Zacks Research Has Bullish Estimate for Spire Q3 Earnings

Spire Inc. (NYSE:SR) – Analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Spire in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, October 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will earn ($0.12) per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of ($0.15). The consensus estimate for Spire’s current full-year earnings is $4.23 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Spire’s Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.34) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.70 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.20) EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on SR. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Spire from $70.00 to $76.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 25th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of Spire from $64.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 1st. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH cut shares of Spire from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and cut their price target for the stock from $65.50 to $60.50 in a report on Thursday, October 17th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Spire from $72.00 to $73.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Spire presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $66.19.

Spire Stock Performance

Shares of Spire stock opened at $65.62 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $3.79 billion, a PE ratio of 16.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.52. The company has a quick ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11. Spire has a 52 week low of $54.15 and a 52 week high of $68.02. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $65.71 and a 200-day moving average price of $63.05.

Spire (NYSE:SR) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 31st. The utilities provider reported ($0.14) earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.18) by $0.04. The company had revenue of $414.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $313.86 million. Spire had a net margin of 9.40% and a return on equity of 8.10%. The firm’s revenue was down 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted ($0.42) EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Spire

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Spire by 1.2% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,626,863 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $345,321,000 after buying an additional 65,486 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Spire by 8.3% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 944,387 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $57,351,000 after acquiring an additional 72,119 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Spire by 11.0% in the second quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 698,819 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $42,439,000 after purchasing an additional 69,020 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its stake in shares of Spire by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 644,525 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $39,142,000 after purchasing an additional 10,562 shares during the period. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its holdings in Spire by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 501,852 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $30,477,000 after purchasing an additional 2,598 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.36% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Gerard J. Gorla sold 500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $64.82, for a total transaction of $32,410.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 7,311 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $473,899.02. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. In related news, VP Gerard J. Gorla sold 500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.82, for a total value of $32,410.00. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 7,311 shares in the company, valued at approximately $473,899.02. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Maria V. Fogarty sold 6,590 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.15, for a total value of $429,338.50. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 9,800 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $638,470. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 2.86% 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.