Spire (SR) Competitors

Spire currently has a consensus price target of $94.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.09%. Atmos Energy has a consensus price target of $187.73, suggesting a potential upside of 12.30%. Given Spire's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Spire is more favorable than Atmos Energy.

87.4% of Spire shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.2% of Atmos Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Spire shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Atmos Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Spire has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Atmos Energy has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the broader market.

Spire pays an annual dividend of $3.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Atmos Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Spire pays out 36.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Atmos Energy pays out 47.6% 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 raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Atmos Energy has raised its dividend for 41 consecutive years. Spire is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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.

Atmos Energy has a net margin of 28.50% compared to Spire's net margin of 21.48%. Atmos Energy's return on equity of 9.67% beat Spire's return on equity.

In the previous week, Atmos Energy had 17 more articles in the media than Spire. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Atmos Energy and 4 mentions for Spire. Atmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Spire's score of 1.28 indicating that Atmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Chesapeake Utilities currently has a consensus price target of $138.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.87%. Spire has a consensus price target of $94.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.09%. Given Spire's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Spire is more favorable than Chesapeake Utilities.

83.1% of Chesapeake Utilities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of Spire shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Chesapeake Utilities shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Spire shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Spire has higher revenue and earnings than Chesapeake Utilities. Spire is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chesapeake Utilities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Chesapeake Utilities has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Spire has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Spire had 2 more articles in the media than Chesapeake Utilities. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Spire and 2 mentions for Chesapeake Utilities. Spire's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Chesapeake Utilities' score of 0.83 indicating that Spire is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Chesapeake Utilities pays an annual dividend of $2.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Spire pays an annual dividend of $3.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Chesapeake Utilities pays out 46.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Spire pays out 36.8% 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. Chesapeake Utilities has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Spire has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Spire is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Spire has a net margin of 21.48% compared to Chesapeake Utilities' net margin of 15.12%. Chesapeake Utilities' return on equity of 9.34% beat Spire's return on equity.

NewJersey Resources currently has a consensus price target of $57.83, indicating a potential upside of 7.58%. Spire has a consensus price target of $94.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.09%. Given Spire's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Spire is more favorable than NewJersey Resources.

71.0% of NewJersey Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of Spire shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of NewJersey Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

NewJersey Resources has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Spire has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market.

NewJersey Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Spire. Spire is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NewJersey Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, NewJersey Resources had 3 more articles in the media than Spire. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for NewJersey Resources and 4 mentions for Spire. Spire's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat NewJersey Resources' score of 1.03 indicating that Spire is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

NewJersey Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Spire pays an annual dividend of $3.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. NewJersey Resources pays out 52.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Spire pays out 36.8% 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. NewJersey Resources has increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years and Spire has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Spire is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Spire has a net margin of 21.48% compared to NewJersey Resources' net margin of 16.42%. NewJersey Resources' return on equity of 14.46% beat Spire's return on equity.

Spire has higher revenue and earnings than Northwest Natural Gas. Spire is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northwest Natural Gas, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Spire pays an annual dividend of $3.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Northwest Natural Gas pays an annual dividend of $1.97 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Spire pays out 36.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Northwest Natural Gas pays out 65.7% 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 raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Northwest Natural Gas has raised its dividend for 70 consecutive years. Spire is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Spire had 1 more articles in the media than Northwest Natural Gas. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Spire and 3 mentions for Northwest Natural Gas. Spire's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Northwest Natural Gas' score of 0.54 indicating that Spire is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Spire has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Northwest Natural Gas has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

Spire presently has a consensus price target of $94.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.09%. Northwest Natural Gas has a consensus price target of $55.25, suggesting a potential upside of 11.53%. Given Spire's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Spire is more favorable than Northwest Natural Gas.

87.4% of Spire shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of Northwest Natural Gas shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Spire shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Northwest Natural Gas shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Spire has a net margin of 21.48% compared to Northwest Natural Gas' net margin of 9.75%. Spire's return on equity of 8.65% beat Northwest Natural Gas' return on equity.