Zacks Research Has Bullish Estimate for Spire Q1 Earnings

Spire Inc. (NYSE:SR) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Spire in a note issued to investors on Monday, March 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the utilities provider will earn $1.52 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.50. The consensus estimate for Spire’s current full-year earnings is $4.50 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Spire’s Q2 2026 earnings at $3.97 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.89 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.59 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.20 EPS.

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

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on SR. StockNews.com cut Spire from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Spire from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $72.00 to $85.00 in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Spire from $75.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH upgraded shares of Spire to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 17th. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott initiated coverage on shares of Spire in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $73.00 price objective for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $76.00.

Spire Trading Up 0.6 %

SR opened at $77.28 on Wednesday. Spire has a one year low of $57.27 and a one year high of $78.83. 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 business has a 50 day simple moving average of $73.89 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $69.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.71, a PEG ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.53.

Spire Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.785 per share. This represents a $3.14 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.06%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 11th. Spire’s dividend payout ratio is 76.03%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Spire

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in SR. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its stake in shares of Spire by 29.0% in the 4th 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 during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of Spire by 19.5% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,989 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $338,000 after acquiring an additional 815 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its position 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 worth $13,096,000 after purchasing an additional 5,454 shares during the last quarter. Zimmer Partners LP bought a new position in Spire in the 4th quarter worth about $30,083,000. Finally, iSAM Funds UK Ltd boosted its stake in Spire by 2.5% in the 4th 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 currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Spire Company Profile

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.