Zacks Research Has Positive Forecast for Spire Q4 Earnings

Spire Inc. (NYSE:SR) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Spire in a research note issued on Monday, February 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of ($0.46) for the quarter, up from their prior forecast 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.

SR has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Bank of America began coverage on Spire in a report on Friday, December 13th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $70.00 target price for the company. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on shares of 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 target price on shares of Spire from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Janney Montgomery Scott started coverage on shares of Spire in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $73.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on Spire from $77.00 to $75.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $74.00.

Spire Trading Up 1.0 %

NYSE SR opened at $76.43 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $4.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.58. Spire has a fifty-two week low of $57.27 and a fifty-two week high of $76.80. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $69.92 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $67.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a current ratio of 0.50.

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%.

Institutional Trading of Spire

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Blair William & Co. IL raised its stake in shares of Spire by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 6,027 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $409,000 after purchasing an additional 152 shares during the last quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. raised its position in Spire by 5.2% in the 3rd quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 3,572 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $240,000 after buying an additional 177 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning lifted its stake in Spire by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 7,126 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $480,000 after acquiring an additional 190 shares during the period. Missouri Trust & Investment Co boosted its holdings in shares of Spire by 28.6% during the 3rd quarter. Missouri Trust & Investment Co now owns 900 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $61,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Gamco Investors INC. ET AL grew its stake in shares of Spire by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 9,050 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $614,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the period. 87.36% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Treasurer Adam W. Woodard sold 1,150 shares of the company’s 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. This represents a 30.77 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, 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 shares were purchased at an average cost of $73.61 per share, with a total value of $73,610.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 2,425 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $178,504.25. This 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 currently owned by company insiders.

Spire Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared 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 dividend yield of 4.11%. Spire’s payout ratio 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.