Zacks Research Has Positive Forecast for Spire Q1 Earnings

Spire Inc. (NYSE:SR) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Spire in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, March 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings of $1.52 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.50. 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 $3.97 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.89 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.59 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.20 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on SR. Bank of America started coverage on shares of Spire in a research note on Friday, December 13th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $70.00 price objective on the stock. Janney Montgomery Scott began coverage on Spire in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $73.00 target price for the company. Mizuho raised their price objective on Spire from $76.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Spire from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $72.00 to $85.00 in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Finally, LADENBURG THALM/SH SH raised Spire to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Spire currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $76.00.

Spire Trading Up 0.2 %

NYSE:SR opened at $77.45 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $4.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a current ratio of 0.50. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $74.07 and its 200 day simple moving average is $69.47. Spire has a one year low of $57.27 and a one year high of $78.83.

Spire (NYSE:SR) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The utilities provider reported $1.34 earnings per share (EPS) 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%.

Spire Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.785 per share. This represents a $3.14 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.05%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 11th. Spire’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 76.03%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Golden State Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Spire during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Spire by 87.2% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 438 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 204 shares during the period. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. purchased a new position in Spire during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its stake in Spire by 1,318.4% in the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 539 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 501 shares during the period. Finally, R Squared Ltd purchased a new stake in Spire in the 4th quarter worth approximately $37,000. 87.36% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.