Sempra Energy Poised for Above-Average Rate-Regulated Growth
Sempra Energy's investment opportunities at its regulated utilities in California and Texas will remain its primary growth driver.
Sempra Energy's investment opportunities at its regulated utilities in California and Texas will remain its primary growth driver.
Opportunities for rate base growth at Sempra's utilities are above average, and California and Texas regulation generally allows timely recovery of capital expenditures and a dynamic cost of capital.
Sempra's nonregulated businesses bring increased risk. Income investors looking for low-risk dividends may find Sempra less appealing than pure-play regulated utilities.
Metric
|
SRE
|
EIX
|
AEP
|
---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 18.60 | 17.17 | 18.17 |
Price/Book Value | 1.83 | 2.41 | 2.04 |
Price/Sales | 3.89 | 1.98 | 2.71 |
Price/Cash Flow | 9.88 | 8.78 | 8.28 |
Metric
|
SRE
|
EIX
|
AEP
|
---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 0.24 | 0.42 | 0.32 |
Current Ratio | 0.46 | 1.03 | 0.65 |
Interest Coverage | 2.31 | 1.51 | 2.34 |
Metric
|
SRE
|
EIX
|
AEP
|
---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 4.13% | 1.29% | 2.79% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 12.96% | 7.68% | 10.73% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 6.85% | 4.19% | 6.00% |
1-Day Chart
|
Name
|
Price
|
Morningstar Rating for Stocks
|
Capital Allocation
|
Economic Moat
|
Market Cap
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Iberdrola SA
IBDSF
| — | Jnltn | $95.3 Bil | |||
Iberdrola SA ADR
IBDRY
| TD | Twybg | $95.3 Bil | |||
Enel SpA
ESOCF
| Dvhdyplm | Ctypw | $78.0 Bil | |||
Enel SpA ADR
ENLAY
| Nfgzcqqj | Dpzp | $78.0 Bil | |||
Engie SA ADR
ENGIY
| — | Zybx | $41.3 Bil | |||
Engie SA
ENGQF
| — | Yjljg | $41.3 Bil | |||
E.ON SE ADR
EONGY
| Lxwzgkmj | Vjmx | $37.2 Bil | |||
E.ON SE
ENAKF
| — | Gvtn | $37.2 Bil | |||
The AES Corp
AES
| Qfyknsvqk | Ydc | $13.4 Bil |