United Capital Financial Advisors LLC Acquires New Shares in Sempra Energy $SRE

United Capital Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm acquired 17,533 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,625,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of SRE. Bell Investment Advisors Inc raised its holdings in Sempra Energy by 79.5% during the 1st quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 262 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the period. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Sempra Energy in the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. bought a new stake in shares of Sempra Energy during the second quarter worth $27,000. Silvant Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Sempra Energy during the second quarter worth $28,000. Finally, Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd lifted its position in Sempra Energy by 57.7% in the 4th quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 347 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. 89.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

SRE has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. BMO Capital Markets set a $102.00 price target on Sempra Energy and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Truist Financial set a $100.00 price target on shares of Sempra Energy and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. Barclays decreased their price objective on Sempra Energy from $105.00 to $103.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Sempra Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, July 25th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Sempra Energy in a research report on Friday, July 17th. One research 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Sempra Energy presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $103.62.

Sempra Energy Stock Performance

NYSE:SRE opened at $84.25 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $55.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.42, a PEG ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 0.57. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $89.67 and a 200 day simple moving average of $92.10. The company has a current ratio of 1.64, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. Sempra Energy has a 1-year low of $78.97 and a 1-year high of $101.04.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The utilities provider reported $1.16 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.15. Sempra Energy had a return on equity of 8.49% and a net margin of 16.70%.The firm had revenue of $3 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.14 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.89 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. 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 anticipate 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 business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.55, for a total value of $724,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 25,164 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,278,600.20. The trade was a 24.12% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.31% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.