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

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 4.300-4.700 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 4.530. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Sempra Energy also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 4.800-5.300 EPS.

Sempra Energy Stock Up 1.7%

Shares of NYSE SRE opened at $94.11 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 0.48 and a quick ratio of 0.41. Sempra Energy has a 1 year low of $61.90 and a 1 year high of $95.77. The company has a market capitalization of $61.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.68. The business has a 50-day moving average of $90.67 and a two-hundred day moving average of $82.77.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The utilities provider reported $1.11 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.27. Sempra Energy had a return on equity of 8.42% and a net margin of 20.28%.The company had revenue of $3.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.99 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.89 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 13.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts forecast that Sempra Energy will post 4.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Sempra Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 11th will be given a dividend of $0.645 per share. This represents a $2.58 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 11th. Sempra Energy’s payout ratio is presently 79.14%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently weighed in on SRE. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Sempra Energy in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on Sempra Energy from $95.00 to $99.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Wall Street Zen upgraded Sempra Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 8th. Mizuho increased their price target on shares of Sempra Energy from $86.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 24th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $98.00 target price on shares of Sempra Energy in a research note on Thursday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Sempra Energy has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $96.92.

Insider Buying and Selling at Sempra Energy

In other Sempra Energy news, CAO Dyan Z. Wold sold 1,510 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.38, for a total value of $137,983.80. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 3,481 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $318,093.78. The trade was a 30.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Alexander Lisa Larroque sold 4,322 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.55, for a total transaction of $400,001.10. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 11,325 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,048,128.75. This represents a 27.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 62,693 shares of company stock valued at $5,507,997 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.27% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Sempra Energy

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. JPL Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Sempra Energy in the third quarter valued at $41,000. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC boosted its position in Sempra Energy by 78.5% in the 2nd quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC now owns 771 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $58,000 after buying an additional 339 shares during the last quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc acquired a new stake in Sempra Energy in the second quarter worth about $146,000. Howland Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Sempra Energy during the second quarter worth approximately $217,000. Finally, Stone Run Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Sempra Energy during the 3rd quarter valued at $225,000. 89.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Sempra Energy

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.