Spire (SR) Competitors $72.41 +0.19 (+0.26%) Closing price 06/18/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$72.41 0.00 (0.00%) As of 06/18/2025 05:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SR vs. EBR, LNT, EVRG, KEP, WES, SBS, TLN, DTM, WTRG, and ELPCShould you be buying Spire stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Spire include Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás (EBR), Alliant Energy (LNT), Evergy (EVRG), Korea Electric Power (KEP), Western Midstream Partners (WES), Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (SBS), Talen Energy (TLN), DT Midstream (DTM), Essential Utilities (WTRG), and Companhia Paranaense de Energia (ELPC). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Spire vs. Its Competitors Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás Alliant Energy Evergy Korea Electric Power Western Midstream Partners Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP Talen Energy DT Midstream Essential Utilities Companhia Paranaense de Energia Spire (NYSE:SR) and Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras (NYSE:EBR) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Is SR or EBR a better dividend stock? Spire pays an annual dividend of $3.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Spire pays out 77.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras pays out 36.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Spire has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Spire is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more risk & volatility, SR or EBR? Spire has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SR or EBR? 87.4% of Spire shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.6% of Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Spire shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer SR or EBR? In the previous week, Spire had 16 more articles in the media than Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Spire and 2 mentions for Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras. Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras' average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat Spire's score of 0.68 indicating that Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Spire 7 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SR or EBR? Spire received 250 more outperform votes than Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.63% of users gave Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras an outperform vote while only 57.12% of users gave Spire an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSpireOutperform Votes41357.12% Underperform Votes31042.88% Centrais El�tricas BrasileirasOutperform Votes16358.63% Underperform Votes11541.37% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SR or EBR? Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras has higher revenue and earnings than Spire. Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spire, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSpire$2.59B1.65$250.90M$4.0617.84Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras$7.45B2.23$1.92B$0.769.73 Do analysts recommend SR or EBR? Spire presently has a consensus target price of $77.40, suggesting a potential upside of 6.89%. Given Spire's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Spire is more favorable than Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Spire 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00 Is SR or EBR more profitable? Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras has a net margin of 23.69% compared to Spire's net margin of 10.22%. Spire's return on equity of 8.49% beat Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Spire10.22% 8.49% 2.39% Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras 23.69%8.14%3.46% SummarySpire beats Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Spire News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSpireUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.27B$9.20B$15.55B$19.70BDividend Yield4.34%3.65%5.63%3.80%P/E Ratio17.8410.7919.8427.11Price / Sales1.652.2631.1835.29Price / Cash7.959.0718.8921.33Price / Book1.401.512.124.40Net Income$250.90M$531.39M$750.77M$986.75M7 Day Performance-1.08%-0.65%-0.29%-0.98%1 Month Performance-2.73%2.19%2.83%1.12%1 Year Performance23.97%19.67%13.43%10.44% Spire Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SRSpire3.3705 of 5 stars$72.41+0.3%$77.40+6.9%+24.0%$4.27B$2.59B17.843,475Analyst ForecastEBRCentrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás2.1657 of 5 stars$7.38-0.1%N/A+13.8%$16.58B$41.88B9.7112,100Positive NewsLNTAlliant Energy4.3173 of 5 stars$60.48flat$63.95+5.7%+20.9%$15.54B$4.08B22.483,130Positive NewsEVRGEvergy3.6374 of 5 stars$67.32+3.2%$72.19+7.2%+26.5%$15.49B$5.89B18.194,510Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeKEPKorea Electric Power1.2579 of 5 stars$11.40+5.8%N/A+46.8%$14.64B$93.51T5.2848,800News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeWESWestern Midstream Partners1.3992 of 5 stars$37.36-2.2%$39.83+6.6%+0.4%$14.25B$3.63B9.531,220Positive NewsSBSCompanhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP2.5 of 5 stars$20.23-1.3%N/A+58.7%$13.83B$36.15B7.9612,500TLNTalen Energy0.4897 of 5 stars$257.02-0.6%$240.18-6.6%+148.8%$11.70B$2.09B13.764,981DTMDT Midstream3.5908 of 5 stars$105.75-2.1%$109.27+3.3%+53.3%$10.74B$1.04B25.73360Positive NewsEx-DividendWTRGEssential Utilities4.8277 of 5 stars$37.88+0.6%$43.50+14.8%+1.0%$10.62B$2.26B18.943,210Positive NewsELPCCompanhia Paranaense de EnergiaN/A$8.02-1.8%N/A+47.4%$8.59B$23.13B11.466,320 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás Competitors Alliant Energy Competitors Evergy Competitors Korea Electric Power Competitors Western Midstream Partners Competitors Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP Competitors Talen Energy Competitors DT Midstream Competitors Essential Utilities Competitors Companhia Paranaense de Energia Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:SR) was last updated on 6/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredAn AI run of epic proportions is only getting startedI just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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