories about the utilities provider an impact score of 45.84 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.

Spark Energy's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3.23%), BlackRock Inc. (2.72%), American Century Companies Inc. (1.59%), Heartland Advisors Inc. (1.18%), Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. (1.04%) and Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.01%). Company insiders that own Spark Energy stock include Gil Melman, James G Jones II, Jason K Garrett, Nathan Kroeker, Robert Lawrence Lane and W Keith Maxwell III. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Spark Energy.

SPKE stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including American Century Companies Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Spark Investment Management LLC, Trexquant Investment LP, BlackRock Inc., Bard Associates Inc. and Stifel Financial Corp. Company insiders that have sold Spark Energy company stock in the last year include Gil Melman and W Keith Maxwell III. View Insider Buying and Selling for Spark Energy.

SPKE stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Millennium Management LLC, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc., GSA Capital Partners LLP, Heartland Advisors Inc., Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc., Seizert Capital Partners LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc. and Great West Life Assurance Co. Can. Company insiders that have bought Spark Energy stock in the last two years include Gil Melman, James G Jones II, Jason K Garrett, Nathan Kroeker, Robert Lawrence Lane and W Keith Maxwell III. View Insider Buying and Selling for 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of SPKE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $9.95.

Spark Energy has a market capitalization of $355.78 million and generates $798.05 million in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $18.85 million in net income (profit) each year or ($0.48) on an earnings per share basis. Spark Energy employs 176 workers across the globe.

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]