Quantbot Technologies LP Takes Position in Sempra Energy $SRE

Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new stake in Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 62,478 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $5,792,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of SRE. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co acquired a new stake in Sempra Energy in the 2nd quarter worth about $13,953,000. Westpac Banking Corp acquired a new position in shares of Sempra Energy during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,736,000. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. bought a new position in shares of Sempra Energy during the second quarter worth approximately $908,000. Korea Investment CORP bought a new position in shares of Sempra Energy during the second quarter worth approximately $33,166,000. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Sempra Energy in the second quarter valued at approximately $4,874,000. 89.65% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Sempra Energy Stock Performance

Shares of SRE opened at $82.87 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.64, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $90.31 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $92.18. Sempra Energy has a 12 month low of $78.97 and a 12 month high of $101.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $54.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 0.57.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The utilities provider reported $1.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.15. The firm 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%.The business’s quarterly revenue was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $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. As a group, analysts predict that Sempra Energy will post 5.12 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Sempra Energy

In other Sempra Energy news, EVP Caroline Ann Winn sold 8,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.55, for a total value of $724,400.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 25,164 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,278,600.20. The trade was a 24.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.31% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently issued reports on SRE. TD Cowen began coverage on Sempra Energy in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Sempra Energy in a report on Friday, July 17th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $101.00 target price on Sempra Energy in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. BMO Capital Markets set a $102.00 target price on Sempra Energy and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Sempra Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $103.62.

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.