Scotiabank Predicts Sempra Energy FY2026 Earnings

Key Points

• Scotiabank forecasts Sempra to earn $5.08 per share in FY2026 and $5.53 in FY2027, slightly below the current FY2026 consensus estimate of $5.12. It maintains a “Sector Perform” rating and an $83 price target.
• Sempra shares opened at $78.38, near the lower end of their 52-week range, while analysts maintain a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and an average price target of $100.36.
• The company reported quarterly EPS of $1.16, exceeding estimates of $1.01, and announced a quarterly dividend of $0.6575, equivalent to a 3.4% annualized yield.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Scotiabank issued their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of Sempra Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, October 1st. Scotiabank analyst I. Rapp anticipates that the utilities provider will earn $5.08 per share for the year. Scotiabank currently has a "Sector Perform" rating and a $83.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Sempra Energy's current full-year earnings is $5.12 per share. Scotiabank also issued estimates for Sempra Energy's FY2027 earnings at $5.53 EPS.

SRE has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Wall Street Zen raised Sempra Energy from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, July 25th. Truist Financial set a $96.00 price target on Sempra Energy and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, September 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Sempra Energy from $113.00 to $102.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, September 2nd. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on shares of Sempra Energy from $104.00 to $100.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, September 18th. Finally, Mizuho restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $84.00 price objective (down from $104.00) on shares of Sempra Energy in a research note on Monday, August 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Sempra Energy currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $100.36.

Sempra Energy Trading Down 0.0%

Sempra Energy stock opened at $78.38 on Monday. Sempra Energy has a 52 week low of $76.21 and a 52 week high of $101.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a current ratio of 1.64. The firm has a market capitalization of $51.25 billion, a PE ratio of 22.72, a PEG ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 0.55. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $83.86 and its 200-day simple moving average is $89.96.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The utilities provider reported $1.16 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $3 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.14 billion. Sempra Energy had a net margin of 16.70% and a return on equity of 8.49%. The business's quarterly revenue was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.89 EPS. Sempra Energy has set its FY 2027 guidance at 5.100-5.700 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.800-5.300 EPS.

Sempra Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 24th will be given a $0.6575 dividend. This represents a $2.63 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 24th. Sempra Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 76.23%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sempra Energy

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Bell Investment Advisors Inc grew its holdings in shares of Sempra Energy by 79.5% in the 1st 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 last quarter. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Sempra Energy in the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Sempra Energy in the second quarter valued at about $26,000. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. bought a new stake in Sempra Energy during the second quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Silvant Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Sempra Energy during the second quarter worth about $28,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.65% of the company's stock.

Sempra Energy Company Profile

Sempra, formerly known as Sempra Energy, is an energy infrastructure company headquartered in San Diego, California. The company develops, owns and operates infrastructure that supports the delivery of electricity and natural gas, with operations focused primarily on North America.

Sempra's principal businesses include regulated utilities and infrastructure development. Its California utilities, San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas, provide electric and natural gas services to customers in Southern California.

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