Sempra Energy (SRE) Stock Forecast, Price & News

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Sempra Energy in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" SRE shares.
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8 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Sempra Energy's shares. Their SRE share price forecasts range from $161.00 to $178.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $168.63 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 14.2% from the stock's current price.
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Sempra Energy's stock was trading at $154.54 at the start of the year. Since then, SRE shares have decreased by 4.4% and is now trading at $147.70.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 3rd 2023.
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Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 4th. The utilities provider reported $2.92 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.76 by $0.16. The utilities provider had revenue of $6.56 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.04 billion. Sempra Energy had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.28% and a net margin of 14.47%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 71.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.91 earnings per share.
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Sempra Energy announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 11th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 5th will be paid a dividend of $1.19 per share on Saturday, July 15th. This represents a $4.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.22%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, July 3rd.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) stock in their portfolio include ClearBridge Focus Value ESG ETF (CFCV), Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU), First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund (EMLP), Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF (FUTY), Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU), Invesco DWA Utilities Momentum ETF (PUI), iShares U.S. Utilities ETF (IDU) and First Trust EIP Carbon Impact ETF (ECLN).

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) pays an annual dividend of $4.76 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.21%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 19 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 61.34%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, SRE will have a dividend payout ratio of 49.95% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Sempra Energy issued an update on its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Thursday, May, 4th. The company provided EPS guidance of $8.60-$9.20 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $9.01. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

18 employees have rated Sempra Energy Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey W. Martin on Glassdoor.com. Jeffrey W. Martin has an approval rating of 81% among the company's employees.

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Sempra Energy trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SRE."

Sempra Energy's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (9.26%), State Street Corp (5.54%), Wellington Management Group LLP (3.96%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (3.34%), Newport Trust Co (2.25%) and FMR LLC (1.81%). Insiders that own company stock include Andres Conesa, Cynthia Lynn Walker, Jeffrey W Martin, Karen L Sedgwick, Michael N Mears, Peter R Wall and Trevor I Mihalik.
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Shares of SRE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of SRE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $147.70.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) has a market capitalization of $46.47 billion and generates $14.44 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $2.14 billion in net income (profit) each year or $7.76 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 4,561 workers across the globe.

Sempra Energy's mailing address is 488 8TH AVENUE, SAN DIEGO CA, 92101. The official website for the company is www.sempra.com. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at (619) 696-2000, via email at investor@sempra.com, or via fax at 619-696-2374.