Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) have been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the fourteen analysts that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $102.6667.

Several research analysts have issued reports on SRE shares. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on Sempra Energy from $105.00 to $103.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Sempra Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday. Morgan Stanley set a $104.00 price objective on Sempra Energy and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Sempra Energy from $98.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 18th. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $100.00 price objective (up from $96.00) on shares of Sempra Energy in a research note on Friday, March 6th.

Sempra Energy Stock Performance

Sempra Energy stock opened at $92.37 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.69 and a quick ratio of 1.66. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $93.13 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $91.77. Sempra Energy has a 52-week low of $73.06 and a 52-week high of $101.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $60.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.31, a P/E/G ratio of 3.49 and a beta of 0.56.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The utilities provider reported $1.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.51. Sempra Energy had a return on equity of 8.20% and a net margin of 14.31%.The firm had revenue of $3.66 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.10 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.44 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Sempra Energy has set its FY 2027 guidance at 5.100-5.700 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.870-5.370 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Sempra Energy will post 5.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Sempra Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 25th will be paid a $0.6575 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 25th. This represents a $2.63 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. Sempra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 89.15%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Pablo Ferrero sold 2,600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.53, for a total value of $232,778.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 15,423 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,380,821.19. This trade represents a 14.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Diana L. Day sold 3,300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.13, for a total value of $304,029.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 22,870 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,107,013.10. This trade represents a 12.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders have sold 8,567 shares of company stock valued at $792,663. 0.31% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Sempra Energy

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC increased its stake in shares of Sempra Energy by 12.1% in the first quarter. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC now owns 1,040 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $101,000 after buying an additional 112 shares in the last quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. increased its position in Sempra Energy by 1.4% in the third quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 8,587 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $773,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares during the period. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton increased its position in Sempra Energy by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 5,191 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $458,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the period. Bell Investment Advisors Inc increased its position in Sempra Energy by 79.5% in the first quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 262 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the period. Finally, Advisor OS LLC increased its position in Sempra Energy by 1.2% in the third quarter. Advisor OS LLC now owns 9,681 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $871,000 after purchasing an additional 118 shares during the period. 89.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Sempra Energy Company Profile

Sempra Energy is a San Diego–based energy infrastructure company that develops, owns and operates businesses delivering electricity and natural gas. Its operations include regulated utility services that provide electric and gas distribution to residential, commercial and industrial customers, as well as non‑regulated infrastructure businesses that develop and manage large-scale energy assets.

The company’s product and service portfolio spans electricity and natural gas delivery, transmission and storage, liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities, power generation and electric transmission projects.