Spire (SR) Competitors $75.46 +0.84 (+1.12%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$75.42 -0.04 (-0.05%) As of 04:51 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, WES, SBS, KEP, WTRG, TLN, DTM, 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), Western Midstream Partners (WES), Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (SBS), Korea Electric Power (KEP), Essential Utilities (WTRG), Talen Energy (TLN), DT Midstream (DTM), and Companhia Paranaense de Energia (ELPC). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Spire vs. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás Alliant Energy Evergy Western Midstream Partners Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP Korea Electric Power Essential Utilities Talen Energy DT Midstream Companhia Paranaense de Energia Spire (NYSE:SR) and Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás (NYSE:EBR) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SR or EBR? Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás has higher revenue and earnings than Spire. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás 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$2.43B1.82$250.90M$4.0618.40Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás$41.88B0.40$977.82M$0.769.73 Is SR or EBR a better dividend stock? Spire pays an annual dividend of $3.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás 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 Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás 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. Does the media refer more to SR or EBR? In the previous week, Spire had 15 more articles in the media than Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Spire and 4 mentions for Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás' average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Spire's score of 1.19 indicating that Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Spire 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SR or EBR? 87.4% of Spire shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.6% of Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Spire shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate SR or EBR? Spire currently has a consensus target price of $77.40, suggesting a potential upside of 3.62%. Given Spire's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Spire is more favorable than Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Spire 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SR or EBR? Spire received 249 more outperform votes than Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.63% of users gave Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás an outperform vote while only 57.22% of users gave Spire an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSpireOutperform Votes41257.22% Underperform Votes30842.78% Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - EletrobrásOutperform Votes16358.63% Underperform Votes11541.37% Which has more risk and volatility, SR or EBR? Spire has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is SR or EBR more profitable? Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás has a net margin of 26.50% compared to Spire's net margin of 9.70%. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás' return on equity of 9.00% beat Spire's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Spire9.70% 7.88% 2.22% Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás 26.50%9.00%3.82% SummarySpire beats Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricSpireNatural gas distribution IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.41B$12.82B$16.31B$19.27BDividend Yield4.27%3.29%5.66%3.89%P/E Ratio18.0911.6720.4234.33Price / Sales1.822.9735.9434.89Price / Cash8.129.0618.6817.51Price / Book1.421.852.124.69Net Income$250.90M$1.29B$674.16M$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.58%-0.70%0.41%-2.11%1 Month Performance-3.00%-2.92%3.55%4.25%1 Year Performance25.16%9.58%9.85%4.87% Spire Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SRSpire3.862 of 5 stars$75.46+1.1%$77.40+2.6%+25.2%$4.45B$2.43B18.273,710Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionEBRCentrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás2.2594 of 5 stars$7.47+1.6%N/A+5.0%$16.78B$40.18B9.8312,100LNTAlliant Energy3.6892 of 5 stars$63.09+1.0%$63.55+0.7%+23.6%$16.21B$4.08B23.453,130Positive NewsEVRGEvergy3.3654 of 5 stars$67.12+0.3%$72.44+7.9%+23.2%$15.44B$5.89B18.144,510Positive NewsWESWestern Midstream Partners1.3694 of 5 stars$39.25-1.0%$38.33-2.3%+4.3%$14.97B$3.63B10.011,220SBSCompanhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP1.7768 of 5 stars$20.64+0.6%N/A+41.6%$14.11B$36.15B8.1312,500Positive NewsGap UpKEPKorea Electric Power1.3885 of 5 stars$10.42+4.5%N/A+55.9%$13.38B$93.51T4.8248,800Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeWTRGEssential Utilities4.8065 of 5 stars$39.14+0.7%$43.50+11.1%+4.4%$10.97B$2.26B19.573,210Positive NewsTLNTalen Energy0.9228 of 5 stars$240.30-1.9%$240.180.0%+110.8%$10.94B$2.09B12.864,981Positive NewsDTMDT Midstream3.9397 of 5 stars$103.56-0.4%$108.27+4.6%+56.8%$10.52B$1.04B25.20360Positive NewsELPCCompanhia Paranaense de EnergiaN/A$8.19+1.5%N/A+25.3%$8.76B$23.13B11.706,320 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás Competitors Alliant Energy Competitors Evergy Competitors Western Midstream Partners Competitors Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP Competitors Korea Electric Power Competitors Essential Utilities Competitors Talen Energy Competitors DT Midstream 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 5/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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