Sempra Energy (SRE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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

Through its California utilities, Southern California Gas Company and San Diego Gas & Electric, Sempra provides natural gas distribution and electric services to residential, commercial and industrial customers. The company also has interests in major energy infrastructure projects, including natural gas pipelines, liquefied natural gas facilities, renewable energy developments and other infrastructure intended to support energy reliability and the transition to lower-carbon energy sources.

Sempra traces its history to the 1998 merger of Pacific Enterprises and Enova Corporation, the former parent of Southern California Gas and San Diego Gas & Electric. The company has expanded beyond its California utility roots through investments in energy infrastructure in the United States and Mexico. Jeffrey W. Martin serves as Sempra’s chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $77.08 to $78.00
• 50-Day Range: $77.68 to $93.44
• 52-Week Range: $77.08 to $101.04
• Volume: 2.73 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.95 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $50.94 billion
• P/E Ratio: 22.58
• Dividend Yield: 3.38%
• Price Target: $101.69
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Sempra Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sempra Energy scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 16th out of 95 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Sempra Energy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 10 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Sempra Energy has a consensus price target of $101.69, representing about 30.6% upside from its current price of $77.90.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Sempra Energy has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.81%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Sempra Energy are expected to grow by 7.81% in the coming year, from $5.12 to $5.52 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Sempra Energy is 22.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.90.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Sempra Energy is 22.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 23.98.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Sempra Energy has a PEG Ratio of 2.15. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Sempra Energy has a P/B Ratio of 1.31. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.68% of the float of Sempra Energy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sempra Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.98, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sempra Energy has recently increased by 5.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Sempra Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 3.38%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Sempra Energy has been increasing its dividend for 22 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Sempra Energy is 76.23%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Sempra Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 47.64% next year. This indicates that Sempra Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.78

News Sentiment

Sempra Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.78. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Sempra Energy this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 11 people have searched for SRE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -35% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 4 people have added Sempra Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Sempra Energy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.31% of the stock of Sempra Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

89.65% of the stock of Sempra Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 6/25/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 6/25/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Record date for 10/15 Dividend: 9/24/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 9/24/2026
• Today: 9/26/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Multi - Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Multi-Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SRE
• CIK: 1032208
• Web: www.sempra.com
• Phone: (619) 696-2000
• Fax: 619-696-2374
• Employees: 15,938
• Year Founded: 1998

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Sempra Energy: $101.69
• High Price Target: $118.00
• Low Price Target: $84.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +30.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.45
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.58
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.21
• P/E Growth: 2.15
• Net Income: $1.84 billion
• Net Margins: 16.70%
• Pretax Margin: 11.62%
• Return on Equity: 8.49%
• Return on Assets: 2.98%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.78
• Current Ratio: 1.64
• Quick Ratio: 1.62

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $13.70 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.72
• Cash Flow: $8.65 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.01
• Book Value: $59.41 per share
• Price / Book: 1.31

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 653,900,000
• Free Float: 651,873,000
• Market Cap: $50.94 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.55