Sempra Energy Stock Gets Stronger EPS Estimate from KeyCorp

Key Points

• KeyCorp raised its Q3 2026 EPS estimate for Sempra Energy to $1.17, up from $1.11, while forecasting $5.12 EPS for full-year 2026 and $7.10 for 2030.
• Sempra reported quarterly EPS of $1.16, beating analyst expectations of $1.01, although revenue of $3.0 billion fell short of the $3.14 billion consensus estimate.
• The stock has a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating with a $101.14 target price, and the company’s $0.6575 quarterly dividend represents a 3.2% yield.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE - Free Report) - KeyCorp increased their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Sempra Energy in a report released on Monday, October 12th. KeyCorp analyst S. Karp now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings of $1.17 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.11. The consensus estimate for Sempra Energy's current full-year earnings is $5.12 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Sempra Energy's Q4 2026 earnings at $1.27 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.12 EPS, FY2029 earnings at $6.50 EPS and FY2030 earnings at $7.10 EPS.

SRE has been the topic of several other reports. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on Sempra Energy from $104.00 to $100.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, September 18th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH lowered their price target on Sempra Energy from $98.00 to $89.50 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, September 22nd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Sempra Energy in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Sempra Energy from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, July 25th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $96.00 price objective on shares of Sempra Energy and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, September 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Sempra Energy currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $101.14.

Sempra Energy Stock Performance

Sempra Energy stock opened at $82.37 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $53.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.87, a PEG ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 0.55. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $82.65 and a 200 day moving average price of $89.27. Sempra Energy has a 52 week low of $76.21 and a 52 week high of $101.04. The company has a current ratio of 1.64, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The utilities provider reported $1.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.15. Sempra Energy had a return on equity of 8.49% and a net margin of 16.70%. The company had revenue of $3 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.14 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.89 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was down .1% 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 4.800-5.300 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Sempra Energy

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of SRE. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC lifted 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 worth $101,000 after acquiring an additional 112 shares during the period. Bell Investment Advisors Inc boosted its holdings in Sempra Energy by 79.5% in the first quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 262 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Davidson Trust Co. increased its position in Sempra Energy by 4.5% during the 1st quarter. Davidson Trust Co. now owns 3,147 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $306,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares during the period. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. increased its position in Sempra Energy by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. now owns 6,614 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $643,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares during the period. Finally, CX Institutional increased its position in Sempra Energy by 3.9% during the 2nd quarter. CX Institutional now owns 4,204 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $390,000 after purchasing an additional 158 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.65% of the company's stock.

Sempra Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 24th will be issued a $0.6575 dividend. This represents a $2.63 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 24th. Sempra Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 76.23%.

About Sempra Energy

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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