Spire (SR) Competitors

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, 0.4% of Atmos Energy shares are owned 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, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Atmos Energy has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the broader market.

Spire pays an annual dividend of $3.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Atmos Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. 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.

In the previous week, Spire had 7 more articles in the media than Atmos Energy. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Spire and 5 mentions for Atmos Energy. Atmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Spire's score of -0.13 indicating that Atmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Spire currently has a consensus target price of $92.50, suggesting a potential upside of 20.95%. Atmos Energy has a consensus target price of $183.58, suggesting a potential upside of 17.53%. Given Spire's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Spire is more favorable than Atmos Energy.

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.

Spire presently has a consensus price target of $92.50, indicating a potential upside of 20.95%. Chesapeake Utilities has a consensus price target of $144.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.07%. Given Spire's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Spire is more favorable than Chesapeake Utilities.

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

Spire pays an annual dividend of $3.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Chesapeake Utilities pays an annual dividend of $2.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Spire pays out 36.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chesapeake Utilities pays out 46.9% 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 Chesapeake Utilities 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.

Spire has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Chesapeake Utilities has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Spire had 7 more articles in the media than Chesapeake Utilities. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Spire and 5 mentions for Chesapeake Utilities. Chesapeake Utilities' average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Spire's score of -0.13 indicating that Chesapeake Utilities is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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.

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 pays an annual dividend of $3.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. NewJersey Resources pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Spire pays out 36.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NewJersey Resources pays out 55.2% 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 NewJersey Resources has increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years. Spire is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Spire currently has a consensus target price of $92.50, indicating a potential upside of 20.95%. NewJersey Resources has a consensus target price of $61.50, indicating a potential upside of 20.25%. Given Spire's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Spire is more favorable than NewJersey Resources.

In the previous week, Spire had 10 more articles in the media than NewJersey Resources. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Spire and 2 mentions for NewJersey Resources. NewJersey Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Spire's score of -0.13 indicating that NewJersey Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

87.4% of Spire shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.0% of NewJersey Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Spire shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of NewJersey Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Spire has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NewJersey Resources has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the broader market.

NewJersey Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

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.

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.

75.1% of Northwest Natural Gas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of Spire shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Northwest Natural Gas shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Spire shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Spire had 12 more articles in the media than Northwest Natural Gas. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Spire and 0 mentions for Northwest Natural Gas. Northwest Natural Gas' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Spire's score of -0.13 indicating that Northwest Natural Gas is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Northwest Natural Gas has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Spire has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the broader market.

Northwest Natural Gas pays an annual dividend of $1.97 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Spire pays an annual dividend of $3.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Northwest Natural Gas pays out 65.7% 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. Northwest Natural Gas has increased its dividend for 70 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.

Northwest Natural Gas presently has a consensus target price of $55.80, suggesting a potential upside of 19.59%. Spire has a consensus target price of $92.50, suggesting a potential upside of 20.95%. Given Spire's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Spire is more favorable than Northwest Natural Gas.