Two Sigma Securities LLC Purchases Shares of 28,635 Sempra Energy $SRE

Two Sigma Securities LLC purchased a new stake in Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 28,635 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,655,000.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Sempra Energy during the second quarter worth $5,588,577,000. Norges Bank bought a new position in Sempra Energy during the 4th quarter worth about $914,924,000. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new position in Sempra Energy during the 2nd quarter worth about $957,056,000. Deutsche Bank AG acquired a new stake in shares of Sempra Energy in the 2nd quarter valued at about $896,599,000. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc bought a new stake in shares of Sempra Energy in the second quarter valued at about $538,775,000. Institutional investors own 89.65% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Sempra Energy

In other news, EVP Caroline Ann Winn sold 8,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.55, for a total transaction of $724,400.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 25,164 shares in the company, valued at $2,278,600.20. The trade was a 24.12% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.31% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Sempra Energy Trading Down 0.1%

NYSE SRE opened at $84.25 on Monday. Sempra Energy has a 12 month low of $78.97 and a 12 month high of $101.04. The company has a current ratio of 1.64, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $89.67 and a 200-day moving average of $92.14. The company has a market cap of $55.09 billion, a PE ratio of 24.42, a PEG ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 0.57.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

SRE has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. TD Cowen initiated coverage on Sempra Energy in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. They set a “buy” rating for the company. Jefferies Financial Group set a $101.00 price objective on shares of Sempra Energy in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Sempra Energy from $105.00 to $103.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on shares of Sempra Energy from $108.00 to $104.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 21st. Finally, BMO Capital Markets set a $102.00 price target on shares of Sempra Energy and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and four have given 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 target price of $103.62.

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.