Spire (SR) Competitors $76.12 -0.02 (-0.03%) As of 10:09 AM Eastern This is a fair market value 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 Spire (NYSE:SR) and Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Do analysts prefer SR or ATO? Spire currently has a consensus price target of $79.20, suggesting a potential upside of 4.05%. Atmos Energy has a consensus price target of $158.27, suggesting a potential downside of 4.82%. Given Spire's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Spire is more favorable than Atmos Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Spire 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30Atmos Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Do institutionals & insiders believe in SR or ATO? 87.4% of Spire shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.2% of Atmos Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Spire shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Atmos Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SR or ATO? 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 RatioSpire$2.59B1.73$250.90M$4.6316.44Atmos Energy$4.17B6.41$1.04B$7.2822.84 Is SR or ATO 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 Spire11.56% 8.66% 2.42% Atmos Energy 25.05%9.00%4.35% Does the media favor SR or ATO? In the previous week, Atmos Energy had 6 more articles in the media than Spire. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Atmos Energy and 12 mentions for Spire. Spire's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Atmos Energy's score of 1.63 indicating that Spire is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Spire 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Atmos Energy 17 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is SR or ATO a better dividend stock? Spire pays an annual dividend of $3.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Atmos Energy pays an annual dividend of $3.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Spire pays out 67.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Atmos Energy pays out 47.8% 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. Spire has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Atmos Energy has increased its dividend for 41 consecutive years. Which has more volatility and risk, SR or ATO? Spire has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atmos Energy has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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$4.49B$10.53B$16.55B$21.55BDividend Yield4.12%3.78%5.32%3.49%P/E Ratio16.4412.7252.7429.81Price / Sales1.732.3330.4654.22Price / Cash8.369.4719.3318.13Price / Book1.471.572.234.66Net Income$250.90M$565.00M$752.30M$999.94M7 Day Performance1.55%2.19%1.42%0.98%1 Month Performance0.41%0.60%1.12%4.75%1 Year Performance14.85%8.88%225.67%16.89% Spire Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SRSpire3.7521 of 5 stars$76.120.0%$79.20+4.0%+14.8%$4.49B$2.59B16.443,475Positive NewsATOAtmos Energy4.1622 of 5 stars$163.95-1.5%$158.27-3.5%+21.5%$26.72B$4.17B22.525,260Positive NewsBKHBlack Hills4.1833 of 5 stars$58.43-2.1%$66.00+13.0%-2.0%$4.35B$2.13B14.722,841Positive NewsCPKChesapeake Utilities4.3105 of 5 stars$123.46-1.7%$124.50+0.8%+2.1%$2.96B$787.20M22.011,200Positive NewsNJRNewJersey Resources3.8505 of 5 stars$46.24-1.7%$51.43+11.2%-1.0%$4.73B$1.80B11.301,372Positive NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst UpgradeNWENorthWestern Energy Group2.7603 of 5 stars$56.48-2.5%$60.00+6.2%+2.1%$3.47B$1.53B15.471,573Positive NewsNWNNorthwest Natural Gas4.4506 of 5 stars$41.21-1.5%$48.00+16.5%+4.8%$1.69B$1.15B16.291,452Positive NewsOGEOGE Energy3.8886 of 5 stars$43.44-1.6%$46.80+7.7%+8.6%$8.89B$2.99B17.802,291Positive NewsOGSONE Gas3.3399 of 5 stars$74.53-1.9%$77.64+4.2%+4.2%$4.56B$2.08B17.793,900News CoverageAnalyst RevisionTLNTalen Energy1.4224 of 5 stars$383.49-1.5%$326.08-15.0%N/A$17.78B$2.12B108.641,894Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionKEPKorea Electric Power1.6084 of 5 stars$13.68+2.3%N/A+59.3%$17.17B$68.46B4.6848,440Positive NewsGap Down 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 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersOut of 18,347 Cryptocurrencies... 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