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Spire (SR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$74.50 +0.02 (+0.03%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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About Spire Stock (NYSE:SR)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$74.14
$74.81
50-Day Range
$71.14
$77.96
52-Week Range
$58.27
$79.81
Volume
387,790 shs
Average Volume
403,054 shs
Market Capitalization
$4.40 billion
P/E Ratio
18.35
Dividend Yield
4.21%
Price Target
$77.40
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Spire Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the purchase, retail distribution, and sale of natural gas to residential, commercial, industrial, and other end-users of natural gas in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Gas Utility, Gas Marketing, and Midstream. It is also involved in the marketing of natural gas and related services; and transportation and storage of natural gas. In addition, the company engages in the operation of propane through its propane pipeline, risk management, and other activities. The company was formerly known as The Laclede Group, Inc. and changed its name to Spire Inc. in April 2016. Spire Inc. was founded in 1857 and is based in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Spire Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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69th Percentile Overall Score

SR MarketRank™: 

Spire scored higher than 69% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 51st out of 96 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Spire has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Spire has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Spire's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Spire are expected to grow by 8.44% in the coming year, from $4.50 to $4.88 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Spire is 18.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.72.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Spire is 18.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 20.20.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Spire has a PEG Ratio of 2.48. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Spire has a P/B Ratio of 1.44. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Spire's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.54% of the float of Spire has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Spire has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.4.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Spire has recently increased by 21.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Spire is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.31%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Spire has been increasing its dividend for 22 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Spire is 77.34%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Spire will have a dividend payout ratio of 64.34% next year. This indicates that Spire will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Spire's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.54% of the float of Spire has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Spire has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.4.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Spire has recently increased by 21.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Spire has a news sentiment score of 0.86. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.76 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Spire this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Spire insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.33% of the stock of Spire is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    87.36% of the stock of Spire is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Spire's insider trading history.
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SR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Spire's stock was trading at $67.83 at the start of the year. Since then, SR shares have increased by 10.1% and is now trading at $74.69.
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Spire Inc. (NYSE:SR) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 30th. The utilities provider reported $3.60 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $3.70 by $0.10. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 6.8% on a year-over-year basis.
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Top institutional shareholders of Spire include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.47%), American Century Companies Inc. (5.75%), Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. (4.16%) and Nuveen LLC (1.59%). Insiders that own company stock include Brenda D Newberry, Steven P Rasche, Maria V Fogarty, Gerard J Gorla, Joseph B Hampton, Adam W Woodard and Paul D Koonce.
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Shares of SR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Spire investors own include Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Meta Platforms (META), YETI (YETI), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Walmart (WMT).

Company Calendar

Record date for 4/2 Dividend
3/11/2025
Ex-Dividend for 4/2 Dividend
3/11/2025
Dividend Payable
4/02/2025
Record date for 7/2 Dividend
4/11/2025
Last Earnings
4/30/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/2 Dividend
6/11/2025
Today
6/24/2025
Dividend Payable
7/02/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/30/2025
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Utilities
Industry
UTIL - GAS DISTR
Sub-Industry
Utilities
Current Symbol
NYSE:SR
Employees
3,475
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$77.40
High Stock Price Target
$83.00
Low Stock Price Target
$69.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+3.6%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.40
Research Coverage
10 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
18.40
Forward P/E Ratio
16.60
P/E Growth
2.48
Net Income
$250.90 million
Pretax Margin
12.90%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.59 billion
Cash Flow
$9.34 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.00
Book Value
$51.79 per share
Price / Book
1.44

Miscellaneous

Free Float
57,642,000
Market Cap
$4.41 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.63

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This page (NYSE:SR) was last updated on 6/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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