Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes for Spire (SR)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Spire (NYSE: SR) in the last few weeks:

• 12/22/2025 – Spire had its “hold (c+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/17/2025 – Spire had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $95.00 to $100.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 12/15/2025 – Spire had its “hold (c+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/8/2025 – Spire had its “hold (c+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/1/2025 – Spire had its “hold (c+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/24/2025 – Spire had its “hold (c+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/20/2025 – Spire was given a new $97.00 price target on by analysts at Morgan Stanley.
• 11/20/2025 – Spire had its price target raised by analysts at Mizuho from $93.00 to $96.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 11/18/2025 – Spire had its price target raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $91.00 to $99.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 11/17/2025 – Spire was downgraded by analysts at Weiss Ratings from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating.

Spire Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, January 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 11th will be issued a $0.825 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 11th. This represents a $3.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.0%. This is an increase from Spire’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.79. Spire’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 75.00%.

Spire Inc (NYSE: SR), formerly known as The Laclede Group, is a regulated natural gas distribution company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Through its three operating divisions—Spire Missouri, Spire Alabama and Spire Mississippi—the company delivers natural gas to more than 1.7 million residential, commercial and industrial customers. Spire’s service territory spans key markets in the central and southern United States, including metropolitan St. Louis, central Alabama and central Mississippi.

Founded in 1857 as the Laclede Gas Light Company, the business has grown through strategic acquisitions, notably Alabama Gas Corporation in 2013 and Mississippi Gas in 2016.