Capital Group Investment Management PTE. LTD. Sells 5,672 Shares of Sempra Energy $SRE

Capital Group Investment Management PTE. LTD. lowered its position in Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) by 28.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 14,510 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 5,672 shares during the period. Capital Group Investment Management PTE. LTD.’s holdings in Sempra Energy were worth $1,281,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of SRE. Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in shares of Sempra Energy by 52.5% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 18,008 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,285,000 after acquiring an additional 6,196 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP lifted its position in Sempra Energy by 40.7% during the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 53,512 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $3,819,000 after purchasing an additional 15,474 shares in the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in Sempra Energy by 6.2% during the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 14,699 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,114,000 after purchasing an additional 858 shares in the last quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC lifted its position in Sempra Energy by 78.5% during the second quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC now owns 771 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $58,000 after purchasing an additional 339 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. lifted its position in Sempra Energy by 80.0% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 423,280 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $32,072,000 after purchasing an additional 188,131 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.65% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Sempra Energy

In other news, insider Diana L. Day sold 3,300 shares of Sempra Energy stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.13, for a total value of $304,029.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 22,870 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,107,013.10. The trade was a 12.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Pablo Ferrero sold 2,600 shares of Sempra Energy stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.53, for a total value of $232,778.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 15,423 shares in the company, valued at $1,380,821.19. This trade represents a 14.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders purchased 6,192 shares of company stock valued at $576,979 and sold 13,439 shares valued at $1,243,713. 0.31% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Sempra Energy Price Performance

Shares of Sempra Energy stock opened at $91.51 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $93.68 and its 200-day simple moving average is $91.80. Sempra Energy has a 52 week low of $73.06 and a 52 week high of $101.04. The company has a market capitalization of $59.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.02, a PEG ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a quick ratio of 1.66, a current ratio of 1.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The utilities provider reported $1.51 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.51. Sempra Energy had a return on equity of 8.20% and a net margin of 14.31%.The business had revenue of $3.66 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.10 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.44 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. 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, analysts expect that Sempra Energy will post 5.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Sempra Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 25th will be given a $0.6575 dividend. This represents a $2.63 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 25th. Sempra Energy’s payout ratio is presently 89.15%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

SRE has been the topic of several analyst reports. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $100.00 target price (up from $96.00) on shares of Sempra Energy in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $118.00 target price on shares of Sempra Energy in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on Sempra Energy from $105.00 to $103.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Sempra Energy from $98.00 to $106.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 18th. Finally, Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $105.00 target price (up from $95.00) on shares of Sempra Energy in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Sempra Energy has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $102.67.

Sempra Energy Company 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.