Equities Analysts Set Expectations for Spire Q2 Earnings

Spire Inc. (NYSE:SR) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Spire in a research note issued on Friday, March 20th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $3.82 for the quarter, up from their previous 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.

Spire (NYSE:SR) last issued 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 net margin of 10.95% and a return on equity of 9.43%. The business had revenue of $762.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $785.54 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.34 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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.

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

Spire Stock Down 3.4%

NYSE:SR opened at $88.42 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 0.45 and a current ratio of 0.61. The company has a market capitalization of $5.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.64. Spire has a one year low of $69.94 and a one year high of $94.27. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $87.96 and a 200 day simple moving average of $85.00.

Institutional Trading of Spire

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Community Bank N.A. bought a new stake in shares of Spire in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC acquired a new position in Spire during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Optima Capital LLC acquired a new position in Spire during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Spire during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its stake in 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 currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Spire Dividend Announcement

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

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.