Capital International Ltd. CA Has $7.71 Million Stock Holdings in Sempra Energy $SRE

Capital International Ltd. CA lessened its holdings in shares of Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) by 22.0% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 87,298 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 24,641 shares during the quarter. Capital International Ltd. CA’s holdings in Sempra Energy were worth $7,708,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Ares Financial Consulting LLC acquired a new stake in Sempra Energy during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Key Financial Inc grew its holdings in Sempra Energy by 73.6% during the 4th quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 361 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 153 shares during the period. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Sempra Energy by 83.0% during the 4th 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. Board of the Pension Protection Fund acquired a new stake in Sempra Energy during the 4th quarter worth $35,000. Finally, Salomon & Ludwin LLC grew its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 191 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.65% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

SRE has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Argus raised shares of Sempra Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Sempra Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Sunday, May 10th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $100.00 target price (up from $96.00) on shares of Sempra Energy in a report on Friday, March 6th. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $105.00 target price (up from $95.00) on shares of Sempra Energy in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $104.00 price target on shares of Sempra Energy and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $102.67.

Sempra Energy Price Performance

Shares of SRE stock opened at $91.51 on Friday. Sempra Energy has a 12-month low of $73.06 and a 12-month high of $101.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $59.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a quick ratio of 1.66, a current ratio of 1.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $93.68 and a 200-day moving average of $91.80.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) last announced its quarterly 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. Sempra Energy had a net margin of 14.31% and a return on equity of 8.20%. The company had revenue of $3.66 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.10 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.44 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 3.9% 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 4.870-5.370 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Sempra Energy will post 5.11 earnings per share for the current year.

Sempra Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 25th will be paid a $0.6575 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 25th. This represents a $2.63 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.9%. Sempra Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 89.15%.

Insider Transactions at Sempra Energy

In related news, insider Diana L. Day sold 3,300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.13, for a total value of $304,029.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 22,870 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,107,013.10. This represents a 12.61% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Cynthia J. Warner bought 2,500 shares of Sempra Energy stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 11th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $92.95 per share, with a total value of $232,375.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 11,275 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,048,011.25. This trade represents a 28.49% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders acquired 6,192 shares of company stock worth $576,979 and sold 13,439 shares worth $1,243,713. 0.31% of the stock is currently owned by company 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.