Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Sunday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 4.300-4.700 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 4.500. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Sempra Energy also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 4.800-5.300 EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have weighed in on SRE shares. Mizuho lifted their price objective on shares of Sempra Energy from $86.00 to $93.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Sempra Energy from $71.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 26th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Sempra Energy in a report on Saturday, September 27th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on shares of Sempra Energy from $88.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $93.00 price objective (up previously from $86.00) on shares of Sempra Energy in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Sempra Energy currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $84.55.

Sempra Energy Stock Up 2.5%

Shares of NYSE SRE opened at $91.48 on Friday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $83.20 and its 200-day simple moving average is $77.31. Sempra Energy has a 52-week low of $61.90 and a 52-week high of $95.77. The firm has a market cap of $59.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a quick ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The utilities provider reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.82 by $0.07. Sempra Energy had a net margin of 20.28% and a return on equity of 8.42%. The business had revenue of $3 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.35 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.89 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down .4% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts predict that Sempra Energy will post 4.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Sempra Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, October 1st will be given a $0.645 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, October 1st. This represents a $2.58 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. Sempra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 62.32%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Kevin C. Sagara sold 14,433 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.50, for a total value of $1,291,753.50. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 1,042 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $93,259. This trade represents a 93.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Alexander Lisa Larroque sold 1,576 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.00, for a total transaction of $126,080.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 15,600 shares in the company, valued at $1,248,000. The trade was a 9.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 49,987 shares of company stock worth $4,267,870 over the last 90 days. 0.27% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sempra Energy

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vivaldi Capital Management LP boosted its position in Sempra Energy by 4.8% during the second quarter. Vivaldi Capital Management LP now owns 3,660 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $277,000 after acquiring an additional 168 shares during the last quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC boosted its position in Sempra Energy by 78.5% during the second quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC now owns 771 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $58,000 after acquiring an additional 339 shares during the last quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC boosted its position in Sempra Energy by 1.3% during the second quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 35,120 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,661,000 after acquiring an additional 451 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC boosted its position in Sempra Energy by 2.6% during the second quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 26,250 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,144,000 after acquiring an additional 669 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vident Advisory LLC boosted its position in Sempra Energy by 4.1% during the second quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 20,202 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,531,000 after acquiring an additional 790 shares during the last quarter. 89.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Sempra Energy Company Profile

Sempra operates as an energy infrastructure company in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Sempra California, Sempra Texas Utilities, and Sempra Infrastructure. The Sempra California segment provides electric services; and natural gas services to San Diego County.