Spire (SR) Competitors $74.89 -1.05 (-1.38%) Closing price 09/3/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$74.87 -0.02 (-0.02%) As of 09/3/2025 04:10 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. ATO, BKH, CPK, NJR, NWE, NWN, OGE, OGS, TLN, and KEPShould you be buying Spire stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Spire include Atmos Energy (ATO), Black Hills (BKH), Chesapeake Utilities (CPK), NewJersey Resources (NJR), NorthWestern Energy Group (NWE), Northwest Natural Gas (NWN), OGE Energy (OGE), ONE Gas (OGS), Talen Energy (TLN), and Korea Electric Power (KEP). Spire vs. Its Competitors Atmos Energy Black Hills Chesapeake Utilities NewJersey Resources NorthWestern Energy Group Northwest Natural Gas OGE Energy ONE Gas Talen Energy Korea Electric Power Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) and Spire (NYSE:SR) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Is ATO or SR more profitable? Atmos Energy has a net margin of 25.05% compared to Spire's net margin of 11.56%. Atmos Energy's return on equity of 9.00% beat Spire's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Atmos Energy25.05% 9.00% 4.35% Spire 11.56%8.66%2.42% Do insiders & institutionals believe in ATO or SR? 90.2% of Atmos Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of Spire shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Atmos Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Spire shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend ATO or SR? Atmos Energy currently has a consensus price target of $158.27, indicating a potential downside of 4.15%. Spire has a consensus price target of $79.20, indicating a potential upside of 5.76%. Given Spire's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Spire is more favorable than Atmos Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Atmos Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Spire 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30 Does the media prefer ATO or SR? In the previous week, Spire had 13 more articles in the media than Atmos Energy. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Spire and 10 mentions for Atmos Energy. Atmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Spire's score of 0.87 indicating that Atmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Atmos Energy 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Spire 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, ATO or SR? Atmos Energy has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spire has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, ATO or SR? Atmos Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Spire. Spire is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atmos Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAtmos Energy$4.17B6.36$1.04B$7.2822.68Spire$2.59B1.70$250.90M$4.6316.17 Is ATO or SR a better dividend stock? Atmos Energy pays an annual dividend of $3.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Spire pays an annual dividend of $3.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Atmos Energy pays out 47.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Spire pays out 67.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Atmos Energy has increased its dividend for 41 consecutive years and Spire has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. SummaryAtmos Energy beats Spire on 15 of the 19 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. 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$4.52B$10.36B$16.34B$21.39BDividend Yield4.10%3.96%5.39%3.49%P/E Ratio16.1712.6151.1229.08Price / Sales1.702.0837.0048.95Price / Cash8.419.4219.2818.29Price / Book1.371.502.135.30Net Income$250.90M$565.00M$751.26M$998.51M7 Day Performance-1.72%-0.85%-1.00%-0.63%1 Month Performance-1.58%0.46%1.86%4.90%1 Year Performance13.81%7.66%326.07%13.95% Spire Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SRSpire3.044 of 5 stars$74.89-1.4%$79.20+5.8%+13.2%$4.52B$2.59B16.173,475ATOAtmos Energy3.8142 of 5 stars$166.23+0.5%$158.27-4.8%+25.2%$26.67B$4.17B22.835,260Positive NewsBKHBlack Hills4.3856 of 5 stars$59.76+0.0%$66.00+10.4%+0.5%$4.36B$2.13B15.052,841Positive NewsCPKChesapeake Utilities4.0441 of 5 stars$123.60+0.1%$124.50+0.7%+4.2%$2.91B$787.20M22.031,200News CoveragePositive NewsNJRNewJersey Resources3.102 of 5 stars$47.32+0.5%$51.43+8.7%+1.0%$4.75B$1.80B11.571,372Positive NewsNWENorthWestern Energy Group2.9965 of 5 stars$57.510.0%$60.00+4.3%+5.9%$3.53B$1.53B15.761,573Positive NewsNWNNorthwest Natural Gas4.547 of 5 stars$41.50+0.5%$48.00+15.7%+4.2%$1.67B$1.15B16.401,452Positive NewsShort Interest ↓OGEOGE Energy3.6937 of 5 stars$44.66+0.1%$46.80+4.8%+11.5%$8.99B$2.99B18.302,291Positive NewsOGSONE Gas2.9107 of 5 stars$76.59+0.5%$77.64+1.4%+8.4%$4.59B$2.08B18.283,900TLNTalen Energy1.4483 of 5 stars$378.92-2.4%$316.00-16.6%+202.2%$17.31B$2.12B65.671,894News CoveragePositive NewsKEPKorea Electric Power2.1664 of 5 stars$13.19-2.3%N/A+64.7%$16.96B$68.46B4.5248,440Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Atmos Energy Competitors Black Hills Competitors Chesapeake Utilities Competitors NewJersey Resources Competitors NorthWestern Energy Group Competitors Northwest Natural Gas Competitors OGE Energy Competitors ONE Gas Competitors Talen Energy Competitors Korea Electric Power 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 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCrypto Income (almost instantly)How would you like to collect a small percentage of the $4 billion changing hands daily in the crypto market? ...Awesomely, LLC | SponsoredRetire Comfortably with These New Monthly Income ETFs?Too many retirees lie awake at night, worried their savings won’t last. 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