8,876 Shares in Sempra Energy $SRE Acquired by Fideuram Asset Management Ireland dac

Fideuram Asset Management Ireland dac purchased a new position in shares of Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 8,876 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $784,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Sempra Energy by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 8,587 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $773,000 after buying an additional 115 shares during the period. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton raised its stake in shares of Sempra Energy by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 5,191 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $458,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Advisor OS LLC raised its stake in shares of Sempra Energy by 1.2% in the third quarter. Advisor OS LLC now owns 9,681 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $871,000 after purchasing an additional 118 shares during the last quarter. Silvia Mccoll Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Sempra Energy by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Silvia Mccoll Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,045 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $799,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rothschild Investment LLC raised its stake in shares of Sempra Energy by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 3,666 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $324,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. 89.65% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently commented on SRE shares. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $105.00 price objective (up from $95.00) on shares of Sempra Energy in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Sempra Energy from $98.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 18th. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $118.00 price objective on shares of Sempra Energy in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Wall Street Zen downgraded Sempra Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Sunday, May 10th. Finally, Argus raised Sempra Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Sempra Energy has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $102.67.

Sempra Energy Stock Performance

SRE stock opened at $88.90 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $58.11 billion, a PE ratio of 30.13, a P/E/G ratio of 3.37 and a beta of 0.60. The company has a quick ratio of 1.66, a current ratio of 1.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The business has a 50 day moving average of $94.13 and a 200-day moving average of $91.90. Sempra Energy has a 12-month low of $73.06 and a 12-month high of $101.04.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The utilities provider reported $1.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.51. The company had revenue of $3.66 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.10 billion. Sempra Energy had a return on equity of 8.20% and a net margin of 14.31%.Sempra Energy’s quarterly revenue was down 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.44 earnings per share. Sempra Energy has set its FY 2027 guidance at 5.100-5.700 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.870-5.370 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Sempra Energy will post 5.11 earnings per share for the current year.

Sempra Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 25th will be issued a $0.6575 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 25th. This represents a $2.63 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.0%. Sempra Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 89.15%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Diana L. Day sold 3,300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.13, for a total value of $304,029.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 22,870 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,107,013.10. This represents a 12.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Richard J. Mark bought 2,692 shares of Sempra Energy stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 11th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $93.30 per share, with a total value of $251,163.60. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 17,376 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,621,180.80. This represents a 18.33% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders purchased 6,192 shares of company stock valued at $576,979 and sold 13,439 shares valued at $1,243,713. Insiders own 0.31% of the company’s stock.

Sempra Energy Profile

Sempra Energy is a San Diego–based energy infrastructure company that develops, owns and operates businesses delivering electricity and natural gas. Its operations include regulated utility services that provide electric and gas distribution to residential, commercial and industrial customers, as well as non‑regulated infrastructure businesses that develop and manage large-scale energy assets.

The company’s product and service portfolio spans electricity and natural gas delivery, transmission and storage, liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities, power generation and electric transmission projects.