Zacks Research Issues Positive Outlook for Spire Earnings

Spire Inc. (NYSE:SR) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Spire in a research note issued to investors 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 released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The utilities provider reported $1.34 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.42 by ($0.08). Spire had a net margin of 9.70% and a return on equity of 7.88%.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on SR. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH raised Spire from a “sell” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $83.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Janney Montgomery Scott initiated coverage on shares of Spire in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $73.00 price target on the stock. Mizuho upgraded shares of Spire from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $65.00 to $76.00 in a report on Friday, December 20th. Bank of America began coverage on shares of Spire in a research note on Friday, December 13th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $70.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on Spire from $70.00 to $69.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Spire presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $74.00.

Spire Price Performance

Shares of Spire stock opened at $75.93 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21. Spire has a 12 month low of $57.27 and a 12 month high of $76.79. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $70.16 and a 200 day moving average of $67.82. The firm has a market cap of $4.43 billion, a PE ratio of 18.38, a PEG ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.58.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Spire

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in SR. Meeder Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in Spire during the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Spire in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in Spire by 87.2% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 438 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 204 shares during the last quarter. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. acquired a new stake in Spire during the fourth quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC grew its stake in Spire by 1,318.4% in the third quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 539 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 501 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.36% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

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

Spire Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Stockholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.14%. Spire’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 76.03%.

About Spire

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.