Spire (SR) Competitors $77.55 +0.64 (+0.84%) As of 03:13 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends SR vs. LNT, WES, EBR, EVRG, SBS, WTRG, KEP, DTM, KNTK, and TLNShould you be buying Spire stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Spire include Alliant Energy (LNT), Western Midstream Partners (WES), Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás (EBR), Evergy (EVRG), Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (SBS), Essential Utilities (WTRG), Korea Electric Power (KEP), DT Midstream (DTM), Kinetik (KNTK), and Talen Energy (TLN). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Spire vs. Alliant Energy Western Midstream Partners Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás Evergy Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP Essential Utilities Korea Electric Power DT Midstream Kinetik Talen Energy Spire (NYSE:SR) and Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, media sentiment and profitability. Does the media prefer SR or LNT? In the previous week, Spire had 1 more articles in the media than Alliant Energy. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Spire and 16 mentions for Alliant Energy. Spire's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Alliant Energy's score of 0.98 indicating that Spire is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Spire 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alliant Energy 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend SR or LNT? Spire presently has a consensus target price of $76.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.64%. Alliant Energy has a consensus target price of $63.25, suggesting a potential downside of 0.14%. Given Alliant Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Alliant Energy is more favorable than Spire.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) 2.50Alliant Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30 Is SR or LNT more profitable? Alliant Energy has a net margin of 17.33% compared to Spire's net margin of 9.70%. Alliant Energy's return on equity of 11.39% beat Spire's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Spire9.70% 7.88% 2.22% Alliant Energy 17.33%11.39%3.55% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SR or LNT? 87.4% of Spire shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Spire shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are held by company 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. Is SR or LNT a better dividend stock? Spire pays an annual dividend of $3.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Spire pays out 76.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alliant Energy pays out 75.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Spire has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Alliant Energy has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Spire is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more risk & volatility, SR or LNT? Spire has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SR or LNT? Alliant Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Spire. Spire is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alliant Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSpire$2.51B1.80$250.90M$4.1318.71Alliant Energy$3.98B4.08$703M$2.6923.55 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SR or LNT? Spire received 381 more outperform votes than Alliant Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.64% of users gave Spire an outperform vote while only 35.29% of users gave Alliant Energy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSpireOutperform Votes41157.64% Underperform Votes30242.36% Alliant EnergyOutperform Votes3035.29% Underperform Votes5564.71% SummarySpire beats Alliant Energy on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$4.51B$12.67B$15.13B$19.66BDividend Yield4.20%2.93%5.64%3.82%P/E Ratio18.7112.2815.2933.67Price / Sales1.802.5220.9827.19Price / Cash8.129.0618.4317.54Price / Book1.472.041.954.59Net Income$250.90M$1.29B$667.54M$1.02B7 Day Performance3.32%6.50%1.55%3.49%1 Month Performance4.41%1.59%3.03%-5.04%1 Year Performance28.87%12.23%7.97%5.92% Spire Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SRSpire2.6584 of 5 stars$77.55+0.8%$76.00-2.0%+29.9%$4.52B$2.51B18.783,475Analyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsLNTAlliant Energy3.3078 of 5 stars$63.24+1.2%$63.25+0.0%+29.7%$16.23B$3.98B23.513,281Analyst RevisionWESWestern Midstream Partners1.8763 of 5 stars$40.56+4.2%$38.43-5.2%+20.1%$15.46B$3.61B10.351,377Positive NewsEBRCentrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás2.295 of 5 stars$6.67-0.8%N/A-10.9%$14.97B$38.08B6.878,328Earnings ReportShort Interest ↓News CoverageEVRGEvergy2.9266 of 5 stars$65.00-0.2%$66.79+2.8%+29.8%$14.95B$5.85B17.574,658Analyst UpgradePositive NewsSBSCompanhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP1.589 of 5 stars$16.45-1.0%N/A+18.0%$11.24B$26.17B6.4811,170Analyst DowngradeNews CoveragePositive NewsWTRGEssential Utilities4.5733 of 5 stars$40.56+1.9%$43.50+7.2%+8.7%$11.15B$2.09B20.283,258Analyst RevisionPositive NewsKEPKorea Electric Power2.3833 of 5 stars$7.67-0.5%N/A-10.8%$9.84B$94.00T3.5548,800Analyst DowngradePositive NewsDTMDT Midstream3.7134 of 5 stars$86.88-1.4%$102.00+17.4%+68.4%$8.81B$981M21.14360Ex-DividendPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeKNTKKinetik3.6439 of 5 stars$49.45-3.4%$58.25+17.8%+46.6%$7.79B$1.48B18.25200Insider TradeTLNTalen Energy2.3081 of 5 stars$165.97-5.8%$241.20+45.3%+141.7%$7.65B$2.07B8.912,118Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alliant Energy Competitors Western Midstream Partners Competitors Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás Competitors Evergy Competitors Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP Competitors Essential Utilities Competitors Korea Electric Power Competitors DT Midstream Competitors Kinetik Competitors Talen Energy 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 3/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Wealth is Under AttackHave you looked at the stock market recently? 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