What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for Spire Q3 Earnings?

Spire Inc. (NYSE:SR) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Spire in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, March 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings of ($0.12) per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of ($0.10). The consensus estimate for Spire’s current full-year earnings is $4.50 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Spire’s Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.49) EPS.

Spire (NYSE:SR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The utilities provider reported $1.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.42 by ($0.08). Spire had a return on equity of 7.88% and a net margin of 9.70%.

SR has been the subject of a number of other reports. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH raised shares of Spire to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Spire from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price target for the company from $72.00 to $85.00 in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. Mizuho boosted their price objective on Spire from $76.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. Bank of America assumed coverage on Spire in a research note on Friday, December 13th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $70.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Spire from $75.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Spire has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $76.00.

Spire Stock Performance

Shares of SR stock opened at $78.18 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21, a current ratio of 0.50 and a quick ratio of 0.37. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $74.24 and a 200-day moving average of $69.56. Spire has a one year low of $57.27 and a one year high of $78.83. The company has a market cap of $4.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.93, a P/E/G ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.53.

Spire Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 11th will be issued a $0.785 dividend. This represents a $3.14 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.02%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 11th. Spire’s payout ratio is 76.03%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of SR. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its position in shares of Spire by 29.0% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,022,870 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $69,381,000 after buying an additional 229,662 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in Spire by 19.5% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,989 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $338,000 after acquiring an additional 815 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its holdings in shares of Spire by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 193,065 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $13,096,000 after acquiring an additional 5,454 shares in the last quarter. Zimmer Partners LP bought a new stake in shares of Spire during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,083,000. Finally, iSAM Funds UK Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Spire by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. iSAM Funds UK Ltd now owns 9,798 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $665,000 after purchasing an additional 239 shares in the last quarter. 87.36% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Spire

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.