Hantz Financial Services Inc. Sells 34,184 Shares of Sempra Energy $SRE

Hantz Financial Services Inc. decreased its position in Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) by 28.1% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 87,373 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 34,184 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Sempra Energy were worth $7,714,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Ares Financial Consulting LLC acquired a new position in shares of Sempra Energy in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Activest Wealth Management increased its holdings in Sempra Energy by 74.6% in the third quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 391 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 167 shares in the last quarter. Board of the Pension Protection Fund acquired a new position in Sempra Energy in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Salomon & Ludwin LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Sempra Energy by 88.8% during the 4th quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 406 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 191 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPL Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Sempra Energy during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $41,000. 89.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Morgan Stanley set a $104.00 target price on shares of Sempra Energy and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Argus raised shares of Sempra Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Truist Financial set a $104.00 price target on shares of Sempra Energy and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Sempra Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Sunday, May 10th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on shares of Sempra Energy from $105.00 to $103.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 11th. One investment 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $102.67.

Sempra Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE SRE opened at $92.89 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.69, a quick ratio of 1.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $94.53 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $91.96. Sempra Energy has a 1-year low of $73.06 and a 1-year high of $101.04. The firm has a market cap of $60.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.50 and a beta of 0.60.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) last issued 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 firm had revenue of $3.66 billion for 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%.The business’s revenue was down 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous 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. Analysts anticipate that Sempra Energy will post 5.11 earnings per share for the current year.

Sempra Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 25th. This represents a $2.63 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. Sempra Energy’s payout ratio is 89.15%.

Insider Activity at Sempra Energy

In related news, CAO Dyan Z. Wold sold 1,539 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.38, for a total value of $146,789.82. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 4,633 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $441,895.54. This trade represents a 24.94% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Diana L. Day sold 3,300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.13, for a total transaction of $304,029.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 22,870 shares in the company, valued at $2,107,013.10. The trade was a 12.61% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders bought 6,192 shares of company stock worth $576,979 and sold 13,439 shares worth $1,243,713. 0.31% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.