Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC Makes New Investment in Sempra Energy $SRE

Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 10,550 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $978,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in SRE. L2 Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Sempra Energy during the second quarter valued at $378,000. Cullen Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Sempra Energy in the 2nd quarter worth $3,320,000. D.B. Root & Company LLC purchased a new position in Sempra Energy in the 2nd quarter worth $435,000. Asset One Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Sempra Energy during the 2nd quarter worth about $204,000. Finally, Investor s Fiduciary Advisor Network LLC acquired a new stake in Sempra Energy during the 2nd quarter worth about $315,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.65% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. TD Cowen assumed coverage on Sempra Energy in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. 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. Truist Financial set a $100.00 target price on Sempra Energy and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 13th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Sempra Energy in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Sempra Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, July 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $103.62.

Sempra Energy Price Performance

Shares of SRE opened at $84.57 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $90.17 and its two-hundred day moving average is $92.21. The company has a market capitalization of $55.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.51, a P/E/G ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a current ratio of 1.64. Sempra Energy has a fifty-two week low of $78.97 and a fifty-two week high of $101.04.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The utilities provider reported $1.16 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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%.The company’s revenue was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business 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. Research analysts predict that Sempra Energy will post 5.12 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Sempra Energy

In other Sempra Energy news, EVP Caroline Ann Winn sold 8,000 shares of the company’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 sale, the executive vice president owned 25,164 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,278,600.20. This represents a 24.12% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 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.