Sempra (SRE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. As of December 31, 2023, it offered electric services to approximately 3.6 million population and natural gas services to approximately 3.3 million population that covers 4,100 square miles. This segment owns and operates a natural gas distribution, transmission, and storage system that supplies natural gas. As of December 31, 2023, it serves a population of 21 million covering an area of 24,000 square miles. The Sempra Texas Utilities segment engages in the regulated electricity transmission and distribution. As of December 31, 2023, its transmission system included 18,298 circuit miles of transmission lines; 1,257 transmission and distribution substations; interconnection to 173 third-party generation facilities totaling 54,277 MW; and distribution system included approximately 4.0 million points of delivery and consisted of 125,116 miles of overhead and underground lines. The Sempra Infrastructure segment develops, builds, operates, and invests in energy infrastructure to help enable the energy transition in North American markets and worldwide. The company was formerly known as Sempra Energy and changed its name to Sempra in May 2023. Sempra was incorporated in 1996 and is based in San Diego, California.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $83.51 to $84.47
• 50-Day Range: $77.09 to $84.06
• 52-Week Range: $63.75 to $84.47
• Volume: 1.63 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.88 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $52.89 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.59
• Dividend Yield: 2.95%
• Price Target: $85.58
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Sempra Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sempra scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 14th out of 96 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: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Sempra has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.91, and is based on 10 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Sempra has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.10%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Sempra are expected to grow by 7.10% in the coming year, from $4.79 to $5.13 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Sempra is 18.59, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 123.51.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Sempra is 18.59, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 85.01.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Sempra has a PEG Ratio of 2.64. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Sempra has a P/B Ratio of 1.61. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.89% of the outstanding shares of Sempra have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sempra has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sempra has recently increased by 3.11%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Sempra pays a meaningful dividend of 3.03%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Sempra has been increasing its dividend for 21 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Sempra is 54.99%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Sempra will have a dividend payout ratio of 48.34% next year. This indicates that Sempra will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Environmental Score: -5.04

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.89% of the outstanding shares of Sempra have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sempra has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sempra has recently increased by 3.11%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.87

News Sentiment

Sempra has a news sentiment score of 0.87. 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 0.58 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for Sempra this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 5 people have searched for SRE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -58% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Sempra to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Sempra insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.24% of the stock of Sempra is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

89.65% of the stock of Sempra is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

SRE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SRE shares performed this year?

Sempra's stock was trading at $74.73 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, SRE shares have increased by 12.3% and is now trading at $83.93.
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How were Sempra's earnings last quarter?

Sempra (NYSE:SRE) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 6th. The utilities provider reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.92 by $0.03. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 9.7% on a year-over-year basis.
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When did Sempra's stock split?

Sempra's stock split on the morning of Tuesday, August 22nd 2023. The 2-1 split was announced on Tuesday, August 22nd 2023. The newly minted shares were payable to shareholders after the market closes on Tuesday, August 22nd 2023. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Does Sempra have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Sempra: Oncor Electric Delivery Company, EnergySouth, San Diego Gas & Electric Company, Sempra Texas Intermediate Holding Company LLC, and Southern California Gas Company.

How do I buy shares of Sempra?

Shares of SRE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Sempra own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Sempra investors own include AT&T (T), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), RTX (RTX), Intel (INTC), Verizon Communications (VZ), Walmart (WMT) and Chevron (CVX).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 6/27/2024
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2024
• Last Earnings: 8/06/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 9/26/2024
• Today: 10/02/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/01/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Gas & other services combined
• Sub-Industry: Multi-Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SRE
• CUSIP: 81685110
• CIK: 1032208
• Web: www.sempra.com
• Phone: (619) 696-2000
• Fax: 619-696-2374
• Employees: 16,835
• Year Founded: 1998

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $85.58
• High Stock Price Target: $94.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $76.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +2.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.91
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $4.51
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.59
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.52
• P/E Growth: 2.64
• Net Income: $3.08 billion
• Net Margins: 22.31%
• Pretax Margin: 13.27%
• Return on Equity: 8.58%
• Return on Assets: 3.24%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.84
• Current Ratio: 0.46
• Quick Ratio: 0.41

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $13.48 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.92
• Cash Flow: $8.34 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.06
• Book Value: $52.03 per share
• Price / Book: 1.61

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 630,142,000
• Free Float: 628,630,000
• Market Cap: $52.89 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.75