Sempra (NYSE: SRE): Is It A Buying Opportunity Again?

After Hours

After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility.

Stocks Info

SRE belongs to the Utilities sector of the NYSE while operating in the Utilities – Diversified industry. The current market capitalization of Sempra is $55.80B. A total of 1.83 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.16M shares.

In the most recent transaction, MIHALIK TREVOR I sold 23,713 shares of SRE for 93.09 per share on Nov 20 ’24. After the transaction, the Executive VP and Group Pres now owns 11,190 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 20 ’24, MIHALIK TREVOR I bought 23,713 shares at 93.38 per share.

Among the insiders who sold shares, WALL PETER R disposed of 6,100 shares on Jun 18 ’24 at a per-share price of $75.07. This resulted in the SVP, Controller and CAO holding 14,751 shares of SRE after the transaction. In another insider transaction, MARK RICHARD J bought 1,925 shares at $77.97 per share on May 17 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 5,420.

Dividend

Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Sempra pays an annual dividend of $2.48, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.83%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 19.31. SRE’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.76% when it declared a $0.62 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/5/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/26/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2.97%. The SRE stock dividend was $0.62 per share in cash.

While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, SRE has a high of $95.77 and a low of $66.40.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. SRE’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $559.00M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $24.64B in debt and $10.04B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $45.50, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $27.42B.

Analysts Opinion

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for SRE is Buy with a score of 4.56.

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