Quantinno Capital Management LP Grows Stock Position in Sempra Energy $SRE

Quantinno Capital Management LP lifted its stake in Sempra Energy (NYSE:SREFree Report) by 20.9% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 224,434 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after buying an additional 38,743 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP’s holdings in Sempra Energy were worth $21,808,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of SRE. Lazard Asset Management LLC grew its position in Sempra Energy by 41.0% during the 1st quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 37,026 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $3,598,000 after acquiring an additional 10,766 shares during the last quarter. ABS Direct Equity Fund LLC purchased a new position in Sempra Energy in the 1st quarter worth approximately $2,429,000. JCP Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Sempra Energy in the first quarter valued at approximately $10,367,000. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in Sempra Energy in the first quarter valued at approximately $605,000. Finally, Weiss Asset Management LP boosted its stake in shares of Sempra Energy by 1,047.2% during the first quarter. Weiss Asset Management LP now owns 178,510 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $17,346,000 after purchasing an additional 162,949 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 89.65% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Pablo Ferrero sold 2,600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.53, for a total transaction of $232,778.00. Following the sale, the director owned 15,423 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,380,821.19. The trade was a 14.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Diana L. Day sold 3,300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.13, for a total transaction of $304,029.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 22,870 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,107,013.10. This trade represents a 12.61% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 13,900 shares of company stock worth $1,261,207 in the last three months. 0.31% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Sempra Energy Trading Down 1.0%

NYSE SRE opened at $88.71 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $57.99 billion, a PE ratio of 30.07, a P/E/G ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 0.56. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $91.77 and its 200 day moving average is $92.49. Sempra Energy has a twelve month low of $78.97 and a twelve month high of $101.04. The company has a quick ratio of 1.66, a current ratio of 1.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SREGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The utilities provider reported $1.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.51. The business had revenue of $3.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.10 billion. Sempra Energy had a return on equity of 8.20% and a net margin of 14.31%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.44 earnings per share. 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. Research analysts forecast that Sempra Energy will post 5.12 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Sempra Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 25th were paid a $0.6575 dividend. This represents a $2.63 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 25th. Sempra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 89.15%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on SRE. BMO Capital Markets set a $102.00 target price on shares of Sempra Energy and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Sempra Energy in a report on Friday, July 17th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Sempra Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, July 25th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $108.00 target price on shares of Sempra Energy in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, TD Cowen started coverage on Sempra Energy in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Sempra Energy has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $104.23.

View Our Latest Stock Analysis on SRE

About Sempra Energy

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE)

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