Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. Raises Stock Holdings in Sempra Energy $SRE

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) by 5.8% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 1,515,949 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after buying an additional 83,273 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Sempra Energy were worth $136,405,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Sempra Energy by 14.2% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 75,725,594 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $6,813,784,000 after acquiring an additional 9,396,652 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Sempra Energy by 3.7% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 34,380,068 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,626,827,000 after purchasing an additional 1,214,931 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Sempra Energy by 3.9% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 14,036,572 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,058,214,000 after purchasing an additional 525,750 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Sempra Energy by 106.3% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 10,428,007 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $938,325,000 after purchasing an additional 5,374,277 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Sempra Energy during the 2nd quarter valued at about $701,649,000. Institutional investors own 89.65% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

SRE has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded Sempra Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 8th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $101.00 price target on shares of Sempra Energy in a research report on Friday, February 20th. UBS Group restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective on shares of Sempra Energy in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Barclays set a $95.00 price objective on shares of Sempra Energy and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $112.00 target price (down from $115.00) on shares of Sempra Energy in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Sempra Energy presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $99.10.

Sempra Energy News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: SRE beat Q4 EPS estimates ($1.28 vs. ~ $1.12 consensus), showing better-than-expected quarterly profitability which supported the stock. Sempra Q4 earnings beat
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised its five‑year capital spending plan (reported +16%, plan now ~$65B) and highlighted investments in grid modernization and LNG/infrastructure — a growth signal that supports higher future regulated earnings. Reuters: Sempra lifts capital spending plan
• Positive Sentiment: Sempra issued an optimistic 2030 EPS outlook (guidance range raised), giving investors a clearer multi‑year earnings trajectory. PR Newswire: 2025 results and 2030 outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support: Morgan Stanley kept an Overweight rating and raised its price target, which can lend additional buying interest. InsiderMonkey: Morgan Stanley keeps Overweight
• Neutral Sentiment: Company released its full earnings materials and the conference‑call transcript/slides for deeper investor review — useful for modelling but not a market mover by itself. Slide deck / press release
• Neutral Sentiment: Sempra provided FY2026 and FY2027 EPS ranges that largely overlap street estimates (FY2026: 4.80–5.30; FY2027: 5.10–5.70), leaving room for interpretation on near‑term upside. PR Newswire: guidance ranges
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue missed expectations (Q4 revenue $3.75B vs. ~$3.82B consensus) and Q4 EPS declined vs. last year ($1.28 vs. $1.50), which highlights near‑term pressure on margins and growth. Zacks: revenues fall y/y
• Negative Sentiment: Reports noted tighter cash levels and lower quarterly profits year‑over‑year, which could constrain near‑term flexibility. Zacks: cash and profit notes
• Negative Sentiment: Short interest jumped ~30% in February, increasing potential downside pressure and volatility if sentiment turns negative. (Data point reported in market summary.)

Sempra Energy Price Performance

SRE opened at $95.25 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a current ratio of 1.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $62.17 billion, a PE ratio of 29.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.57 and a beta of 0.74. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $89.49 and its 200-day moving average price is $88.63. Sempra Energy has a 52-week low of $61.90 and a 52-week high of $97.45.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The utilities provider reported $1.28 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.16. The business had revenue of $3.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.82 billion. Sempra Energy had a net margin of 15.63% and a return on equity of 8.67%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down .2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.50 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts predict that Sempra Energy will post 4.76 EPS for the current year.

Sempra Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 19th will be given a dividend of $0.6575 per share. This represents a $2.63 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 19th. This is a positive change from Sempra Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. Sempra Energy’s payout ratio is presently 79.14%.

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.