A Closer Look at Sempra (SRE)’s Operating Margin

At the time of writing, Sempra [SRE] stock is trading at $87.18, up 0.09%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The SRE shares have gain 3.66% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 5.28%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Sempra [NYSE: SRE] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 13, 2024, when Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Overweight and also boosted its price target to $98 from $85. Previously, Jefferies started tracking the stock with Buy rating on October 24, 2024, and set its price target to $98. BMO Capital Markets upgraded its rating to a Outperform and increased its price target to $84 on January 11, 2024. Ladenburg Thalmann initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $81.50 as its price target on January 03, 2024. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on December 12, 2023, and upped its price target to $86. In a note dated August 23, 2023, Barclays initiated an Overweight rating and provided a target price of $156 on this stock.

For the past year, the stock price of Sempra fluctuated between $66.40 and $95.77. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $92.2 within the next 12 months. Sempra [NYSE: SRE] shares were valued at $87.18 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 5.76% based on the average SRE price forecast.

Analyzing the SRE fundamentals

According to Sempra [NYSE:SRE], the company’s sales were 12.56B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -17.63% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.3% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.2%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.13%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.23%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.12 and Total Capital is 0.03. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 4.36.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 86.73 points at the first support level, and at 86.29 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 87.61, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 88.05.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that Sempra [NYSE:SRE] has a current ratio of 0.52. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.47, and the Cash Ratio is 0.06. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.40, the price to book ratio is 1.92 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 19.19.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Larroque Alexander Lisa, SVP, Corp Affairs & HR, that happened on Feb 11 ’25 when 2755.0 shares were sold. Officer, Larroque Alexander Lisa completed a deal on Feb 11 ’25 to buy 2755.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chairman, CEO and President Martin Jeffrey W sold 49737.0 shares on Jan 30 ’25.

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