Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 4.800-5.300 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 5.070. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Sempra Energy also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 4.300-4.700 EPS.

Sempra Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE SRE opened at $92.54 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a current ratio of 0.48. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $90.46 and its 200 day simple moving average is $82.64. The stock has a market cap of $60.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.35, a PEG ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.68. Sempra Energy has a fifty-two week low of $61.90 and a fifty-two week high of $95.77.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The utilities provider reported $1.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.27. Sempra Energy had a return on equity of 8.42% and a net margin of 20.28%.The company had revenue of $3.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.99 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.89 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Sempra Energy will post 4.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Sempra Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 11th will be paid a $0.645 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 11th. This represents a $2.58 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. Sempra Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 79.14%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently commented on SRE. UBS Group lifted their target price on Sempra Energy from $82.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Evercore ISI set a $105.00 price objective on Sempra Energy and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. Morgan Stanley set a $98.00 target price on shares of Sempra Energy in a research note on Thursday. BTIG Research raised shares of Sempra Energy to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $80.00 price objective (up from $70.00) on shares of Sempra Energy in a report on Monday, August 4th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $95.33.

Insider Activity at Sempra Energy

In other Sempra Energy news, EVP Caroline Ann Winn sold 500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.70, for a total value of $45,850.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 33,664 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,086,988.80. This represents a 1.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Kevin C. Sagara sold 14,433 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.50, for a total transaction of $1,291,753.50. Following the sale, the director owned 1,042 shares in the company, valued at approximately $93,259. This trade represents a 93.27% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 55,129 shares of company stock valued at $4,809,916. 0.27% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sempra Energy

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in SRE. JPL Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Sempra Energy during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Sempra Energy by 78.5% in the second quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC now owns 771 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $58,000 after acquiring an additional 339 shares during the last quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc bought a new position in shares of Sempra Energy during the second quarter valued at $146,000. Howland Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Sempra Energy during the second quarter valued at $217,000. Finally, Stone Run Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Sempra Energy in the 3rd quarter worth about $225,000. 89.65% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Sempra Energy

Sempra operates as an energy infrastructure company in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Sempra California, Sempra Texas Utilities, and Sempra Infrastructure. The Sempra California segment provides electric services; and natural gas services to San Diego County.