Spire (SR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Spire Inc (NYSE: SR), formerly known as The Laclede Group, is a regulated natural gas distribution company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Through its three operating divisions—Spire Missouri, Spire Alabama and Spire Mississippi—the company delivers natural gas to more than 1.7 million residential, commercial and industrial customers. Spire’s service territory spans key markets in the central and southern United States, including metropolitan St. Louis, central Alabama and central Mississippi.

Founded in 1857 as the Laclede Gas Light Company, the business has grown through strategic acquisitions, notably Alabama Gas Corporation in 2013 and Mississippi Gas in 2016. In 2017, the organization adopted the Spire Inc name to reflect its unified brand across all markets. The company is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Anthony T. Algmin, who brings experience in both utility operations and infrastructure development.

Spire’s core activities include the distribution and sale of natural gas, the operation of storage facilities, and the management of pipeline capacity. It also provides a suite of related services, such as meter installation and maintenance, leak detection, system integrity inspections and infrastructure construction. The company maintains ongoing investment programs focused on pipeline modernization, safety enhancements and customer-driven energy-efficiency initiatives.

Committed to environmental stewardship and community engagement, Spire pursues programs to reduce emissions, enhance system reliability and support local economic development. Its leadership team emphasizes regulatory compliance, operational excellence and customer service, positioning the company to meet evolving energy demands while maintaining safe and affordable service for its stakeholders.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $76.46 to $77.27
• 50-Day Range: $72.86 to $77.92
• 52-Week Range: $61.56 to $79.81
• Volume: 317,580 shs
• Average Volume: 450,206 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.52 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.55
• Dividend Yield: 4.10%
• Price Target: $79.20
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Spire Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Spire scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 51st out of 99 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Spire has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.30, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Spire has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.44%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Spire are expected to grow by 8.44% in the coming year, from $4.50 to $4.88 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Spire is 16.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 270.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Spire is 16.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 52.06.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Spire has a PEG Ratio of 2.50. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Spire has a P/B Ratio of 1.48. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.30% of the float of Spire has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Spire has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Spire has recently decreased by 17.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Spire is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.10%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Spire has been increasing its dividend for 22 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Spire is 67.82%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Spire will have a dividend payout ratio of 64.34% next year. This indicates that Spire will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.30% of the float of Spire has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Spire has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Spire has recently decreased by 17.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.83

News Sentiment

Spire has a news sentiment score of 0.83. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.94 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 22 news articles for Spire this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for SR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Spire insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.33% of the stock of Spire is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.36% of the stock of Spire is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

SR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SR shares performed this year?

Spire's stock was trading at $67.83 at the start of the year. Since then, SR stock has increased by 13.0% and is now trading at $76.6490.

How were Spire's earnings last quarter?

Spire Inc. (NYSE:SR) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 5th. The utilities provider reported $0.01 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.09) by $0.10. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Spire's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Spire include State Street Corp (5.68%), American Century Companies Inc. (5.57%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.56%) and Captrust Financial Advisors (1.92%). Insiders that own company stock include Brenda D Newberry, Steven P Rasche, Maria V Fogarty, Gerard J Gorla, Joseph B Hampton, Adam W Woodard and Paul D Koonce.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Spire?

Shares of SR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Spire own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Spire investors own include Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Meta Platforms (META), YETI (YETI), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Walmart (WMT).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/2 Dividend: 4/11/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/2 Dividend: 6/11/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/02/2025
• Last Earnings: 8/05/2025
• Today: 9/01/2025
• Record date for 10/2 Dividend: 9/11/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 10/2 Dividend: 9/11/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 10/02/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/19/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: UTIL - GAS DISTR
• Sub-Industry: Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SR
• CIK: 1126956
• Web: www.spireenergy.com
• Phone: (314) 342-0500
• Fax: 314-421-1979
• Employees: 3,475
• Year Founded: 1857

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Spire: $79.20
• High Price Target: $83.00
• Low Price Target: $72.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +3.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.30
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.63
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.55
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.03
• P/E Growth: 2.5
• Net Income: $250.90 million
• Net Margins: 11.56%
• Pretax Margin: 14.48%
• Return on Equity: 8.66%
• Return on Assets: 2.42%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.08
• Current Ratio: 0.37
• Quick Ratio: 0.27

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.59 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.74
• Cash Flow: $9.11 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.41
• Book Value: $51.79 per share
• Price / Book: 1.48

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 59,030,000
• Free Float: 57,650,000
• Market Cap: $4.52 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.70