Bridgewater Advisors Inc. Invests $532,000 in Sempra Energy $SRE

Bridgewater Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm acquired 6,753 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $532,000.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bell Investment Advisors Inc boosted its holdings in Sempra Energy by 79.5% in the first quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 262 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Ares Financial Consulting LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Sempra Energy in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Sempra Energy by 57.7% during the fourth quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 347 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. Key Financial Inc increased its holdings in shares of Sempra Energy by 73.6% during the fourth quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 361 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 153 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Sempra Energy by 83.0% in the 4th quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 355 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 161 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.65% of the company’s stock.

Sempra Energy Trading Down 0.0%

Sempra Energy stock opened at $86.44 on Friday. Sempra Energy has a one year low of $78.97 and a one year high of $101.04. The business’s fifty day moving average is $90.83 and its 200 day moving average is $92.23. The stock has a market capitalization of $56.52 billion, a PE ratio of 25.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.08 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.64 and a quick ratio of 1.62.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The utilities provider reported $1.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $3 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.14 billion. Sempra Energy had a return on equity of 8.49% and a net margin of 16.70%.Sempra Energy’s revenue was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.89 EPS. Sempra Energy has set its FY 2027 guidance at 5.100-5.700 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.800-5.300 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Sempra Energy will post 5.12 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Sempra Energy

In other news, Director Pablo Ferrero sold 2,600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the director directly 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 document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Caroline Ann Winn sold 8,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.55, for a total transaction of $724,400.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 25,164 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,278,600.20. This trade represents a 24.12% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.31% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Sempra Energy in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Sempra Energy from $105.00 to $103.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $108.00 target price on shares of Sempra Energy in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Truist Financial set a $100.00 price target on shares of Sempra Energy and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $101.00 price target on shares of Sempra Energy in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. One 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Sempra Energy has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $103.92.

Sempra Energy 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.