Spire (SR) Competitors $73.76 +0.19 (+0.25%) As of 10:02 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. EBR, LNT, EVRG, WES, SBS, KEP, TLN, DTM, WTRG, and ELPCShould you be buying Spire stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Spire include Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras (EBR), Alliant Energy (LNT), Evergy (EVRG), Western Midstream Partners (WES), Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp (SBS), Korea Electric Power (KEP), Talen Energy (TLN), DT Midstream (DTM), Essential Utilities (WTRG), and Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel (ELPC). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Spire vs. Its Competitors Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras Alliant Energy Evergy Western Midstream Partners Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp Korea Electric Power Talen Energy DT Midstream Essential Utilities Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel Spire (NYSE:SR) and Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras (NYSE:EBR) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends. Do analysts recommend SR or EBR? Spire currently has a consensus price target of $77.40, indicating a potential upside of 5.54%. Given Spire's higher probable upside, research 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 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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$2.59B1.67$250.90M$4.0618.06Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras$7.45B2.23$1.92B$0.769.72 Do insiders and institutionals believe 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. 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 raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Spire is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. 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% Which has more volatility & risk, SR or EBR? Spire has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to SR or EBR? In the previous week, Spire had 3 more articles in the media than Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Spire and 0 mentions for Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras. Spire's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras' score of 0.00 indicating that Spire is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Spire Neutral Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras Neutral SummarySpire beats Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras on 11 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. 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$4.32B$9.29B$15.86B$20.43BDividend Yield4.30%3.61%5.59%3.76%P/E Ratio18.0510.9420.3927.62Price / Sales1.672.2928.7836.40Price / Cash8.029.1419.1021.79Price / Book1.421.532.164.52Net Income$250.90M$531.39M$751.09M$984.47M7 Day Performance0.53%0.87%1.38%2.61%1 Month Performance-1.72%6.55%3.30%4.99%1 Year Performance21.04%21.26%17.18%13.53% Spire Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SRSpire3.1943 of 5 stars$73.76+0.3%$77.40+4.9%+22.1%$4.35B$2.59B18.163,475EBRCentrais El�tricas Brasileiras1.3937 of 5 stars$7.27+0.6%N/A+14.5%$16.32B$7.45B9.567,710LNTAlliant Energy4.3463 of 5 stars$61.34+1.3%$63.95+4.3%+20.9%$15.76B$3.98B21.152,998Positive NewsEVRGEvergy4.1287 of 5 stars$68.47+1.9%$73.19+6.9%+31.8%$15.75B$5.89B18.024,731Analyst RevisionWESWestern Midstream Partners2.1023 of 5 stars$38.68+0.3%$39.83+3.0%-5.0%$14.75B$3.61B11.551,511SBSCompanhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp1.4669 of 5 stars$20.61-0.7%N/A+60.2%$14.08B$6.70B7.6910,552KEPKorea Electric Power1.4595 of 5 stars$10.36-3.4%N/A+94.1%$13.30B$68.46B5.1848,440High Trading VolumeTLNTalen Energy0.7459 of 5 stars$291.59+1.0%$246.33-15.5%+141.4%$13.27B$2.12B30.281,894Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeDTMDT Midstream2.8921 of 5 stars$106.39+0.1%$109.27+2.7%+49.4%$10.81B$981M28.99360Positive NewsWTRGEssential Utilities4.7221 of 5 stars$38.03+1.8%$43.50+14.4%+1.6%$10.66B$2.09B17.053,291ELPCCompanhia Paranaense de Energia - CopelN/A$8.43+0.3%N/A+46.5%$9.01B$4.20B12.046,320 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras Competitors Alliant Energy Competitors Evergy Competitors Western Midstream Partners Competitors Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp Competitors Korea Electric Power Competitors Talen Energy Competitors DT Midstream Competitors Essential Utilities Competitors Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel 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 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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