Sempra (NYSE:SRE) to Post FY2025 Earnings of $5.14 Per Share, Seaport Res Ptn Forecasts

Sempra (NYSE:SRE) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn increased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Sempra in a research report issued on Wednesday, April 24th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Storozynski now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $5.14 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $5.12. The consensus estimate for Sempra’s current full-year earnings is $4.82 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Sempra’s FY2026 earnings at $5.45 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also commented on SRE. BMO Capital Markets upgraded Sempra from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their price target for the company from $76.00 to $84.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 11th. StockNews.com lowered Sempra from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 20th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH assumed coverage on Sempra in a research note on Wednesday, January 3rd. They set a “buy” rating and a $81.50 price target on the stock. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Sempra from $74.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 21st. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $82.00 price target on shares of Sempra in a research note on Wednesday, March 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Sempra presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $82.14.

Sempra Stock Performance

Shares of Sempra stock opened at $71.32 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $45.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.89, a P/E/G ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 0.71. The company has a current ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. Sempra has a 12 month low of $63.75 and a 12 month high of $79.30. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $70.55 and its 200-day moving average price is $71.68.

Sempra (NYSE:SRE) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 27th. The utilities provider reported $1.13 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.11 by $0.02. Sempra had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 18.26%. The business had revenue of $3.49 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.01 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.17 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Sempra

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. AE Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Sempra by 118.6% during the third quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 18,796 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,279,000 after purchasing an additional 10,198 shares in the last quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Sempra by 106.9% during the third quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 658 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 340 shares in the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA increased its position in shares of Sempra by 98.2% during the third quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 2,598 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $177,000 after purchasing an additional 1,287 shares in the last quarter. CX Institutional increased its position in shares of Sempra by 99.6% during the third quarter. CX Institutional now owns 3,104 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $211,000 after purchasing an additional 1,549 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Advisory Alpha LLC increased its position in shares of Sempra by 100.7% during the third quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC now owns 6,544 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $445,000 after purchasing an additional 3,284 shares in the last quarter. 89.65% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Trevor I. Mihalik sold 57,571 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $70.59, for a total value of $4,063,936.89. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 10,922 shares in the company, valued at $770,983.98. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. In other news, VP Trevor I. Mihalik sold 57,571 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $70.59, for a total value of $4,063,936.89. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 10,922 shares in the company, valued at $770,983.98. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Diana L. Day sold 3,937 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.21, for a total value of $280,353.77. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 18,145 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,292,105.45. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 122,432 shares of company stock worth $8,668,035 over the last three months. 0.24% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Sempra Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 21st were given a $0.62 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 20th. This is a boost from Sempra’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. This represents a $2.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.48%. Sempra’s payout ratio is 51.77%.

About Sempra

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.