Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Spire Q1 Earnings

Spire Inc. (NYSE:SR) – Research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Spire in a report released on Wednesday, January 8th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $1.47 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.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on SR. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH cut shares of Spire from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $65.50 to $60.50 in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Spire from $73.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on shares of Spire from $70.00 to $69.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 22nd. UBS Group raised their price target 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. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Spire from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $71.50.

Spire Stock Performance

NYSE SR opened at $67.27 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $68.04 and its 200 day simple moving average is $65.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.61, a P/E/G ratio of 3.00 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a current ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 0.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24. Spire has a 1 year low of $56.36 and a 1 year high of $73.64.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Spire

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in SR. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Spire by 5.5% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,385,452 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $93,244,000 after purchasing an additional 71,798 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC purchased a new position in Spire during the 3rd quarter valued at about $787,000. Cynosure Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Spire during the third quarter valued at about $4,067,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Spire by 116.2% during the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 28,025 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,886,000 after acquiring an additional 15,060 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC grew its position in Spire by 12.4% in the second quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC now owns 288,339 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $17,511,000 after acquiring an additional 31,923 shares in the last quarter. 87.36% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Spire

In related news, Director Paul D. Koonce acquired 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $73.61 per share, with a total value of $73,610.00. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 2,425 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $178,504.25. This trade represents a 70.18 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Treasurer Adam W. Woodard sold 1,150 shares of the company’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 $174,544.89. This trade represents a 30.77 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 2.33% of the company’s stock.

Spire Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 11th were issued a $3.14 dividend. This represents a $12.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 18.67%. This is a boost from Spire’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.76. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 11th. Spire’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 72.85%.

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.