Spire (SR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Spire Inc. is a diversified natural gas company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Through its regulated utility operations, the company distributes natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers in Missouri and Alabama.

Spire’s business includes natural gas distribution, gas storage and transportation, and related energy services. Its operations also include natural gas marketing and midstream activities, which support the delivery and management of natural gas for utility and other customers.

The company traces its history to 1857, when it was established as Laclede Gas Light Company. It adopted the Spire name in 2016 as part of a broader effort to unify its businesses and brand. Spire’s principal operating markets remain concentrated in the central and southeastern United States, particularly Missouri and Alabama.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $77.03 to $78.62
• 50-Day Range: $76.23 to $83.73
• 52-Week Range: $74.84 to $95.31
• Volume: 331,855 shs
• Average Volume: 539,308 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.63 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.74
• Dividend Yield: 4.21%
• Price Target: $92.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Spire Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Spire scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 18th out of 96 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: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Spire has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.64, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 7 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Spire has a consensus price target of $92.50, representing about 18.0% upside from its current price of $78.41.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Spire has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 37.50%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Spire are expected to grow by 37.50% in the coming year, from $4.00 to $5.50 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Spire is 8.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.78.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Spire is 8.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 24.14.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Spire has a PEG Ratio of 1.28. 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 1.47. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.20% 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 5.04.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Spire has recently increased by 3.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Spire is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.21%, 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 36.79%. 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 60.00% next year. This indicates that Spire will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.11

News Sentiment

Spire has a news sentiment score of 1.11. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.53 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Spire this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for SR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Spire to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 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

2.26% 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Record date for 10/2 Dividend: 9/11/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/2 Dividend: 9/11/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/02/2026
• Today: 10/10/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/13/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Gas Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Gas Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SR
• CIK: 1126956
• Web: www.spireenergy.com
• Phone: (314) 342-0500
• Fax: 314-421-1979
• Employees: 3,497
• Year Founded: 1857

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Spire: $92.50
• High Price Target: $103.00
• Low Price Target: $79.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.64
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $8.97
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.74
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.60
• P/E Growth: 1.28
• Net Income: $271.70 million
• Net Margins: 21.48%
• Pretax Margin: 13.66%
• Return on Equity: 8.65%
• Return on Assets: 2.21%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.61
• Current Ratio: 0.37
• Quick Ratio: 0.27

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.48 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.87
• Cash Flow: $9.72 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.07
• Book Value: $53.32 per share
• Price / Book: 1.47

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 59,110,000
• Free Float: 57,777,000
• Market Cap: $4.63 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.52