Sempra Energy Stock Gets Increased EPS Estimate from KeyCorp

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) – Analysts at KeyCorp increased their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for Sempra Energy in a report issued on Monday, October 12th. KeyCorp analyst S. Karp now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings of $1.17 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.11. The consensus estimate for Sempra Energy’s current full-year earnings is $5.12 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Sempra Energy’s Q4 2026 earnings at $1.27 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.12 EPS, FY2029 earnings at $6.50 EPS and FY2030 earnings at $7.10 EPS.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The utilities provider reported $1.16 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.15. Sempra Energy had a net margin of 16.70% and a return on equity of 8.49%. The business had revenue of $3 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.14 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.89 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down .1% compared to the same quarter last year. Sempra Energy has set its FY 2027 guidance at 5.100-5.700 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.800-5.300 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on the company. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on Sempra Energy from $104.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, September 18th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Sempra Energy in a report on Friday, July 17th. Scotiabank started coverage on Sempra Energy in a report on Tuesday, September 29th. They issued a “sector perform” rating and a $83.00 target price for the company. Mizuho reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $84.00 price target (down from $104.00) on shares of Sempra Energy in a research note on Monday, August 31st. Finally, Truist Financial set a $96.00 price target on Sempra Energy and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, September 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $101.14.

Sempra Energy Stock Performance

SRE stock opened at $82.37 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $82.65 and a 200-day moving average price of $89.27. Sempra Energy has a 1-year low of $76.21 and a 1-year high of $101.04. The company has a current ratio of 1.64, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The firm has a market cap of $53.86 billion, a PE ratio of 23.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 0.55.

Sempra Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 24th will be paid a $0.6575 dividend. This represents a $2.63 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 24th. Sempra Energy’s payout ratio is 76.23%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sempra Energy

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in SRE. Perpetual Ltd boosted its position in shares of Sempra Energy by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. Perpetual Ltd now owns 2,941,084 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $229,287,000 after purchasing an additional 106,383 shares in the last quarter. Grove Bank & Trust increased its position in Sempra Energy by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 8,375 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $653,000 after buying an additional 159 shares in the last quarter. Moody National Bank Trust Division bought a new stake in Sempra Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,509,000. Tompkins Financial Corp bought a new stake in Sempra Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at about $129,000. Finally, Rockland Trust Co. acquired a new position in Sempra Energy during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $258,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.65% of the company’s stock.

Sempra Energy Company Profile

Sempra, formerly known as Sempra Energy, is an energy infrastructure company headquartered in San Diego, California. The company develops, owns and operates infrastructure that supports the delivery of electricity and natural gas, with operations focused primarily on North America.

Sempra’s principal businesses include regulated utilities and infrastructure development. Its California utilities, San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas, provide electric and natural gas services to customers in Southern California.