Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Estimate for Spire Earnings

Spire Inc. (NYSE:SR) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Spire in a research report issued on Wednesday, January 8th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the utilities provider will earn $1.47 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.44. The consensus estimate for Spire’s current full-year earnings is $4.52 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Spire’s Q2 2026 earnings at $3.84 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.10 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Stifel Nicolaus cut 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. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Spire from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH downgraded shares of Spire from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and decreased their price target for the company from $65.50 to $60.50 in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. StockNews.com raised Spire from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott started coverage on Spire in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $73.00 target price on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $71.50.

Spire Stock Performance

Shares of SR opened at $65.67 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $68.10 and a 200 day simple moving average of $65.88. Spire has a 12 month low of $56.36 and a 12 month high of $73.64. The company has a current ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 0.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.24, a PEG ratio of 3.00 and a beta of 0.57.

Spire Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 11th were issued a $3.14 dividend. This is an increase from Spire’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.76. This represents a $12.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 19.13%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 11th. Spire’s payout ratio is presently 72.85%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Treasurer Adam W. Woodard sold 1,150 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.47, for a total value of $77,590.50. Following the sale, the treasurer now owns 2,587 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $174,544.89. The trade was a 30.77 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Paul D. Koonce purchased 1,000 shares of Spire stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was purchased at an average price of $73.61 per share, with a total value of $73,610.00. Following the transaction, the director now 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.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in SR. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Spire by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 24,915 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,690,000 after purchasing an additional 1,097 shares during the last quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Spire by 14.8% in the fourth quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 6,509 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $441,000 after purchasing an additional 841 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of Spire by 87.2% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 438 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 204 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Spire by 18.1% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 289,730 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $19,496,000 after buying an additional 44,506 shares during the period. Finally, Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas acquired a new stake in shares of Spire in the third quarter valued at approximately $994,000. Institutional investors own 87.36% of the company’s stock.

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.