Zacks Research Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for Spire

Spire Inc. (NYSE:SR) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Spire in a report issued on Monday, February 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings of ($0.46) per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of ($0.49). The consensus estimate for Spire’s current full-year earnings is $4.50 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Spire’s Q2 2026 earnings at $3.96 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.10) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.48) EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $1.56 EPS.

Spire (NYSE:SR) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The utilities provider reported $1.34 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.42 by ($0.08). Spire had a return on equity of 7.88% and a net margin of 9.70%.

SR has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on Spire from $77.00 to $75.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on shares of Spire from $70.00 to $69.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Bank of America started coverage on shares of Spire in a research report on Friday, December 13th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $70.00 price objective on the stock. Mizuho upgraded Spire from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $65.00 to $76.00 in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Finally, StockNews.com cut Spire from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Spire has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $71.50.

Spire Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of NYSE SR opened at $75.65 on Wednesday. Spire has a 1-year low of $57.27 and a 1-year high of $76.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21, a current ratio of 0.50 and a quick ratio of 0.37. The business’s 50 day moving average is $69.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $67.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.32, a PEG ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.58.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Spire

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of SR. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Spire during the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Spire during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of Spire by 87.2% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 438 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 204 shares during the period. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Spire during the 4th quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Spire by 1,318.4% during the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 539 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 501 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.36% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Treasurer Adam W. Woodard sold 1,150 shares of Spire stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.47, for a total value of $77,590.50. Following the completion of the sale, the treasurer now directly owns 2,587 shares in the company, valued at $174,544.89. The trade was a 30.77 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Paul D. Koonce acquired 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $73.61 per share, with a total value of $73,610.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 2,425 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $178,504.25. This trade represents a 70.18 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 2.33% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Spire Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 11th will be paid a $0.785 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 11th. This represents a $3.14 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.15%. Spire’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 76.03%.

Spire Company Profile

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.