Horizon Investments LLC Sells 13,387 Shares of Sempra Energy $SRE
by Jessica Moore · The Cerbat GemHorizon Investments LLC lowered its position in Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE – Free Report) by 21.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 47,705 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 13,387 shares during the period. Horizon Investments LLC’s holdings in Sempra Energy were worth $4,212,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Sempra Energy in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC bought a new position in shares of Sempra Energy in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Activest Wealth Management raised its stake in shares of Sempra Energy by 74.6% in the third quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 391 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 167 shares during the last quarter. Board of the Pension Protection Fund bought a new position in shares of Sempra Energy in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Finally, Salomon & Ludwin LLC raised its stake in shares of Sempra Energy by 88.8% in the fourth quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 406 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 191 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.65% of the company’s stock.
Sempra Energy Stock Performance
SRE stock opened at $94.79 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75, a current ratio of 1.59 and a quick ratio of 1.57. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $95.13 and a 200 day moving average price of $91.97. Sempra Energy has a fifty-two week low of $73.06 and a fifty-two week high of $101.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $61.93 billion, a PE ratio of 34.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.58 and a beta of 0.60.
Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The utilities provider reported $1.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.16. Sempra Energy had a net margin of 13.27% and a return on equity of 8.22%. The firm had revenue of $3.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.82 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.50 EPS. Sempra Energy’s revenue was down .2% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts forecast that Sempra Energy will post 5.1 EPS for the current year.
Sempra Energy Increases Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 19th were given a $0.6575 dividend. This is a boost from Sempra Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 19th. This represents a $2.63 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. Sempra Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 95.29%.
Insider Transactions at Sempra Energy
In related news, EVP Justin Christopher Bird sold 1,128 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.69, for a total value of $109,066.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 21,632 shares in the company, valued at $2,091,598.08. The trade was a 4.96% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CAO Dyan Z. Wold sold 1,539 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.38, for a total transaction of $146,789.82. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 4,633 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $441,895.54. This trade represents a 24.94% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders have purchased 6,192 shares of company stock worth $576,979 and have sold 7,539 shares worth $706,906. Company insiders own 0.31% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of research firms have recently issued reports on SRE. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Sempra Energy from $98.00 to $106.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 18th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Sempra Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $118.00 target price on shares of Sempra Energy in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Truist Financial set a $108.00 target price on shares of Sempra Energy and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Sempra Energy in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $102.67.
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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.
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