Founders Financial Securities LLC Has $2.12 Million Stock Holdings in Sempra Energy $SRE

Founders Financial Securities LLC lowered its stake in Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) by 36.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 24,021 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 13,634 shares during the quarter. Founders Financial Securities LLC’s holdings in Sempra Energy were worth $2,121,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. MUFG Securities EMEA plc lifted its stake in shares of Sempra Energy by 314.6% in the 4th quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc now owns 51,779 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $4,572,000 after purchasing an additional 39,290 shares during the period. Gulf International Bank UK Ltd lifted its stake in shares of Sempra Energy by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Gulf International Bank UK Ltd now owns 35,009 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $3,091,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares during the period. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Sempra Energy by 23.2% in the 4th quarter. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC now owns 2,912 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $257,000 after purchasing an additional 549 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Sempra Energy in the 4th quarter valued at $914,924,000. Finally, Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. acquired a new position in shares of Sempra Energy in the 4th quarter valued at $11,317,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.65% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Truist Financial set a $104.00 price target on Sempra Energy and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. UBS Group reissued 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. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Sempra Energy in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $105.00 price objective (up from $95.00) on shares of Sempra Energy in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $118.00 price objective on shares of Sempra Energy in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $102.67.

Sempra Energy Stock Performance

Shares of Sempra Energy stock opened at $88.90 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $58.11 billion, a PE ratio of 30.13, a PEG ratio of 3.37 and a beta of 0.57. Sempra Energy has a 12 month low of $73.06 and a 12 month high of $101.04. The company has a current ratio of 1.69, a quick ratio of 1.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $94.13 and its 200 day simple moving average is $91.89.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) last issued 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 business 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%.The firm’s revenue was down 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter 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. On average, research analysts predict that Sempra Energy will post 5.11 EPS for the current year.

Sempra Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 25th will be issued a dividend of $0.6575 per share. This represents a $2.63 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 25th. Sempra Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 89.15%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Richard J. Mark bought 2,692 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 11th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $93.30 per share, for a total transaction of $251,163.60. Following the acquisition, the director owned 17,376 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,621,180.80. This trade represents a 18.33% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Diana L. Day sold 3,300 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The stock was 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 approximately $2,107,013.10. This trade represents a 12.61% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last 90 days, insiders have purchased 6,192 shares of company stock worth $576,979 and have sold 13,439 shares worth $1,243,713. Company insiders own 0.31% of the company’s stock.

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.