Zacks Research Weighs in on Spire’s Q4 Earnings (NYSE:SR)

Spire Inc. (NYSE:SR) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Spire in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, November 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of ($0.40) for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($0.37). The consensus estimate for Spire’s current full-year earnings is $4.51 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Spire’s Q2 2026 earnings at $3.69 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.85 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on SR. Mizuho upped their price target on shares of Spire from $62.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH cut shares of Spire from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and cut their price target for the company from $65.50 to $60.50 in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Spire from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on shares of Spire from $77.00 to $75.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of Spire from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Spire presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $68.06.

Spire Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:SR opened at $72.55 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $4.19 billion, a PE ratio of 16.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.13 and a beta of 0.52. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $65.87 and its 200-day moving average is $63.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 0.35 and a current ratio of 0.45. Spire has a 52 week low of $56.36 and a 52 week high of $72.71.

Spire Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 11th will be paid a $3.14 dividend. This is a positive change from Spire’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.76. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 11th. This represents a $12.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 17.31%. Spire’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 70.07%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Spire

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Spire during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Spire in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $31,000. LRI Investments LLC bought a new position in Spire in the 1st quarter worth approximately $35,000. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in Spire by 1,318.4% in the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 539 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 501 shares during the period. Finally, EntryPoint Capital LLC bought a new position in Spire in the 1st quarter worth approximately $47,000. Hedge funds and other 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.