Sempra (NYSE:SRE) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Sempra (NYSE:SRE) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 4.900-5.250 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 5.140. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Sempra also updated its FY 2024 guidance to 4.600-4.900 EPS.

Sempra Price Performance

NYSE:SRE traded up $1.49 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $91.25. The company had a trading volume of 3,730,571 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,895,625. The company has a market capitalization of $57.77 billion, a PE ratio of 20.10, a P/E/G ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a quick ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 0.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. Sempra has a 52-week low of $66.40 and a 52-week high of $91.88. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $83.60 and its 200-day moving average price is $79.21.

Sempra (NYSE:SRE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 6th. The utilities provider reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.06 by ($0.17). The firm had revenue of $2.78 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.54 billion. Sempra had a return on equity of 8.01% and a net margin of 22.63%. Sempra’s revenue for the quarter was down 16.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.08 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts expect that Sempra will post 4.77 earnings per share for the current year.

Sempra Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 5th will be issued a $0.62 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 5th. This represents a $2.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.72%. Sempra’s payout ratio is 54.63%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

SRE has been the subject of several recent research reports. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Sempra from $87.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on Sempra from $93.00 to $96.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 21st. Barclays raised their price target on Sempra from $87.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 1st. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on Sempra in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $98.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Evercore ISI lifted their target price on shares of Sempra from $84.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $89.00.

Sempra Company Profile

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.