Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Spire Q2 Earnings

Spire Inc. (NYSE:SR) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Spire in a note issued to investors on Friday, March 20th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the utilities provider will earn $3.82 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $3.78. The consensus estimate for Spire’s current full-year earnings is $4.50 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Spire’s Q1 2027 earnings at $1.77 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $3.98 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.16 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $5.67 EPS and Q1 2028 earnings at $1.71 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on SR. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on Spire from $81.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Spire from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and set a $100.00 target price on shares of Spire in a report on Friday, February 20th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Spire from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $99.00 price target on shares of Spire in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Spire has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $90.70.

Spire Stock Down 0.1%

SR stock opened at $90.35 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $88.30 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $85.21. The company has a market cap of $5.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.64, a P/E/G ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 0.64. Spire has a twelve month low of $69.94 and a twelve month high of $94.27.

Spire (NYSE:SR) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The utilities provider reported $1.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.62 by $0.15. Spire had a return on equity of 9.43% and a net margin of 10.95%.The business had revenue of $762.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $785.54 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.34 earnings per share. Spire’s quarterly revenue was up 13.9% on a year-over-year basis. Spire has set its FY 2027 guidance at 5.650-5.850 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.450 EPS.

Spire Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 2nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.825 per share. This represents a $3.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 11th. Spire’s payout ratio is currently 71.74%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Community Bank N.A. acquired a new stake in Spire during the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Spire in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Optima Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Spire in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Spire in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Spire by 186.8% during the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 370 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 241 shares during the last quarter. 87.36% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Spire

Spire Inc (NYSE: SR), formerly known as The Laclede Group, is a regulated natural gas distribution company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Through its three operating divisions—Spire Missouri, Spire Alabama and Spire Mississippi—the company delivers natural gas to more than 1.7 million residential, commercial and industrial customers. Spire’s service territory spans key markets in the central and southern United States, including metropolitan St. Louis, central Alabama and central Mississippi.

Founded in 1857 as the Laclede Gas Light Company, the business has grown through strategic acquisitions, notably Alabama Gas Corporation in 2013 and Mississippi Gas in 2016.