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Sempra (SRE) Competitors

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$85.24 +1.25 (+1.48%)
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SRE vs. D, PCG, PEG, ED, WEC, DTE, AEE, CNP, CMS, and NI

Should you be buying Sempra stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sempra include Dominion Energy (D), PG&E (PCG), Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG), Consolidated Edison (ED), WEC Energy Group (WEC), DTE Energy (DTE), Ameren (AEE), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), CMS Energy (CMS), and NiSource (NI). These companies are all part of the "multi-utilities" industry.

Sempra vs.

Sempra (NYSE:SRE) and Dominion Energy (NYSE:D) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Sempra pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Dominion Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Sempra pays out 54.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dominion Energy pays out 93.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Sempra has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years.

Dominion Energy received 91 more outperform votes than Sempra when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.50% of users gave Sempra an outperform vote while only 52.37% of users gave Dominion Energy an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
SempraOutperform Votes
484
60.50%
Underperform Votes
316
39.50%
Dominion EnergyOutperform Votes
575
52.37%
Underperform Votes
523
47.63%

In the previous week, Dominion Energy had 5 more articles in the media than Sempra. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Dominion Energy and 15 mentions for Sempra. Dominion Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Sempra's score of 0.72 indicating that Dominion Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Sempra
9 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Dominion Energy
9 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Sempra has a net margin of 22.63% compared to Dominion Energy's net margin of 16.95%. Dominion Energy's return on equity of 8.35% beat Sempra's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Sempra22.63% 8.06% 3.04%
Dominion Energy 16.95%8.35%2.10%

Sempra has higher revenue and earnings than Dominion Energy. Sempra is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dominion Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Sempra$16.72B3.23$3.08B$4.5418.77
Dominion Energy$14.39B3.23$1.99B$2.8519.42

89.7% of Sempra shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.0% of Dominion Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Sempra shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Dominion Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Sempra presently has a consensus target price of $91.60, indicating a potential upside of 7.47%. Dominion Energy has a consensus target price of $56.58, indicating a potential upside of 2.24%. Given Sempra's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sempra is more favorable than Dominion Energy.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Sempra
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Dominion Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.17

Sempra has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dominion Energy has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Sempra beats Dominion Energy on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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SRE vs. The Competition

MetricSempraGas & other services combined IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$49.87B$10.26B$12.53B$19.35B
Dividend Yield3.15%3.49%4.82%3.72%
P/E Ratio18.7722.7193.4841.34
Price / Sales3.232.6225.4617.06
Price / Cash9.5413.8818.4719.84
Price / Book1.642.392.305.76
Net Income$3.08B$568.26M$638.14M$993.25M
7 Day Performance8.00%1.46%1.49%3.26%
1 Month Performance0.17%6.32%1.01%5.21%
1 Year Performance16.43%-5.16%4.75%19.42%

Sempra Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SRE
Sempra
4.9073 of 5 stars
$85.24
+1.5%
$91.60
+7.5%
+15.9%$49.87B$16.72B18.7716,835Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
D
Dominion Energy
4.1364 of 5 stars
$53.32
-0.1%
$56.58
+6.1%
+19.9%$44.79B$14.59B18.7117,700Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
PCG
PG&E
4.3409 of 5 stars
$16.47
-4.1%
$22.64
+37.4%
+0.4%$43.07B$24.83B12.8728,010Options Volume
News Coverage
PEG
Public Service Enterprise Group
4.7309 of 5 stars
$84.25
+0.0%
$89.17
+5.8%
+50.0%$41.98B$10.43B20.7012,500Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Positive News
ED
Consolidated Edison
4.0849 of 5 stars
$88.10
-0.1%
$100.64
+14.2%
+3.5%$30.52B$15.03B16.5914,592Dividend Increase
Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
WEC
WEC Energy Group
4.6196 of 5 stars
$93.72
+0.3%
$98.40
+5.0%
+22.0%$29.65B$8.53B22.917,000News Coverage
DTE
DTE Energy
4.3983 of 5 stars
$117.80
-1.0%
$134.31
+14.0%
+17.0%$24.40B$12.75B15.969,950Analyst Downgrade
News Coverage
AEE
Ameren
3.8333 of 5 stars
$88.51
+0.5%
$89.89
+1.6%
+34.1%$23.63B$7.30B20.839,372Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
CNP
CenterPoint Energy
3.6523 of 5 stars
$31.39
+0.7%
$31.27
-0.4%
+16.2%$20.46B$8.56B20.7912,500Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
CMS
CMS Energy
4.1057 of 5 stars
$64.70
-0.6%
$70.36
+8.7%
+19.1%$19.33B$7.48B18.498,356Analyst Upgrade
News Coverage
NI
NiSource
4.3639 of 5 stars
$36.31
+0.8%
$37.50
+3.3%
+47.0%$16.95B$5.29B22.017,120News Coverage
Positive News

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This page (NYSE:SRE) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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