Spark Energy Company Profile (NASDAQ:SPKE)

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

Spark Energy declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.3625 per share on Wednesday, June 14th. This represents a $1.45 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.31%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 25th. View Spark Energy's Dividend History.

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 issued shares will be payable 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 Inc (NASDAQ:SPKE) posted its earnings results on Monday, May, 8th. The company reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.77 by $0.43. The firm had revenue of $194.35 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $140.07 million. Spark Energy had a return on equity of 16.38% and a net margin of 1.52%. View Spark Energy's Earnings History.

5 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for Spark Energy's shares. Their predictions range from $30.00 to $44.00. On average, they anticipate Spark Energy's share price to reach $36.00 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Spark Energy.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Spark Energy stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Spark Energy, Inc. is an independent retail energy services company. It provides residential and commercial customers across the United States with an alternative choice for their natural gas and electricity. The company is involved in the retail distribution of natural gas and electricity. It also offers renewable and carbon neutral products. Spark Energy, Inc. is headquartered in Houston, Texas. " (5/24/2017)
• 2. FBR & Co analysts commented, "We are updating our model to account for the ~$35M in gross proceeds SPKE raised from its recent 1.4M share, 8.75% fixed-to-floating perpetual preferred stock offering. We view the preferred offering'in combination with its cash, existing credit, and subordinated debt facilities'as adequate to fund the acquisitions SPKE has targeted. During its 4Q16 earnings call, management stated that it had multiple LOIs to buy retailers who collectively have between $20M and $30M in annual EBITDA. Management indicated it might pay between 3x and 4x TTM EBITDA for the acquisitions, implying $60M to $120M required to purchase them. These potential multiples also indicate significant potential accretion versus the 7x TTM EBITDA at which SPKE currently trades. To put this in perspective, if SPKE were able to acquire $20M in incremental EBITDA, the stock would likely trade for less than 5x 2018E adjusted EBITDA of ~$123M ($20M plus our current $103.3M forecast), well below its peer group that trades at 6.7x to 7.2x. We believe this may allow SPKE to avoid conducting an equity raise in 2017, potentially removing an overhang on the shares. We reiterate our Outperform rating." (3/16/2017)

Some companies that are related to Spark Energy include MYR Group (MYRG), Lumos Networks Corp (LMOS), York Water Co (YORW), Clean Energy Fuels Corp (CLNE), Artesian Resources (ARTNA), Ameresco (AMRC), Hawaiian Telcom HoldCo (HCOM), Atlantic Power Corp (AT), Delta Natural Gas Company (DGAS), Pure Cycle (PCYO), Global Water Resources (GWRS), Consolidated Water Co. (CWCO), Gas Natural (EGAS), Alaska Communications Systems Group (ALSK), Sky Solar Holdings Ltd (SKYS), Polar Power (POLA), Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC (CNL) and Constellation Energy Group (CEG).

Spark Energy's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (10.21%), Vanguard Group Inc. (8.60%), American Century Companies Inc. (7.86%), LSV Asset Management (6.66%), Spark Investment Management LLC (4.00%) and Heartland Advisors Inc. (3.08%). Company insiders that own Spark Energy stock include Georganne Hodges, 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.

Spark Energy's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings LLC., Menta Capital LLC, Systematic Financial Management LP, AQR Capital Management LLC, Advisors Asset Management Inc., Geode Capital Management LLC, Morgan Stanley and Smith Asset Management Group LP. Company insiders that have sold Spark Energy stock in the last year include Nathan Kroeker and W Keith Maxwell III. View Insider Buying and Selling for Spark Energy.

Spark Energy's stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including LSV Asset Management, Heartland Advisors Inc., Vanguard Group Inc., Shell Asset Management Co., Blackstart Capital LP, Acadian Asset Management LLC, Boston Advisors LLC and American Century Companies Inc.. 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 Spark Energy can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Spark Energy stock can currently be purchased for approximately $43.80.