MUFG Securities EMEA plc Raises Stake in Sempra Energy $SRE

MUFG Securities EMEA plc raised its position in Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) by 314.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 51,779 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 39,290 shares during the quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc’s holdings in Sempra Energy were worth $4,572,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in SRE. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Sempra Energy in the fourth quarter worth approximately $914,924,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Sempra Energy by 14.2% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 75,725,594 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $6,813,784,000 after acquiring an additional 9,396,652 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Sempra Energy by 106.3% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 10,428,007 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $938,325,000 after acquiring an additional 5,374,277 shares during the last quarter. Capital International Investors lifted its stake in Sempra Energy by 9.2% in the third quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 54,071,206 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $4,865,115,000 after acquiring an additional 4,572,312 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in Sempra Energy by 40.1% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 10,419,115 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $937,512,000 after acquiring an additional 2,984,409 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.65% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Argus upgraded shares of Sempra Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. Wells Fargo & Company restated an “overweight” rating and set a $118.00 price objective on shares of Sempra Energy in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Morgan Stanley set a $104.00 price objective on shares of Sempra Energy and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective 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. Finally, Truist Financial set a $104.00 price objective on shares of Sempra Energy and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $102.67.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Karen L. Sedgwick sold 4,872 shares of Sempra Energy stock in a transaction on Monday, March 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.58, for a total value of $451,049.76. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 39,029 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,613,304.82. The trade was a 11.10% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Richard J. Mark bought 2,692 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 11th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $93.30 per share, for a total transaction of $251,163.60. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 17,376 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,621,180.80. This trade represents a 18.33% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders acquired 6,192 shares of company stock worth $576,979 and sold 13,439 shares worth $1,243,713. Insiders own 0.31% of the company’s stock.

Sempra Energy Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSE:SRE opened at $88.90 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $58.11 billion, a PE ratio of 30.13, a P/E/G ratio of 3.37 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a current ratio of 1.69, a quick ratio of 1.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. Sempra Energy has a twelve month low of $73.06 and a twelve month high of $101.04. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $94.13 and a 200-day simple moving average of $91.89.

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

Sempra Energy Announces Dividend

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. This represents a $2.63 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 25th. Sempra Energy’s payout ratio is presently 89.15%.

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.