


Could Spire be a value trap?Īre you looking for fast-news, hot-tips and market analysis? The company is the fourth pure-play space company to go public via a SPAC this year following AST SpaceMobile. In addition, Spire’s GAAP EPS of -$0.26 exceeded the average analyst estimate of -$0.72, while revenue for the quarter increased by 15.2% from the same quarter in 2020 to $290.2 million, outperforming expectations by $35.31 million. Spire's stock slipped 5.2 in trading to close at 9.41 a share.

Spire posted fiscal fourth-quarter non-GAAP earnings per share of -$0.32, surpassing the consensus for analyst expectations of -$0.69. to (i) offer you a better browsing experience, (ii) analyze site traffic on an anonymized basis and (iii) ensure easy and fast log. The company reported its most recent quarterly results before markets opened, beating the consensus for analyst expectations on revenue and earnings. ( NYSE:SR) shares swang to a net gain of about 1.38% after edging lower earlier in the morning session.
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Still, the fact that Spire has reiterated in its prospectus that "the selling securityholders may sell any, all or none of the securities and we do not know when or in what amount the selling securityholders may sell their securities hereunder following the effective date of this registration statement" tells me that while Spire is laying the groundwork for future sales of its stock by the folks involved in bringing it public, neither the S-1 nor the prospectus means that such sales are imminent.Īnd if you thought Spire's satellite business looked attractive yesterday, it means that today's sell-off in Spire stock is a buying opportunity.On Monday, Spire Inc. Now, be aware that I'm probably biased on this because I own Spire stock myself. Personally, I'm inclined to the latter view. Now, you can look at this in either of two ways: Either investors didn't react harshly enough to the S-1 filing a week ago (in which case today's sell-off is justified), or they're overreacting to the filing of the prospectus today (in which case it isn't). In short, the news that cost Spire nearly half its market capitalization this morning appears to be the exact same news that cost the stock about 20% of its market cap a week ago.

Last night, the company filed its prospectus for the sale of these very same shares with the SEC.
