Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, electricity provider Sempra Energy
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Sempra's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Sempra facts
| Founded (founded) | San Diego, Calif. (1998) |
| Market Cap | $16.3 billion |
| Industry | Multi-utilities |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $10.0 billion |
| Management | CEO Debra Reed (since 2011) CFO Joseph Householder (since 2011) |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 11.1% |
| Cash/Debt | $419.0 million / $11.3 billion |
| Dividend Yield | 3.6% |
| Competitors |
Edison International PacifiCorp PG&E |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 94% of the 322 members who have rated Sempra believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those bulls, TMFDeej, tapped the stock as a particularly potent income opportunity: "Sempra is a solid dividend-paying utility that has several catalysts that could cause it to soar in the coming years, including the commencement of LNG exports from its facility and the spin-off or IPO of certain assets."
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