43,134 Shares in Sempra Energy $SRE Bought by Entropy Technologies LP

Entropy Technologies LP acquired a new stake in Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 43,134 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $4,191,000.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Sempra Energy by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 76,734,070 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $6,774,907,000 after acquiring an additional 1,008,476 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Sempra Energy by 5.2% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 36,810,449 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $3,273,460,000 after acquiring an additional 1,824,280 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its stake in shares of Sempra Energy by 17.0% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 22,330,091 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,971,524,000 after acquiring an additional 3,250,783 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Sempra Energy by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 14,298,845 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,256,592,000 after acquiring an additional 116,554 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in Sempra Energy by 16.6% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 12,163,523 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,073,918,000 after purchasing an additional 1,735,516 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.65% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Sempra Energy

In other news, EVP Caroline Ann Winn sold 8,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.55, for a total value of $724,400.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 25,164 shares in the company, valued at $2,278,600.20. This represents a 24.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Pablo Ferrero sold 2,600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.53, for a total transaction of $232,778.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 15,423 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,380,821.19. This trade represents a 14.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 13,900 shares of company stock valued at $1,261,207 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.31% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently commented on SRE. Jefferies Financial Group set a $101.00 price objective on shares of Sempra Energy in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. TD Cowen assumed coverage on Sempra Energy in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Barclays cut their target price on Sempra Energy from $105.00 to $103.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Truist Financial set a $104.00 price target on Sempra Energy and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $108.00 price target on shares of Sempra Energy in a research note on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $104.23.

Key Sempra Energy News

Here are the key news stories impacting Sempra Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley reiterated its Buy rating on Sempra Energy, reinforcing a constructive view on the utility’s outlook. Morgan Stanley Sticks to Its Buy Rating for Sempra Energy (SRE)
• Positive Sentiment: KeyCorp lifted its FY2026 EPS estimate to $5.07 and raised its FY2029 estimate to $6.46, suggesting stronger earnings power over time.
• Positive Sentiment: KeyCorp’s longer-term forecasts for FY2027 and FY2028 remain solid at $5.49 and $5.93 per share, respectively, supporting the case for gradual earnings growth.

Sempra Energy Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of NYSE SRE opened at $93.00 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $60.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 0.56. Sempra Energy has a 52 week low of $78.97 and a 52 week high of $101.04. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $91.93 and a 200 day moving average price of $92.41. 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 posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The utilities provider reported $1.51 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 $3.65 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. Sempra Energy’s quarterly 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. Equities research analysts anticipate that Sempra Energy will post 5.12 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Sempra Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 25th were given a dividend of $0.6575 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 25th. This represents a $2.63 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.8%. Sempra Energy’s payout ratio is presently 89.15%.

About Sempra Energy

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.