Equities Analysts Set Expectations for Spire Q1 Earnings

Spire Inc. (NYSE:SR) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Spire in a research report issued to clients and investors 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.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on SR. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Spire from $77.00 to $75.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH lowered shares of Spire from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $65.50 to $60.50 in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on shares of Spire from $70.00 to $69.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Janney Montgomery Scott assumed coverage on Spire in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $73.00 target price for the company. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Spire from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Two equities 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’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $71.50.

Spire Price Performance

Shares of Spire stock opened at $67.27 on Friday. Spire has a 52 week low of $56.36 and a 52 week 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 company’s 50-day moving average price is $68.04 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $65.83. The stock has a market cap of $3.89 billion, a PE ratio of 15.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.00 and a beta of 0.57.

Spire Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 11th were given a $3.14 dividend. This represents a $12.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 18.67%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 11th. This is a boost from Spire’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.76. Spire’s payout ratio is 72.85%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Treasurer Adam W. Woodard sold 1,150 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.47, for a total transaction of $77,590.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the treasurer now directly owns 2,587 shares in the company, 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 available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Paul D. Koonce acquired 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $73.61 per share, for a total transaction of $73,610.00. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 2,425 shares in the company, valued at $178,504.25. This trade represents a 70.18 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders own 2.33% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Spire

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Captrust Financial Advisors bought a new stake in shares of Spire during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $39,228,000. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in Spire by 290.9% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 130,827 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $7,877,000 after acquiring an additional 97,358 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in Spire by 8.3% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 944,387 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $57,351,000 after acquiring an additional 72,119 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Spire by 5.5% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,385,452 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $93,244,000 after acquiring an additional 71,798 shares during the period. Finally, Barclays PLC raised its holdings in shares of Spire by 127.8% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 109,372 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $7,360,000 after purchasing an additional 61,357 shares during the period. 87.36% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.