What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for Spire Q4 Earnings?

Spire Inc. (NYSE:SR) – Analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q4 2027 earnings estimates for shares of Spire in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, January 15th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of ($0.04) for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of ($0.02). The consensus estimate for Spire’s current full-year earnings is $4.50 per share.

SR has been the subject of several other research reports. Bank of America upgraded Spire from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $76.00 to $89.00 in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. BTIG Research upgraded shares of Spire to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Morgan Stanley set a $97.00 price objective on shares of Spire in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Mizuho increased their target price on shares of Spire from $93.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Spire to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $88.55.

Spire Price Performance

Shares of NYSE SR opened at $83.56 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.21 and a current ratio of 0.32. Spire has a fifty-two week low of $68.48 and a fifty-two week high of $91.11. The stock has a market cap of $4.94 billion, a PE ratio of 18.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 0.67. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $84.38 and a 200-day moving average of $80.91.

Spire (NYSE:SR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, November 14th. The utilities provider reported ($0.47) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.46) by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $334.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $439.56 million. Spire had a net margin of 10.96% and a return on equity of 8.78%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 13.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted ($0.54) earnings per share. Spire has set its FY 2027 guidance at 5.650-5.850 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.450 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SR. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its stake in Spire by 10.0% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 212,438 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $16,623,000 after purchasing an additional 19,373 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Spire during the 1st quarter valued at about $9,636,000. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its position in Spire by 75.2% in the 2nd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 785 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $57,000 after buying an additional 337 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its position in Spire by 25.3% during the second quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 7,309 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $541,000 after acquiring an additional 1,476 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Spire by 71.8% during the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,249 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $91,000 after acquiring an additional 522 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.36% of the company’s stock.

Spire Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, January 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 11th were given a dividend of $0.825 per share. This is an increase from Spire’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.79. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 11th. This represents a $3.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.9%. Spire’s dividend payout ratio is 75.00%.

Spire Company Profile

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.