Rep. Julie Johnson Sells Off Shares of Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE)

Representative Julie Johnson (D-Texas) recently sold shares of Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE). In a filing disclosed on October 07th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Sempra Energy stock on September 25th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “MERRILL LYNCH LONG TERM GROWTH” account.

Representative Julie Johnson also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Ameren (NYSE:AEE) on 9/25/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC) on 9/25/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) on 9/25/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) on 9/25/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) on 9/25/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE:MKC) on 9/25/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) on 9/25/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Molson Coors Beverage (NYSE:TAP) on 9/25/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) on 9/25/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of United Dominion Realty Trust (NYSE:UDR) on 9/25/2025.

Sempra Energy Stock Performance

NYSE:SRE opened at $93.36 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $60.91 billion, a PE ratio of 22.55, a P/E/G ratio of 2.98 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $83.94 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $77.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a current ratio of 0.48. Sempra Energy has a fifty-two week low of $61.90 and a fifty-two week high of $95.77.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The utilities provider reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.82 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $3 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.35 billion. Sempra Energy had a net margin of 20.28% and a return on equity of 8.42%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down .4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.89 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Sempra Energy will post 4.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Sempra Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, October 1st will be issued a $0.645 dividend. This represents a $2.58 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, October 1st. Sempra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 62.32%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

SRE has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Sempra Energy in a research report on Wednesday. Mizuho raised their price objective on shares of Sempra Energy from $86.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 24th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $80.00 price objective (up previously from $70.00) on shares of Sempra Energy in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Evercore ISI set a $105.00 price objective on shares of Sempra Energy and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on shares of Sempra Energy from $88.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $86.09.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sempra Energy

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Sempra Energy by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 66,328,942 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $5,025,777,000 after acquiring an additional 2,090,840 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its holdings in Sempra Energy by 26.8% during the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 48,686,047 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $3,474,236,000 after acquiring an additional 10,278,893 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Sempra Energy by 3.7% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 34,380,068 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,626,827,000 after acquiring an additional 1,214,931 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Sempra Energy by 3.9% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 14,036,572 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,058,214,000 after acquiring an additional 525,750 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Newport Trust Company LLC boosted its holdings in Sempra Energy by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Newport Trust Company LLC now owns 13,331,160 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $951,312,000 after acquiring an additional 41,104 shares during the last quarter. 89.65% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Sempra Energy news, EVP Caroline Ann Winn sold 5,114 shares of Sempra Energy stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $82.01, for a total transaction of $419,399.14. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 39,380 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,229,553.80. The trade was a 11.49% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Alexander Lisa Larroque sold 1,576 shares of Sempra Energy stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.00, for a total value of $126,080.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 15,600 shares in the company, valued at $1,248,000. The trade was a 9.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 49,987 shares of company stock valued at $4,267,870 in the last three months. 0.27% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Representative Johnson

Julie Johnson (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Texas’ 32nd Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2025. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Johnson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas’ 32nd Congressional District. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Julie Johnson earned a B.A. in history and government from the University of Texas at Austin in 1987 and a J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 1991. Johnson’s career experience includes working as an attorney.

About Sempra Energy

Sempra operates as an energy infrastructure company in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Sempra California, Sempra Texas Utilities, and Sempra Infrastructure. The Sempra California segment provides electric services; and natural gas services to San Diego County.