Sempra Energy $SRE Shares Acquired by Partners Group Holding AG

Partners Group Holding AG lifted its holdings in shares of Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) by 9.3% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 411,055 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after buying an additional 35,013 shares during the quarter. Sempra Energy makes up approximately 2.5% of Partners Group Holding AG’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest position. Partners Group Holding AG’s holdings in Sempra Energy were worth $36,292,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ares Financial Consulting LLC acquired a new stake in Sempra Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Activest Wealth Management lifted its position in Sempra Energy by 74.6% in the third quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 391 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 167 shares during the period. Board of the Pension Protection Fund acquired a new stake in Sempra Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $35,000. Salomon & Ludwin LLC lifted its position in Sempra Energy by 88.8% in the fourth quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 406 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 191 shares during the period. Finally, JPL Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Sempra Energy in the third quarter valued at about $41,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.65% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Sempra Energy

In related news, Director Pablo Ferrero sold 2,600 shares of Sempra Energy stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the director owned 15,423 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,380,821.19. The trade was a 14.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Diana L. Day sold 3,300 shares of Sempra Energy stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.13, for a total transaction of $304,029.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 22,870 shares in the company, valued at $2,107,013.10. The trade was a 12.61% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders have acquired 6,192 shares of company stock worth $576,979 and have sold 13,439 shares worth $1,243,713. Insiders own 0.31% of the company’s stock.

Sempra Energy Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of SRE opened at $91.33 on Wednesday. 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 market cap of $59.70 billion, a PE ratio of 30.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.41 and a beta of 0.60. The company’s fifty day moving average is $94.60 and its two-hundred day moving average is $91.97. Sempra Energy has a fifty-two week low of $73.06 and a fifty-two week high of $101.04.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The utilities provider reported $1.51 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.51. The business had revenue of $3.66 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.10 billion. Sempra Energy had a net margin of 14.31% and a return on equity of 8.20%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $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. Analysts forecast that Sempra Energy will post 5.11 earnings per share for the current year.

Sempra Energy Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

SRE has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Sempra Energy in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Truist Financial set a $104.00 price objective on shares of Sempra Energy and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Wells Fargo & Company restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $118.00 price objective on shares of Sempra Energy in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $105.00 price objective (up from $95.00) on shares of Sempra Energy in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Sempra Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Sunday, May 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $102.67.

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.