What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for Spire Q1 Earnings?

Spire Inc. (NYSE:SR) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Spire in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, March 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings of $1.52 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate 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.

Several other brokerages have also recently commented on SR. Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Spire from $76.00 to $82.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH upgraded shares of Spire to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Spire from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $72.00 to $85.00 in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. Bank of America began coverage on Spire in a research report on Friday, December 13th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $70.00 target price for the company. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott started coverage on Spire in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $73.00 price target on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Spire currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $76.00.

Spire Stock Up 0.6 %

SR stock opened at $77.28 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $73.89 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $69.41. Spire has a twelve month low of $57.27 and a twelve month high of $78.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.51 billion, a PE ratio of 18.71, a PEG ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.53. The company has a quick ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21.

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

Spire Cuts Dividend

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

Institutional Trading of Spire

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Swiss National Bank lifted its holdings in shares of Spire by 4.3% in the 3rd quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 112,750 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $7,587,000 after acquiring an additional 4,600 shares during the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Spire in the third quarter worth $790,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in Spire by 4.7% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 805,932 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $54,231,000 after buying an additional 36,214 shares during the period. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its position in Spire by 1,318.4% during the third quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 539 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 501 shares during the period. Finally, FMR LLC grew its stake in shares of Spire by 10.0% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,547 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $373,000 after buying an additional 502 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.36% of the company’s stock.

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.