Spire Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the purchase, retail distribution, and sale of natural gas to residential, commercial, industrial, and other end-users of natural gas in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Gas Utility and Gas Marketing. It is also involved in marketing natural gas; and provision of energy services on non-regulated basis to on-system utility transportation customers, as well as to retail and wholesale customers. In addition, the company engages in the transportation of propane through its propane pipeline; compression of natural gas; risk management; and other activities. Further, it provides physical natural gas storage services. The company was formerly known as The Laclede Group, Inc. and changed its name to Spire Inc. in April 2016. Spire Inc. was founded in 1857 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Natural gas distribution
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorUtilities
Phone314-342-0500
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$1.97 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees3,366
Next Earnings Date5/1/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Spire (NYSE:SR) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Spire's stock symbol?
Spire trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SR."
How often does Spire pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Spire?
Spire announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 11th will be given a dividend of $0.5925 per share on Tuesday, April 2nd. This represents a $2.37 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.92%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 8th. View Spire's Dividend History.
How were Spire's earnings last quarter?
Spire Inc (NYSE:SR) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 6th. The utilities provider reported $1.30 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.34 by $0.04. The utilities provider had revenue of $602 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $602.54 million. Spire had a net margin of 8.25% and a return on equity of 8.52%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.19 earnings per share. View Spire's Earnings History.
When is Spire's next earnings date?
What guidance has Spire issued on next quarter's earnings?
Spire updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Wednesday, February, 6th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $3.70-3.80 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $3.73. Spire also updated its FY 2019 guidance to $3.70-3.80 EPS.
What price target have analysts set for SR?
8 brokerages have issued 12 month target prices for Spire's stock. Their predictions range from $72.00 to $82.00. On average, they expect Spire's share price to reach $74.8571 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 7.8%. View Analyst Price Targets for Spire.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Spire?
8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Spire in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 4 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Spire.
Has Spire been receiving favorable news coverage?
News stories about SR stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm scores the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Spire earned a news impact score of 1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the utilities provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future.
Are investors shorting Spire?
Spire saw a decrease in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 918,859 shares, a decrease of 51.3% from the February 15th total of 1,887,871 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 306,373 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.0 days. Currently, 1.9% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Spire's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Spire's key competitors?
What other stocks do shareholders of Spire own?
Who are Spire's key executives?
Spire's management team includes the folowing people:
- Ms. Suzanne Sitherwood, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 54)
- Mr. Steven P. Rasche, Exec. VP, CFO & Principal Accounting Officer (Age 59)
- Mr. Steven L. Lindsey, Exec. VP & CEO of Distribution Operations & Gas Utilities (Age 53)
- Mr. Mark C. Darrell, Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer (Age 61)
- Mr. Michael C. Geiselhart, Sr. VP of Strategic Planning & Corp. Devel. (Age 60)
Who are Spire's major shareholders?
Spire's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.99%), American Century Companies Inc. (6.31%), Macquarie Group Ltd. (2.38%), Northern Trust Corp (1.98%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.85%) and Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. (1.84%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Spire.
Which major investors are selling Spire stock?
SR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Deprince Race & Zollo Inc., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Nordea Investment Management AB, FMR LLC, Barclays PLC, Comerica Bank, Hennessy Advisors Inc. and Mesirow Financial Investment Management Equity Management. View Insider Buying and Selling for Spire.
Which major investors are buying Spire stock?
SR stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Norges Bank, BlackRock Inc., Bessemer Group Inc., Macquarie Group Ltd., TD Asset Management Inc., Prudential Financial Inc., Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. and Bank of America Corp DE. View Insider Buying and Selling for Spire.
How do I buy shares of Spire?
Shares of SR 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.
What is Spire's stock price today?
One share of SR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $81.21.
How big of a company is Spire?
Spire has a market capitalization of $4.12 billion and generates $1.97 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $214.20 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.72 on an earnings per share basis. Spire employs 3,366 workers across the globe.
What is Spire's official website?
How can I contact Spire?
Spire's mailing address is 700 MARKET STREET, ST LOUIS MO, 63101. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 314-342-0500 or via email at [email protected]
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