In the past week, SRE stock has gone up by 2.29%, with a monthly decline of -15.26% and a quarterly plunge of -18.70%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.83%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.36% for Sempra The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -4.39% for SRE’s stock, with a -13.12% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Sempra (NYSE: SRE) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Sempra (NYSE: SRE) is 16.08x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for SRE is 0.67. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for SRE is 651.00M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.39% of that float. On March 18, 2025, SRE’s average trading volume was 5.23M shares.
SRE) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Sempra (NYSE: SRE) has jumped by 1.21 compared to previous close of 70.21. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 2.29% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-15 that I present a list of 17 companies with upcoming dividend increases, highlighting those with over 10% increases and an average streak length of 11 years. My investment strategy focuses on buying, holding, and expanding stakes in companies that consistently increase dividends and outperform relevant benchmarks. I utilize data from the “U.S. Dividend Champions” spreadsheet and NASDAQ to identify companies with at least five years of dividend growth.
Analysts’ Opinion of SRE
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SRE stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for SRE by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for SRE in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $77 based on the research report published on March 03, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SRE reach a price target of $72, previously predicting the price at $95. The rating they have provided for SRE stocks is “Equal Weight” according to the report published on February 27th, 2025.
UBS gave a rating of “Neutral” to SRE, setting the target price at $78 in the report published on February 26th of the current year.
SRE Trading at -10.55% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SRE to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -25.80% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.36%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.83%, as shares sank -15.51% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -18.99% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SRE rose by +2.29%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -5.71% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $74.32. In addition, Sempra saw -18.99% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SRE starting from Ferrero Pablo, who purchase 2,600 shares at the price of $70.96 back on Mar 17 ’25. After this action, Ferrero Pablo now owns 15,649 shares of Sempra, valued at $184,496 using the latest closing price.
CONESA ANDRES, the Director of Sempra, purchase 1,400 shares at $71.54 during a trade that took place back on Mar 17 ’25, which means that CONESA ANDRES is holding 21,668 shares at $100,156 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SRE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.19 for the present operating margin
- 0.38 for the gross margin
The net margin for Sempra stands at 0.22. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 9.55, with 3.12 for asset returns.
Based on Sempra (SRE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.49 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.08. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.95. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.33.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 5.6 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 6.31. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.16. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.26for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.14. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.55.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Sempra (SRE) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
