Diana Day Sells 3,300 Shares of Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) Stock

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) insider Diana Day sold 3,300 shares of Sempra Energy 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 owned 22,870 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,107,013.10. The trade was a 12.61% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Sempra Energy Stock Performance

NYSE SRE opened at $90.47 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $94.71 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $92.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $59.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.67, a PEG ratio of 3.51 and a beta of 0.60. Sempra Energy has a fifty-two week low of $73.06 and a fifty-two week high of $101.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.66 and a current ratio of 1.69.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) last announced its quarterly 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. Sempra Energy had a return on equity of 8.20% and a net margin of 14.31%.The firm 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. Sempra Energy’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 analysts forecast that Sempra Energy will post 5.11 earnings per share for the current year.

Sempra Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared 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. This represents a $2.63 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 25th. Sempra Energy’s payout ratio is currently 89.15%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sempra Energy

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of SRE. Meeder Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Sempra Energy in the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. Bell Investment Advisors Inc boosted its holdings in Sempra Energy by 79.5% in the 1st quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 262 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Ares Financial Consulting LLC acquired a new stake in Sempra Energy in the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd boosted its holdings in Sempra Energy by 57.7% in the 4th quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 347 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Key Financial Inc boosted its holdings in Sempra Energy by 73.6% in the 4th quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 361 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 153 shares during the last quarter. 89.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

SRE has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Argus upgraded Sempra Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. Wall Street Zen lowered Sempra Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Sunday, May 10th. Truist Financial set a $108.00 price target on Sempra Energy and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 20th. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $100.00 price target (up from $96.00) on shares of Sempra Energy in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Finally, Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $105.00 price target (up from $95.00) on shares of Sempra Energy in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $103.00.

Sempra Energy Company Profile

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.