Sempra Energy (SRE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Sempra is a North American energy infrastructure company headquartered in San Diego, California. Formed in 1998 through the merger of Pacific Enterprises and Enova Corporation, the company develops and operates regulated utilities and energy infrastructure.

In California, Sempra’s utilities include San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas Company, which provide electricity and natural gas services to homes and businesses. In Texas, its operations include an ownership interest in Oncor, an electric transmission and distribution company.

Through its energy infrastructure business, Sempra has also developed and operated natural gas pipelines, storage facilities and liquefied natural gas projects in the United States and Mexico. Its activities connect energy supplies with customers and markets across North America.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $78.47 to $78.47
• 50-Day Range: $76.85 to $86.13
• 52-Week Range: $76.21 to $101.04
• Volume: 569,193 shs
• Average Volume: 3.79 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $51.27 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.79
• Dividend Yield: 3.36%
• Price Target: $99.47
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Sempra Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sempra Energy scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 10th out of 97 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 2.74, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 14 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Sempra Energy has a consensus price target of $99.47, representing about 27.3% upside from its current price of $78.16.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Sempra Energy has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.39%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Sempra Energy are expected to grow by 7.39% in the coming year, from $5.14 to $5.52 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Sempra Energy is 16.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.34.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Sempra Energy is 16.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 30.80.

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 1.32. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.07% 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 4.4.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sempra Energy has recently increased by 1.20%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Sempra Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 3.36%, 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: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.12

News Sentiment

Sempra Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.12. 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 0.59 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 29 news articles for Sempra Energy this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for SRE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -57% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 5 people have added Sempra Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -38% 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 10/15 Dividend: 9/24/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 9/24/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/05/2026
• Today: 11/09/2026
• 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: $99.47
• High Price Target: $118.00
• Low Price Target: $83.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +27.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.74
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.45
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.74
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.16
• P/E Growth: 2.15
• Net Income: $1.84 billion
• Net Margins: 22.53%
• Pretax Margin: 13.80%
• Return on Equity: 8.84%
• Return on Assets: 3.07%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.77
• Current Ratio: 1.61
• Quick Ratio: 1.59

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $13.70 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.73
• Cash Flow: $8.63 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.06
• Book Value: $59.41 per share
• Price / Book: 1.32

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 654,120,000
• Free Float: 652,092,000
• Market Cap: $51.13 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.55