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

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

Spark Energy declared 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 7.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 30th. 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 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 declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback program on Sunday, June 4th 2017, which permits the company to buyback $50,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to buy up to 19.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Spark Energy Inc (NASDAQ:SPKE) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 9th. The utilities provider reported ($1.08) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.20 by $1.28. The utilities provider earned $286.69 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Spark Energy's shares. Their predictions range from $13.00 to $24.00. On average, they expect Spark Energy's share price to reach $18.3333 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), PG&E (PCG), E.ON SE Sponsored ADR (Germany) (EONGY), 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).

Media coverage about SPKE stock has trended somewhat positive on Sunday, according to Accern. Accern scores the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Spark Energy earned a media sentiment score of 0.17 on Accern's scale. They also gave news stories about the utilities provider an impact score of 46.34 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days.

Spark Energy's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors 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 $10.05.

Spark Energy has a market capitalization of $344.53 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]