Sempra Energy (SRE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Sempra Energy is a San Diego–based energy infrastructure company that develops, owns and operates businesses delivering electricity and natural gas. Its operations include regulated utility services that provide electric and gas distribution to residential, commercial and industrial customers, as well as non‑regulated infrastructure businesses that develop and manage large-scale energy assets.

The company’s product and service portfolio spans electricity and natural gas delivery, transmission and storage, liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities, power generation and electric transmission projects. Sempra also undertakes project development and asset management for cross‑border and international infrastructure, and provides commercial energy services that support fuel supply, logistics and customer solutions.

Headquartered in San Diego, California, Sempra traces its origins to long‑standing regional utilities and has expanded its footprint through infrastructure development and strategic investments. The company primarily serves customers in California through its regulated utilities and operates infrastructure and development projects across the United States, Mexico and other markets in the Americas.

Sempra is led by senior management responsible for directing its development and investment strategy, with a stated focus on modernizing energy infrastructure and supporting the transition to lower‑carbon energy systems. Its strategic activities emphasize building and operating large energy projects while balancing regulatory utility operations and commercial infrastructure development.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $90.88 to $92.08
• 50-Day Range: $90.09 to $99.81
• 52-Week Range: $73.06 to $101.04
• Volume: 2.64 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.75 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $59.79 billion
• P/E Ratio: 31.00
• Dividend Yield: 2.88%
• Price Target: $102.67
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Sempra Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sempra Energy scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 8th out of 94 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: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Sempra Energy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.79, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 9 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Sempra Energy has a consensus price target of $102.67, representing about 12.2% upside from its current price of $91.46.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Sempra Energy has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.41%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Sempra Energy are expected to grow by 8.41% in the coming year, from $5.11 to $5.54 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Sempra Energy is 31.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.54.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Sempra Energy is 31.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 20.15.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Sempra Energy has a PEG Ratio of 3.41. 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 1.52. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.45% 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 2.73, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sempra Energy has recently decreased by 4.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Sempra Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 2.91%, 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 89.15%. 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 47.47% next year. This indicates that Sempra Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.06

News Sentiment

Sempra Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.06. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for Sempra Energy this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 13 people have searched for SRE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -24% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

8 people have added Sempra Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 167% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

3 insiders have purchased shares of Sempra Energy in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Sempra Energy insiders have sold 115.56% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $576,979.00 in company stock and sold $1,243,713.00 in 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 4/15 Dividend: 3/19/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 4/15 Dividend: 3/19/2026
• Dividend Payable: 4/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/07/2026
• Today: 5/20/2026
• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 6/25/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 6/25/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/06/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: UTIL - GAS DISTR
• 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: $102.67
• High Price Target: $118.00
• Low Price Target: $89.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +12.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.79
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.95
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 31.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.90
• P/E Growth: 3.41
• Net Income: $1.84 billion
• Net Margins: 14.31%
• Pretax Margin: 10.08%
• Return on Equity: 8.20%
• Return on Assets: 2.93%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.78
• Current Ratio: 1.69
• Quick Ratio: 1.66

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $13.70 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.36
• Cash Flow: $8.74 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.46
• Book Value: $60.35 per share
• Price / Book: 1.52

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 653,710,000
• Free Float: 651,664,000
• Market Cap: $59.79 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.60