Brokers Set Expectations for Spire’s Q3 Earnings (NYSE:SR)

Spire Inc. (NYSE:SR) – Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for Spire in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 8th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the utilities provider will earn ($0.08) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($0.06). The consensus estimate for Spire’s current full-year earnings is $4.52 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Spire’s Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.37) EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $1.46 EPS.

SR has been the topic of several other reports. Morgan Stanley reduced 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. Mizuho raised shares of Spire from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $65.00 to $76.00 in a research report on Friday, December 20th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH lowered shares of Spire from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $65.50 to $60.50 in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on shares of Spire from $70.00 to $69.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price target on Spire from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $71.50.

Spire Stock Performance

Spire stock opened at $67.35 on Monday. Spire has a fifty-two week low of $56.36 and a fifty-two week high of $73.64. The stock has a market cap of $3.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.63, a PEG ratio of 3.00 and a beta of 0.57. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $68.28 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $66.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 0.30 and a current ratio of 0.45.

Spire Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 11th were issued a dividend of $3.14 per share. This represents a $12.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 18.65%. This is a boost from Spire’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.76. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 11th. Spire’s payout ratio is presently 72.85%.

Insider Activity at Spire

In other Spire news, Treasurer Adam W. Woodard sold 1,150 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $67.47, for a total transaction of $77,590.50. Following the completion of the sale, the treasurer now directly owns 2,587 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $174,544.89. This represents a 30.77 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Paul D. Koonce purchased 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was acquired at an average price of $73.61 per share, for a total transaction of $73,610.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly 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 disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 2.33% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Spire

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of SR. Captrust Financial Advisors bought a new stake in Spire during the third quarter valued at about $39,228,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. purchased a new stake in Spire in the 4th quarter worth approximately $8,277,000. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Spire by 290.9% during the 2nd 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 during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in Spire by 8.3% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 944,387 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $57,351,000 after purchasing an additional 72,119 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted 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 worth $93,244,000 after purchasing an additional 71,798 shares during the period. 87.36% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other 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.