Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) Raised to Hold at Wall Street Zen

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued to investors on Saturday.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on SRE. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $118.00 price objective on shares of Sempra Energy in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective (up from $96.00) on shares of Sempra Energy in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Argus upgraded Sempra Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Sempra Energy in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lowered their price objective 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. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $102.67.

Sempra Energy Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of SRE stock opened at $92.37 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.66 and a current ratio of 1.69. 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 $60.38 billion, a PE ratio of 31.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 0.56. The business’s fifty day moving average is $93.13 and its 200 day moving average is $91.77.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The utilities provider reported $1.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.51. Sempra Energy had a return on equity of 8.20% and a net margin of 14.31%.The company had revenue of $3.66 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.10 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.44 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Sempra Energy will post 5.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Sempra Energy

In other Sempra Energy news, EVP Justin Christopher Bird sold 1,128 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.69, for a total transaction of $109,066.32. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 21,632 shares in the company, valued at $2,091,598.08. This trade represents a 4.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Pablo Ferrero sold 2,600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.53, for a total value of $232,778.00. Following the sale, the director owned 15,423 shares in the company, valued at $1,380,821.19. The trade was a 14.43% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 8,567 shares of company stock worth $792,663. Company insiders own 0.31% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sempra Energy

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Peak Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Sempra Energy by 190.1% in the 4th quarter. Peak Financial Advisors LLC now owns 26,552 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $2,344,000 after acquiring an additional 17,400 shares during the last quarter. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ lifted its stake in shares of Sempra Energy by 5.7% in the 3rd quarter. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ now owns 203,402 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $18,302,000 after acquiring an additional 11,020 shares during the last quarter. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Sempra Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at about $150,993,000. Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. lifted its stake in shares of Sempra Energy by 5.2% in the 3rd quarter. Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. now owns 2,143,205 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $192,846,000 after acquiring an additional 106,380 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Greenland Capital Management LP lifted its stake in shares of Sempra Energy by 282.4% in the 3rd quarter. Greenland Capital Management LP now owns 107,400 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $9,664,000 after acquiring an additional 79,314 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.65% of the company’s stock.

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.