Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Sempra Energy has updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance, projecting earnings per share (EPS) between 4.300 and 4.700, slightly above the consensus estimate of 4.513.
• Wall Street analysts show a generally positive outlook for the stock, with a consensus "Moderate Buy" rating and a price target averaging around $81.58.
• Recent insider activity includes SVP Alexander Lisa Larroque selling 1,576 shares, reducing their ownership by 9.18%, while EVP Caroline Ann Winn sold 5,114 shares with an 11.49% decrease in ownership.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Saturday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 4.300-4.70 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 4.513. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Sempra Energy also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 4.050-4.45 EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently commented on SRE. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on Sempra Energy from $78.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Morgan Stanley reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $88.00 price objective (up previously from $87.00) on shares of Sempra Energy in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. Citigroup reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $80.00 price target (up previously from $70.00) on shares of Sempra Energy in a report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Sempra Energy from $72.00 to $71.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Sempra Energy currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $81.58.

Sempra Energy Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of NYSE:SRE traded down $0.53 during trading on Thursday, reaching $81.87. 911,516 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,515,529. The firm has a market capitalization of $53.42 billion, a PE ratio of 19.76, a P/E/G ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 0.62. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $77.95 and its 200-day simple moving average is $75.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 0.48 and a quick ratio of 0.41. Sempra Energy has a 12-month low of $61.90 and a 12-month high of $95.77.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The utilities provider reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.82 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $3 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.35 billion. Sempra Energy had a net margin of 20.28% and a return on equity of 8.42%. Sempra Energy's revenue was down .4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.89 earnings per share. On average, research analysts anticipate that Sempra Energy will post 4.76 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Sempra Energy

In related news, SVP Alexander Lisa Larroque sold 1,576 shares of Sempra Energy stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.00, for a total transaction of $126,080.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 15,600 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,248,000. This trade represents a 9.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Caroline Ann Winn sold 5,114 shares of Sempra Energy stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.01, for a total transaction of $419,399.14. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 39,380 shares in the company, valued at $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. Company insiders own 0.27% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its position in shares of Sempra Energy by 10.7% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,517,794 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $192,547,000 after purchasing an additional 242,535 shares during the period. Merewether Investment Management LP boosted its position in Sempra Energy by 321.9% in the 2nd quarter. Merewether Investment Management LP now owns 1,676,932 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $127,061,000 after buying an additional 1,279,431 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its position in Sempra Energy by 3.7% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 1,408,859 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $106,749,000 after buying an additional 50,352 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in Sempra Energy by 81.1% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,054,347 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $79,888,000 after buying an additional 472,154 shares during the period. Finally, CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co boosted its position in Sempra Energy by 6.5% in the 2nd quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 907,245 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $68,832,000 after buying an additional 55,708 shares during the period. 89.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.