Analysts Offer Predictions for Spire’s Q3 Earnings (NYSE:SR)

Spire Inc. (NYSE:SR) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Spire in a report issued on Monday, March 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings of ($0.12) per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of ($0.10). The consensus estimate for Spire’s current full-year earnings is $4.50 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Spire’s Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.49) EPS.

Spire (NYSE:SR) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 return on equity of 7.88% and a net margin of 9.70%.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on SR. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Spire from $75.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Spire from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Mizuho increased their price target on shares of Spire from $76.00 to $82.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH upgraded shares of Spire to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 17th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Spire from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $72.00 to $85.00 in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $76.00.

Spire Trading Up 0.9 %

NYSE SR opened at $78.18 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $4.56 billion, a PE ratio of 18.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.53. Spire has a 1-year low of $57.27 and a 1-year high of $78.83. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $74.24 and a 200-day moving average of $69.56. 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 Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 11th will be issued a $0.785 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 11th. This represents a $3.14 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.02%. Spire’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 76.03%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Spire

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Golden State Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Spire during the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 204 shares in the last quarter. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. purchased a new stake in Spire in the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Spire by 1,318.4% during 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 during the last quarter. Finally, R Squared Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Spire in the 4th quarter worth approximately $37,000. 87.36% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.