Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Sempra Energy has issued earnings guidance for FY 2026 with an expected EPS range of 4.800-5.300, slightly below the consensus estimate of 5.110.
• The company also updated its FY 2025 EPS guidance to 4.300-4.700 and recently reported a quarterly EPS of $0.89, exceeding estimates by $0.07.
• As of last Friday, Sempra Energy's stock price rose by 2.5%, and the firm announced a quarterly dividend of $0.645, payable on October 15th.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Sunday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 4.800-5.300 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 5.110. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Sempra Energy also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 4.300-4.700 EPS.

Sempra Energy Stock Up 2.5%

Shares of NYSE:SRE opened at $91.48 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a current ratio of 0.48. Sempra Energy has a 52-week low of $61.90 and a 52-week high of $95.77. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $83.20 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $77.31. The firm has a market cap of $59.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.10, a PEG ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 0.66.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The utilities provider reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.82 by $0.07. Sempra Energy had a return on equity of 8.42% and a net margin of 20.28%.The company had revenue of $3 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.35 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.89 earnings per share. Sempra Energy's revenue for the quarter was down .4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts forecast that Sempra Energy will post 4.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Sempra Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, October 1st will be paid a $0.645 dividend. This represents a $2.58 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, October 1st. Sempra Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 62.32%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

SRE has been the subject of several recent research reports. Morgan Stanley reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $93.00 target price (up from $86.00) on shares of Sempra Energy in a research report on Wednesday, September 24th. Citigroup reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $80.00 price target (up previously from $70.00) on shares of Sempra Energy in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Barclays increased their price objective on Sempra Energy from $71.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 26th. Mizuho lifted their target price on Sempra Energy from $86.00 to $93.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 24th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on Sempra Energy from $88.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $84.55.

Insider Activity

In other Sempra Energy news, SVP Alexander Lisa Larroque sold 1,576 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.00, for a total value of $126,080.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 15,600 shares in the company, valued at $1,248,000. This represents a 9.18% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Caroline Ann Winn sold 5,114 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $82.01, for a total value of $419,399.14. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 39,380 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,229,553.80. This represents a 11.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 49,987 shares of company stock valued at $4,267,870 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.27% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Sempra Energy

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. WFA of San Diego LLC purchased a new position in Sempra Energy in the second quarter valued at about $1,280,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in Sempra Energy by 6.2% in the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 14,699 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $1,114,000 after purchasing an additional 858 shares during the last quarter. 44 Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Sempra Energy by 70.2% during the second quarter. 44 Wealth Management LLC now owns 14,449 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $1,095,000 after purchasing an additional 5,958 shares during the period. Brevan Howard Capital Management LP bought a new position in Sempra Energy during the second quarter valued at $1,009,000. Finally, Eventide Asset Management LLC increased its position in Sempra Energy by 125.8% in the second quarter. Eventide Asset Management LLC now owns 7,130 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $538,000 after buying an additional 3,973 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.65% of the company's stock.

Sempra Energy Company Profile

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.

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