SG Americas Securities LLC Has $85.96 Million Stock Position in Sempra Energy $SRE

SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) by 317.2% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 884,642 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after buying an additional 672,603 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Sempra Energy were worth $85,961,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in SRE. Norges Bank bought a new position in Sempra Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $914,924,000. Capital International Investors increased its position in Sempra Energy by 9.2% in the third quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 54,071,206 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $4,865,115,000 after purchasing an additional 4,572,312 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley raised its holdings in Sempra Energy by 17.0% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 22,330,091 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,971,524,000 after purchasing an additional 3,250,783 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 2,984,409 shares during the last quarter. Finally, National Pension Service lifted its position in Sempra Energy by 246.4% during the 4th quarter. National Pension Service now owns 2,826,999 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $249,596,000 after purchasing an additional 2,010,853 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 89.65% of the company’s stock.

Sempra Energy Trading Down 0.1%

NYSE:SRE opened at $90.62 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.69, a quick ratio of 1.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. Sempra Energy has a 1-year low of $73.18 and a 1-year high of $101.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $59.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.72, a PEG ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.57. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $92.36 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $91.68.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The utilities provider reported $1.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.51. The company had revenue of $3.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.10 billion. Sempra Energy had a return on equity of 8.20% and a net margin of 14.31%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $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, equities analysts expect that Sempra Energy will post 5.11 earnings per share for the current year.

Sempra Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 25th will be issued a dividend of $0.6575 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 25th. This represents a $2.63 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.9%. Sempra Energy’s payout ratio is currently 89.15%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on SRE. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Sempra Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 13th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Sempra Energy in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Morgan Stanley set a $104.00 price objective on shares of Sempra Energy and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $118.00 price objective on shares of Sempra Energy in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, Argus raised shares of Sempra Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $102.67.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Diana L. Day sold 3,300 shares of Sempra Energy stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.13, for a total transaction of $304,029.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 22,870 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,107,013.10. This trade represents a 12.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Pablo Ferrero sold 2,600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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. This trade represents a 14.43% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 15,028 shares of company stock worth $1,370,273 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.31% of the company’s stock.

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.