AMF Tjanstepension AB Buys 29,200 Shares of Sempra Energy $SRE

AMF Tjanstepension AB increased its holdings in shares of Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) by 5.9% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 522,266 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after buying an additional 29,200 shares during the quarter. AMF Tjanstepension AB’s holdings in Sempra Energy were worth $46,111,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Sempra Energy by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 76,734,070 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $6,774,907,000 after acquiring an additional 1,008,476 shares during the last quarter. Capital International Investors lifted its stake in shares of Sempra Energy by 9.2% during the 3rd quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 54,071,206 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $4,865,115,000 after acquiring an additional 4,572,312 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in shares of Sempra Energy by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 34,986,169 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $3,148,055,000 after acquiring an additional 606,101 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of Sempra Energy by 106.3% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 10,428,007 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $938,325,000 after acquiring an additional 5,374,277 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Sempra Energy by 40.1% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 10,419,115 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $937,512,000 after acquiring an additional 2,984,409 shares during the last quarter. 89.65% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Karen L. Sedgwick sold 4,872 shares of Sempra Energy stock in a transaction on Monday, March 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.58, for a total value of $451,049.76. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 39,029 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,613,304.82. This trade represents a 11.10% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Cynthia J. Warner purchased 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 11th. The stock was bought at an average price of $92.95 per share, for a total transaction of $232,375.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly 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 SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders bought 6,192 shares of company stock worth $576,979 and sold 10,839 shares worth $1,010,935. 0.31% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on SRE shares. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $118.00 price target on shares of Sempra Energy in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $105.00 price target (up from $95.00) on shares of Sempra Energy in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price target on Sempra Energy from $105.00 to $103.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Argus raised Sempra Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. Finally, UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $100.00 price objective (up from $96.00) on shares of Sempra Energy in a report on Friday, March 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $102.67.

Sempra Energy Trading Down 0.4%

SRE opened at $90.09 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $94.63 and its two-hundred day moving average is $91.97. The company has a market capitalization of $58.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.54, a PEG ratio of 3.41 and a beta of 0.60. Sempra Energy has a 52 week low of $73.06 and a 52 week 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:SRE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The utilities provider reported $1.51 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.51. The company had revenue of $3.66 billion for 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%.Sempra Energy’s quarterly revenue was down 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last 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 business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 25th will be issued a $0.6575 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 25th. This represents a $2.63 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.9%. Sempra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 89.15%.

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.