Is Spire Inc (SR) Stock a Good Buy for Short-term Investors?

Spire Inc [SR] stock is trading at $72.32, up 3.91%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The SR shares have gain 9.10% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 5.89%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Spire Inc [NYSE: SR] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 20, 2024, when Mizuho upgraded its rating to a Outperform and also boosted its price target to $76 from $65. Previously, Janney started tracking the stock with Neutral rating on December 17, 2024, and set its price target to $73. Ladenburg Thalmann downgraded its rating to a Sell and decreased its price target to $60.50 on October 17, 2024. Mizuho downgraded its rating to a Neutral and reduced its price target to $62 on May 02, 2024. Ladenburg Thalmann started tracking with a Neutral rating for this stock on April 26, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $57.50. In a note dated April 12, 2024, UBS initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $68 on this stock.

Spire Inc [SR] stock has fluctuated between $56.36 and $73.64 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $74 within the next 12 months. Spire Inc [NYSE: SR] shares were valued at $72.32 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 2.32% based on the average SR price forecast.

Analyzing the SR fundamentals

Spire Inc [NYSE:SR] reported sales of 2.59B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -5.35%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.37% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.19%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.12%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.1%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.08 and Total Capital is 0.05. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.31.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 70.63 points at the first support level, and at 68.93 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 73.40, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 74.47.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, Spire Inc’s Current Ratio is 0.45. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.30, while the Cash Ratio is 0.0. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.61, the price to book ratio is 1.40 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 16.80.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Hampton Joseph B., President, AL & MS, that happened on Dec 13 ’24 when 1472.0 shares were sold. Treasurer, Woodard Adam W. completed a deal on Dec 13 ’24 to sell 1150.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director KOONCE PAUL D bought 1000.0 shares on Dec 02 ’24.

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