Analysts Offer Predictions for Spire’s Q4 Earnings (NYSE:SR)

Spire Inc. (NYSE:SR) – Zacks Research reduced their Q4 2026 earnings per share estimates for Spire in a research note issued on Wednesday, September 23rd. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of ($1.01) for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($0.98). The consensus estimate for Spire’s current full-year earnings is $4.01 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Spire’s Q1 2027 earnings at $1.83 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at ($0.56) EPS, FY2027 earnings at $5.48 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $6.08 EPS.

Spire (NYSE:SR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The utilities provider reported ($0.26) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.32) by $0.06. Spire had a net margin of 21.48% and a return on equity of 8.65%. The business had revenue of $420.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $394.62 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.01 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 19.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Spire has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.900-4.100 EPS.

SR has been the subject of several other reports. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and issued a $102.00 price objective on shares of Spire in a report on Monday. Huntington initiated coverage on Spire in a research report on Monday, September 14th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $93.00 target price for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “neutral” rating and set a $85.00 price target (up from $84.00) on shares of Spire in a research report on Friday, June 26th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on Spire from $91.00 to $88.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, September 18th. Finally, Mizuho started coverage on Spire in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $88.00 price objective for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Spire currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $93.73.

Spire Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of SR opened at $76.77 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $81.55 and its 200-day moving average price is $84.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.56, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.54. The company has a current ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61. Spire has a 1-year low of $75.85 and a 1-year high of $95.31.

Institutional Trading of Spire

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Detalus Advisors LLC increased its position in Spire by 2.3% during the 1st quarter. Detalus Advisors LLC now owns 6,200 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $561,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Spire by 10.5% in the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,775 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $147,000 after purchasing an additional 169 shares during the period. BTC Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Spire by 5.0% in the 1st quarter. BTC Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,719 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $337,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares during the period. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. boosted its stake in shares of Spire by 15.4% during the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 1,411 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $117,000 after purchasing an additional 188 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased its holdings in Spire by 1.2% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 16,282 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,475,000 after buying an additional 193 shares during the period. 87.36% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Spire Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, September 11th will be paid a $0.8250 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 11th. This represents a $3.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.3%. Spire’s payout ratio is presently 36.79%.

Spire Company Profile

Spire Inc is an energy company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Through its regulated utility operations, the company distributes natural gas to residential, commercial and industrial customers in Missouri and Alabama, serving communities through local natural gas infrastructure and related customer services.

Spire also operates businesses involved in natural gas marketing, storage and pipeline transportation. These operations support the company’s utility activities and provide natural gas supply, logistics and infrastructure services to utilities, commercial and industrial customers, and other market participants.

The company traces its history to 1857, when it was established as Laclede Gas Company.