WINTON GROUP Ltd Sells 104,323 Shares of Sempra Energy $SRE

WINTON GROUP Ltd cut its stake in shares of Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) by 93.3% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 7,500 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 104,323 shares during the period. WINTON GROUP Ltd’s holdings in Sempra Energy were worth $662,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Sempra Energy by 1.4% during the third quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 8,587 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $773,000 after buying an additional 115 shares during the period. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton increased its position in shares of Sempra Energy by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 5,191 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $458,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the period. Advisor OS LLC increased its position in shares of Sempra Energy by 1.2% during the third quarter. Advisor OS LLC now owns 9,681 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $871,000 after buying an additional 118 shares during the period. Gulf International Bank UK Ltd increased its position in shares of Sempra Energy by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Gulf International Bank UK Ltd now owns 35,009 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $3,091,000 after buying an additional 123 shares during the period. Finally, Silvia Mccoll Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Sempra Energy by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Silvia Mccoll Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,045 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $799,000 after buying an additional 124 shares during the period. 89.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on SRE. Wall Street Zen cut Sempra Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Sunday, May 10th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price target on Sempra Energy from $105.00 to $103.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $118.00 price target on shares of Sempra Energy in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $100.00 price target (up from $96.00) on shares of Sempra Energy in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Sempra Energy in a research report on Monday, April 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $102.67.

Insider Transactions at Sempra Energy

In other Sempra Energy news, EVP Justin Christopher Bird sold 1,128 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.69, for a total value of $109,066.32. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 21,632 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,091,598.08. This represents a 4.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CAO Dyan Z. Wold sold 1,539 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.38, for a total value of $146,789.82. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 4,633 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $441,895.54. This trade represents a 24.94% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 8,567 shares of company stock worth $792,663 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.31% of the company’s stock.

Sempra Energy Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of SRE opened at $91.15 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $59.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.90, a P/E/G ratio of 3.44 and a beta of 0.56. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $93.34 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $91.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.69 and a quick ratio of 1.66. Sempra Energy has a 1 year low of $73.06 and a 1 year high of $101.04.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) last issued 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 business had revenue of $3.66 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%.Sempra Energy’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.44 earnings per share. 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, analysts forecast that Sempra Energy will post 5.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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 paid a $0.6575 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 25th. This represents a $2.63 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. Sempra Energy’s dividend payout ratio 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.