Czech National Bank Boosts Stake in Sempra Energy $SRE

Czech National Bank raised its position in Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) by 4.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 186,065 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,310 shares during the quarter. Czech National Bank’s holdings in Sempra Energy were worth $17,250,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Sempra Energy by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 76,734,070 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $6,774,907,000 after buying an additional 1,008,476 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Sempra Energy by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 36,810,449 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $3,273,460,000 after acquiring an additional 1,824,280 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley grew its position in Sempra Energy by 17.0% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 22,330,091 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,971,524,000 after acquiring an additional 3,250,783 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Sempra Energy by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 14,298,845 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,256,592,000 after acquiring an additional 116,554 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Sempra Energy by 16.6% in 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 acquiring an additional 1,735,516 shares in the last quarter. 89.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Diana L. Day sold 3,300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the insider owned 22,870 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,107,013.10. The trade was a 12.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Caroline Ann Winn sold 8,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 25,164 shares in the company, valued at $2,278,600.20. This trade represents a 24.12% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 13,900 shares of company stock worth $1,261,207. 0.31% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. BMO Capital Markets set a $102.00 price target on shares of Sempra Energy and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $118.00 target price on shares of Sempra Energy in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Sempra Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, July 25th. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of 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, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Sempra Energy in a research note on Friday, July 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Sempra Energy presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $104.23.

Sempra Energy Stock Performance

Shares of Sempra Energy stock opened at $84.06 on Friday. Sempra Energy has a one year low of $78.97 and a one year high of $101.04. The company has a market cap of $54.95 billion, a PE ratio of 24.36, a P/E/G ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.66 and a current ratio of 1.64. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $91.23 and a 200-day simple moving average of $92.30.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The utilities provider reported $1.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $3 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.14 billion. Sempra Energy had a net margin of 16.70% and a return on equity of 8.49%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.89 earnings per share. 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. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Sempra Energy will post 5.12 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Sempra Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 25th were given a $0.6575 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 25th. This represents a $2.63 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.1%. Sempra Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 89.15%.

Key Stories Impacting Sempra Energy

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

• Positive Sentiment: Sempra reported second-quarter adjusted earnings of $1.16 per share, up from $0.89 a year ago and $0.15 above consensus. GAAP earnings rose to $796 million, or $1.21 per share, from $461 million, supported by stronger utility and infrastructure results. Sempra Reports Strong Second-Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Oncor, Sempra’s Texas transmission and distribution utility, reported net income of $428 million, compared with $259 million a year earlier. Growth was driven by higher regulated revenues, new base rates, surcharge recovery, infrastructure investment and customer growth. ONCOR REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2026 RESULTS
• Positive Sentiment: SoCalGas approved the retirement of all outstanding preferred shares, a move intended to simplify its capital structure and provide immediate value to shareholders. SoCalGas Preferred Stock Retirement
• Neutral Sentiment: Management maintained 2026 adjusted EPS guidance of $4.80–$5.30 and 2027 guidance of $5.10–$5.70, indicating continued expected earnings growth but leaving the guidance midpoints below analyst consensus estimates. Sempra Q2 Key Metrics
• Negative Sentiment: Second-quarter revenue was approximately $3.0 billion, below the $3.14 billion estimate and essentially flat year over year. The revenue miss and guidance that trails consensus appear to be outweighing the earnings beat, contributing to the stock’s decline. Sempra Q2 Earnings and Revenue

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.