FY2025 Earnings Estimate for Sempra Energy Issued By KeyCorp

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) – Stock analysts at KeyCorp dropped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Sempra Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, October 15th. KeyCorp analyst S. Karp now forecasts that the utilities provider will earn $4.53 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $5.18. The consensus estimate for Sempra Energy’s current full-year earnings is $4.76 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Sempra Energy’s FY2026 earnings at $5.02 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $5.37 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $5.79 EPS.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The utilities provider reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.82 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $3 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.35 billion. Sempra Energy had a return on equity of 8.42% and a net margin of 20.28%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down .4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.89 earnings per share.

SRE has been the subject of a number of other research reports. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on Sempra Energy from $88.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Sempra Energy in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $93.00 price objective (up previously from $86.00) on shares of Sempra Energy in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. BTIG Research started coverage on Sempra Energy in a report on Tuesday. They issued a “buy” rating and a $106.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Mizuho increased their price objective on Sempra Energy from $86.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $89.50.

Sempra Energy Price Performance

Shares of Sempra Energy stock opened at $92.23 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. The company has a market cap of $60.17 billion, a PE ratio of 22.28, a P/E/G ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.66. The business has a 50 day moving average of $85.68 and a 200 day moving average of $79.12. Sempra Energy has a 52 week low of $61.90 and a 52 week high of $95.77.

Sempra Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, October 1st were issued a dividend of $0.645 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, October 1st. This represents a $2.58 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. Sempra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 62.32%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Sempra Energy

In other news, Director Kevin C. Sagara sold 28,864 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $84.21, for a total transaction of $2,430,637.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 15,475 shares in the company, valued at $1,303,149.75. This trade represents a 65.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Caroline Ann Winn sold 5,114 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $82.01, for a total value of $419,399.14. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 39,380 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,229,553.80. The trade was a 11.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 48,411 shares of company stock valued at $4,141,790 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.27% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sempra Energy

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of SRE. Jacobi Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Sempra Energy by 10.3% during the first quarter. Jacobi Capital Management LLC now owns 5,641 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $403,000 after buying an additional 526 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Sempra Energy by 21.6% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,656,805 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $260,950,000 after buying an additional 648,530 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Sempra Energy by 7.0% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 3,495,527 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $249,435,000 after buying an additional 229,045 shares during the last quarter. Energy Income Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Sempra Energy by 2.5% during the first quarter. Energy Income Partners LLC now owns 2,182,448 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $155,739,000 after buying an additional 52,838 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Panagora Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Sempra Energy by 46.0% during the first quarter. Panagora Asset Management Inc. now owns 37,501 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $2,676,000 after buying an additional 11,811 shares during the last quarter. 89.65% of the stock is currently owned by 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.