Brokerages Set Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) Target Price at $102.67

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SREGet Free Report) has been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the fourteen analysts that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, nine have assigned a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $102.6667.

Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. Truist Financial set a $104.00 price target on Sempra Energy and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 18th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Sempra Energy in a report on Monday, April 20th. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and set a $105.00 price target (up from $95.00) on shares of Sempra Energy in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Wall Street Zen lowered Sempra Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Sunday, May 10th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reduced their target price on Sempra Energy from $105.00 to $103.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 11th.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Sempra Energy news, EVP Justin Christopher Bird sold 1,128 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.69, for a total value of $109,066.32. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 21,632 shares in the company, valued at $2,091,598.08. This trade represents a 4.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Diana L. Day sold 3,300 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.13, for a total value of $304,029.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 22,870 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,107,013.10. The trade was a 12.61% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 8,567 shares of company stock worth $792,663. 0.31% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Sempra Energy

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its stake in Sempra Energy by 7.5% in the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 11,772 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,144,000 after purchasing an additional 821 shares during the period. Ipsen Advisor Group LLC increased its stake in Sempra Energy by 1.9% in the first quarter. Ipsen Advisor Group LLC now owns 9,696 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $942,000 after purchasing an additional 178 shares during the period. Glenmede Trust Co. NA increased its stake in Sempra Energy by 1.7% in the first quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 45,678 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $4,439,000 after purchasing an additional 767 shares during the period. J. Derek Lewis & Associates Inc. increased its stake in Sempra Energy by 12.1% in the first quarter. J. Derek Lewis & Associates Inc. now owns 2,777 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $270,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the period. Finally, Western Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Sempra Energy in the first quarter worth $72,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.65% of the company’s stock.

Sempra Energy Stock Performance

NYSE:SRE opened at $91.57 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $93.23 and its 200 day moving average is $91.77. Sempra Energy has a fifty-two week low of $73.06 and a fifty-two week high of $101.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $59.86 billion, a PE ratio of 31.04, a PEG ratio of 3.44 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.66 and a current ratio of 1.69.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SREGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The utilities provider reported $1.51 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.51. Sempra Energy had a return on equity of 8.20% and a net margin of 14.31%.The company had revenue of $3.66 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.10 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.44 EPS. Sempra Energy’s quarterly revenue was down 3.9% 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 4.870-5.370 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Sempra Energy will post 5.11 earnings per share for the current year.

Sempra Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 25th will be paid a $0.6575 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 25th. This represents a $2.63 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.9%. Sempra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 89.15%.

Sempra Energy Company Profile

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Sempra Energy is a San Diego–based energy infrastructure company that develops, owns and operates businesses delivering electricity and natural gas. Its operations include regulated utility services that provide electric and gas distribution to residential, commercial and industrial customers, as well as non‑regulated infrastructure businesses that develop and manage large-scale energy assets.

The company’s product and service portfolio spans electricity and natural gas delivery, transmission and storage, liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities, power generation and electric transmission projects.

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