Dai ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd Has $3.62 Million Stock Position in Sempra Energy $SRE

Dai ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd lifted its position in Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) by 20.6% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 37,265 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,377 shares during the period. Dai ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd’s holdings in Sempra Energy were worth $3,621,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Sempra Energy by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 76,734,070 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $6,774,907,000 after acquiring an additional 1,008,476 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in Sempra Energy by 5.2% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 36,810,449 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $3,273,460,000 after purchasing an additional 1,824,280 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley grew its position 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 in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Sempra Energy by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 14,298,845 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,256,592,000 after purchasing an additional 116,554 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in Sempra Energy by 16.6% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 12,163,523 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,073,918,000 after purchasing an additional 1,735,516 shares during the period. 89.65% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Sempra Energy Stock Down 0.5%

SRE stock opened at $93.00 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $91.93 and a two-hundred day moving average of $92.41. The company has a market cap of $60.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.53, a PEG ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 0.56. Sempra Energy has a 12-month low of $78.97 and a 12-month high of $101.04. The company has a quick ratio of 1.66, a current ratio of 1.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The utilities provider reported $1.51 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.51. Sempra Energy had a net margin of 14.31% and a return on equity of 8.20%. The business had revenue of $3.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.10 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.44 EPS. Sempra Energy’s revenue was down 3.9% 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 4.870-5.370 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Sempra Energy will post 5.12 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Sempra Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 25th were paid a $0.6575 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 25th. This represents a $2.63 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.8%. Sempra Energy’s payout ratio is 89.15%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Sempra Energy

In related news, insider Diana L. Day sold 3,300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 owned 22,870 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,107,013.10. This trade represents a 12.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Pablo Ferrero sold 2,600 shares of Sempra Energy stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the director owned 15,423 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,380,821.19. This trade represents a 14.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 13,900 shares of company stock worth $1,261,207 over the last 90 days. 0.31% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting Sempra Energy

Here are the key news stories impacting Sempra Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley reiterated its Buy rating on Sempra Energy, reinforcing a constructive view on the utility’s outlook. Morgan Stanley Sticks to Its Buy Rating for Sempra Energy (SRE)
• Positive Sentiment: KeyCorp lifted its FY2026 EPS estimate to $5.07 and raised its FY2029 estimate to $6.46, suggesting stronger earnings power over time.
• Positive Sentiment: KeyCorp’s longer-term forecasts for FY2027 and FY2028 remain solid at $5.49 and $5.93 per share, respectively, supporting the case for gradual earnings growth.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently commented on SRE shares. 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 price target on Sempra Energy and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Sempra Energy in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Barclays decreased their price objective on Sempra Energy from $105.00 to $103.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Finally, TD Cowen began coverage on Sempra Energy in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Sempra Energy has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $104.23.

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.