Q1 2026 EPS Estimates for Spire Inc. (NYSE:SR) Boosted by Analyst

Spire Inc. (NYSE:SR) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Spire in a report issued on Tuesday, June 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $1.42 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.41. The consensus estimate for Spire’s current full-year earnings is $4.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Spire’s FY2026 earnings at $4.86 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Spire from $64.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 2nd. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Spire from $67.00 to $64.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. StockNews.com raised shares of Spire from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, May 3rd. UBS Group began coverage on Spire in a research note on Friday, April 12th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $68.00 target price for the company. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and set a $65.00 price target on shares of Spire in a research report on Tuesday, April 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $61.83.

Spire Price Performance

NYSE:SR opened at $60.10 on Thursday. Spire has a one year low of $53.77 and a one year high of $66.48. The company has a market cap of $3.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.18, a P/E/G ratio of 2.73 and a beta of 0.51. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $60.63 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $60.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 0.61 and a quick ratio of 0.48.

Spire (NYSE:SR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 1st. The utilities provider reported $3.45 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.86 by ($0.41). Spire had a net margin of 9.05% and a return on equity of 7.88%. The company had revenue of $1.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.21 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.70 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up .5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Spire Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 2nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 11th will be paid a $0.755 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 11th. This represents a $3.02 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.02%. Spire’s dividend payout ratio is presently 76.26%.

Insider Activity at Spire

In other news, EVP Steven P. Rasche acquired 4,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 13th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $23.83 per share, for a total transaction of $107,235.00. Following the purchase, the executive vice president now owns 16,500 shares in the company, valued at $393,195. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 2.86% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Spire by 25.7% in the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 6,611 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $379,000 after buying an additional 1,353 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Spire by 25.7% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 788,694 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $44,624,000 after buying an additional 161,171 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its position in Spire by 101.2% in the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 37,614 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $2,128,000 after purchasing an additional 18,917 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors L.P. lifted its position in Spire by 5.5% in the third quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P. now owns 106,998 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $6,054,000 after purchasing an additional 5,615 shares during the period. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its position in Spire by 186.4% in the third quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 6,691 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $379,000 after purchasing an additional 4,355 shares during the period. 87.36% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.