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

Key Points

• Sempra Energy has updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance to an earnings per share range of $4.050-4.45, lower than the consensus estimate of $5.014.
• The company also revised its FY 2025 earnings guidance to $4.300-4.70 EPS.
• Despite a recent 0.7% decline in stock price, analysts have mixed ratings on Sempra Energy, with a consensus average price target of $81.58.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Saturday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 4.050-4.45 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 5.014. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Sempra Energy also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 4.300-4.70 EPS.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

Sempra Energy Trading Up 2.0%

Shares of SRE stock traded up $1.6450 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $82.6350. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,136,410 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,574,914. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $77.68 and its 200-day simple moving average is $75.64. Sempra Energy has a 52 week low of $61.90 and a 52 week high of $95.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a current ratio of 0.48. The company has a market cap of $53.92 billion, a PE ratio of 19.96, a P/E/G ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.62.

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

Insider Transactions at Sempra Energy

In related news, EVP Caroline Ann Winn sold 5,114 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.01, for a total value of $419,399.14. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 39,380 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,229,553.80. The trade was a 11.49% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Alexander Lisa Larroque sold 1,576 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.00, for a total value of $126,080.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 15,600 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,248,000. The trade was a 9.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.27% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Sempra Energy

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Merewether Investment Management LP grew its holdings in Sempra Energy by 321.9% during the second quarter. Merewether Investment Management LP now owns 1,676,932 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $127,061,000 after purchasing an additional 1,279,431 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in Sempra Energy by 81.1% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,054,347 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $79,888,000 after purchasing an additional 472,154 shares during the period. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. grew its holdings in Sempra Energy by 136.0% during the second quarter. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. now owns 597,370 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $45,263,000 after purchasing an additional 344,300 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in Sempra Energy by 10.7% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,517,794 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $192,547,000 after purchasing an additional 242,535 shares during the period. Finally, Hudson Bay Capital Management LP bought a new position in Sempra Energy during the second quarter valued at $17,292,000. 89.65% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Sempra Energy

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.