Sempra (SRE) Stock Forecast, Price & News

7 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Sempra in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" SRE shares.
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7 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Sempra's shares. Their SRE share price forecasts range from $158.00 to $178.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $165.71 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 14.8% from the stock's current price.
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Sempra's stock was trading at $154.54 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, SRE shares have decreased by 6.6% and is now trading at $144.35.
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Sempra saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,410,000 shares, an increase of 35.4% from the June 30th total of 1,780,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,160,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.1 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 2nd 2023.
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Sempra (NYSE:SRE) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 3rd. The utilities provider reported $1.88 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.72 by $0.16. The utilities provider earned $3.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.54 billion. Sempra had a net margin of 14.90% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.04%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 6.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.98 EPS.
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Sempra declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 11th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 5th will be paid a dividend of $1.19 per share on Saturday, July 15th. This represents a $4.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.30%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, July 3rd.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Sempra (NYSE:SRE) stock in their portfolio include Virtus Reaves Utilities ETF (UTES), Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU), First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund (EMLP), Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF (FUTY), Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU), ClearBridge Focus Value ESG ETF (CFCV), iShares U.S. Utilities ETF (IDU) and Direxion Daily Utilities Bull 3X Shares (UTSL).

Sempra (NYSE:SRE) pays an annual dividend of $4.76 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.30%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 19 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 60.25%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, SRE will have a dividend payout ratio of 49.90% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Sempra shares split on the morning of Tuesday, August 22nd 2023. The 2-1 split was announced on Tuesday, August 22nd 2023. The newly created shares will be issued 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.

Sempra updated its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Thursday, August, 3rd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $8.60-$9.20 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $8.99. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

18 employees have rated Sempra Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey W. Martin on Glassdoor.com. Jeffrey W. Martin has an approval rating of 81% among the company's employees.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Sempra investors own include AT&T (T), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), RTX (RTX), Intel (INTC), Verizon Communications (VZ), Walmart (WMT), Chevron (CVX), Walt Disney (DIS), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Cisco Systems (CSCO).

Sempra trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SRE."

Sempra's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (9.19%), Capital International Investors (8.73%), Clearbridge Investments LLC (1.85%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.83%), Northern Trust Corp (1.13%) and Franklin Resources Inc. (1.00%). Insiders that own company stock include Cynthia Lynn Walker, Jeffrey W Martin, Karen L Sedgwick, Peter R Wall and Trevor I Mihalik.
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Shares of SRE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of SRE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $144.35.

Sempra (NYSE:SRE) has a market capitalization of $45.42 billion and generates $14.44 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $2.14 billion in net income (profit) each year or $7.90 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 4,561 workers across the globe.

Sempra's mailing address is 488 8TH AVENUE, SAN DIEGO CA, 92101. The official website for the company is www.sempra.com. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at (619) 696-2000, via email at investor@sempra.com, or via fax at 619-696-2374.