Stifel Nicolaus Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for Spire Global (NYSE:SPIR) Stock

Spire Global (NYSE:SPIR) had its price objective lifted by stock analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $14.00 to $16.00 in a report released on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus’ target price points to a potential upside of 31.05% from the company’s current price.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. iA Financial set a $9.00 price objective on Spire Global in a research note on Tuesday, December 23rd. Alliance Global Partners lowered Spire Global from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $17.00 to $9.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 23rd. Canaccord Genuity Group cut their price target on shares of Spire Global from $12.00 to $10.50 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, December 22nd. HC Wainwright reissued a “buy” rating and set a $19.00 price target (up from $14.00) on shares of Spire Global in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Spire Global from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Sunday, December 21st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $13.33.

Spire Global Stock Performance

Shares of SPIR opened at $12.21 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $10.56 and a two-hundred day moving average of $10.04. Spire Global has a one year low of $6.60 and a one year high of $14.52. The stock has a market cap of $404.12 million, a P/E ratio of 7.73 and a beta of 2.50.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Spire Global news, Chairman Peter Platzer sold 58,428 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.53, for a total value of $498,390.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman directly owned 1,693,603 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,446,433.59. The trade was a 3.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, COO Perez Celia Pelez sold 19,134 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.53, for a total value of $163,213.02. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 267,776 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,284,129.28. This represents a 6.67% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 119,274 shares of company stock valued at $1,017,407 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 14.68% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Spire Global

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in SPIR. Lane Generational LLC boosted its holdings in Spire Global by 40.4% during the fourth quarter. Lane Generational LLC now owns 745,217 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,589,000 after buying an additional 214,532 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Spire Global by 27.5% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 662,038 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,879,000 after buying an additional 142,987 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Spire Global by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 528,164 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,961,000 after acquiring an additional 7,253 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp raised its position in shares of Spire Global by 32.9% in the fourth quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 524,579 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,934,000 after acquiring an additional 129,990 shares during the period. Finally, AWM Investment Company Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Spire Global by 25.7% during the 4th quarter. AWM Investment Company Inc. now owns 418,287 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,137,000 after acquiring an additional 85,492 shares in the last quarter. 19.97% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

More Spire Global News

Here are the key news stories impacting Spire Global this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Two brokerages raised price targets and reiterated buy ratings — Canaccord boosted its target to $14 and Stifel raised its target to $16, signaling fresh analyst conviction and more upside in consensus targets. Benzinga — Analyst Price Target Updates
• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly revenue topped estimates, and MarketWatch highlights that the top-line beat helped the stock rally despite mixed metrics — investors are rewarding revenue strength in Spire’s space-data business. MarketWatch — Revenue Beat
• Positive Sentiment: Management is guiding for aggressive growth: Spire targets ~50% core revenue growth for 2026 and says RFGL capacity will expand roughly 15x — this forward-looking capacity and revenue cadence is a key catalyst for investor optimism. Yahoo Finance — Guidance & Capacity Expansion
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage and commentary pieces (e.g., Seeking Alpha) frame Spire as a high-growth space-data platform at an inflection point, which can attract growth-oriented investors and support multiple expansion. Seeking Alpha — Bullish Analysis
• Neutral Sentiment: Company reported mixed quarter: revenue beat consensus but EPS missed materially (reported EPS -$0.76 vs. est. -$0.29). The miss highlights near-term profitability pressures even as revenue momentum is positive. MarketBeat — Q4 Results & Call
• Negative Sentiment: Some outlets emphasized weaker Q4/FY figures and the EPS shortfall, which could pressure sentiment if investors focus on near-term profitability rather than growth trajectory. BayStreet — Q4 Reaction

About Spire Global

Spire Global (NYSE: SPIR) is a space-to-cloud data and analytics company that operates a constellation of low Earth orbit nanosatellites to collect radio occultation, maritime Automatic Identification System (AIS), and aviation tracking data. By leveraging proprietary satellite hardware and ground infrastructure, Spire captures precise, near-real-time observations of Earth’s atmosphere, oceans, and surface traffic to power downstream analytics for weather forecasting, fleet optimization, and safety monitoring.

The company’s core offerings include weather and climate intelligence derived from GPS radio occultation, which enhances numerical weather prediction models; maritime domain awareness services that track vessel movements and supply chain dynamics; and aviation analytics that monitor air traffic for efficiency and security applications.