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

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 4.300-4.700 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 4.550. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Sempra Energy also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 4.250-4.650 EPS.

Sempra Energy Trading Up 0.5%

NYSE SRE traded up $0.38 during trading on Friday, hitting $75.32. The stock had a trading volume of 5,966,282 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,855,859. The stock has a market capitalization of $49.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.55, a P/E/G ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 0.64. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $75.64 and a 200 day simple moving average of $77.39. Sempra Energy has a one year low of $61.90 and a one year high of $95.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a current ratio of 0.57.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The utilities provider reported $1.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.12. Sempra Energy had a return on equity of 8.55% and a net margin of 22.15%. The company had revenue of $3.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.90 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.34 EPS. Sempra Energy's revenue was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts predict that Sempra Energy will post 4.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Sempra Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 26th will be paid a $0.645 dividend. This represents a $2.58 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.43%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 26th. Sempra Energy's dividend payout ratio is presently 56.70%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

SRE has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on shares of Sempra Energy from $78.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on Sempra Energy from $77.00 to $75.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. Citigroup decreased their target price on Sempra Energy from $93.00 to $70.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Sempra Energy from $88.00 to $85.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 26th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $88.00 price objective (up from $87.00) on shares of Sempra Energy in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $80.83.

Insider Buying and Selling at Sempra Energy

In other news, EVP Justin Christopher Bird sold 4,817 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.23, for a total transaction of $343,114.91. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 19,778 shares in the company, valued at $1,408,786.94. This represents a 19.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Diana L. Day sold 8,015 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.26, for a total transaction of $595,193.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 16,969 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,260,117.94. The trade was a 32.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.27% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Sempra Energy

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Sempra Energy stock. Woodline Partners LP increased its stake in shares of Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE - Free Report) by 40.7% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 53,512 shares of the utilities provider's stock after buying an additional 15,474 shares during the quarter. Woodline Partners LP's holdings in Sempra Energy were worth $3,819,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. 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.