Sempra Energy $SRE Shares Bought by Czech National Bank

Czech National Bank boosted its stake in shares of Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) by 4.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 186,065 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,310 shares during the period. Czech National Bank’s holdings in Sempra Energy were worth $17,250,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Bell Investment Advisors Inc increased its holdings in shares of Sempra Energy by 79.5% in the first quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 262 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the period. Ares Financial Consulting LLC purchased a new position in Sempra Energy during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd lifted its stake in Sempra Energy by 57.7% during the 4th quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 347 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares during the period. Key Financial Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Sempra Energy by 73.6% in the 4th quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 361 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 153 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Sempra Energy by 83.0% in the fourth quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 355 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 161 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.65% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Sempra Energy

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

• Positive Sentiment: Sempra reported second-quarter adjusted earnings of $1.16 per share, up from $0.89 a year ago and $0.15 above consensus. GAAP earnings rose to $796 million, or $1.21 per share, from $461 million, supported by stronger utility and infrastructure results. Sempra Reports Strong Second-Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Oncor, Sempra’s Texas transmission and distribution utility, reported net income of $428 million, compared with $259 million a year earlier. Growth was driven by higher regulated revenues, new base rates, surcharge recovery, infrastructure investment and customer growth. ONCOR REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2026 RESULTS
• Positive Sentiment: SoCalGas approved the retirement of all outstanding preferred shares, a move intended to simplify its capital structure and provide immediate value to shareholders. SoCalGas Preferred Stock Retirement
• Neutral Sentiment: Management maintained 2026 adjusted EPS guidance of $4.80–$5.30 and 2027 guidance of $5.10–$5.70, indicating continued expected earnings growth but leaving the guidance midpoints below analyst consensus estimates. Sempra Q2 Key Metrics
• Negative Sentiment: Second-quarter revenue was approximately $3.0 billion, below the $3.14 billion estimate and essentially flat year over year. The revenue miss and guidance that trails consensus appear to be outweighing the earnings beat, contributing to the stock’s decline. Sempra Q2 Earnings and Revenue

Sempra Energy Stock Performance

NYSE SRE opened at $84.06 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.64 and a quick ratio of 1.66. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $91.23 and its 200-day simple moving average is $92.30. The company has a market cap of $54.95 billion, a PE ratio of 24.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 0.57. Sempra Energy has a 1-year low of $78.97 and a 1-year high of $101.04.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The utilities provider reported $1.16 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $3 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.14 billion. Sempra Energy had a return on equity of 8.49% and a net margin of 16.70%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.89 earnings per share. Sempra Energy has set its FY 2027 guidance at 5.100-5.700 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.800-5.300 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Sempra Energy will post 5.12 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Sempra Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 25th were paid a dividend of $0.6575 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 25th. This represents a $2.63 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.1%. Sempra Energy’s payout ratio is 89.15%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company restated an “overweight” rating and set a $118.00 target price on shares of Sempra Energy in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Truist Financial set a $104.00 target price on Sempra Energy and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $108.00 target price on shares of Sempra Energy in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Barclays decreased their price target on Sempra Energy from $105.00 to $103.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Sempra Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Sempra Energy currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $104.23.

Insider Buying and Selling at Sempra Energy

In other Sempra Energy news, insider Diana L. Day sold 3,300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.13, for a total value of $304,029.00. Following the transaction, 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Pablo Ferrero sold 2,600 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.53, for a total transaction of $232,778.00. Following the completion of the sale, 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 position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 13,900 shares of company stock worth $1,261,207 in the last three months. 0.31% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.