<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Corient Private Wealth LLC lowered its holdings in  Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE - Free Report) by 4.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor  owned 555,082 shares of the utilities provider's stock after selling 27,111 shares during the quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC owned approximately 0.09% of Sempra Energy worth $42,059,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.</p><div><p><span></span><span>Get <strong>Sempra Energy</strong> alerts:</span></p></div><ul><li>3 Stocks Investing $650 Billion in the U.S.—Should You Invest?</li></ul><p>Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of SRE. Westside Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in  Sempra Energy by 51.2% during the second quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 375 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 127 shares during the period.  Pingora Partners LLC boosted its position in  Sempra Energy by 48.3% during the 1st quarter. Pingora Partners LLC now owns 430 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares in the last quarter.  NewSquare Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of  Sempra Energy by 245.1% in the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 421 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 299 shares during the period.  ST Germain D J Co. Inc. raised its position in shares of  Sempra Energy by 230.8% in the 2nd quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 430 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares in the last quarter.  Finally, Bogart Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of  Sempra Energy by 74.1% in the 2nd quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 444 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 189 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own  89.65% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Sempra Energy Stock Performance</h2><p>Shares of Sempra Energy stock opened at $87.82 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $57.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.94, a PEG ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a quick ratio of 1.56, a current ratio of 1.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $91.67 and a 200 day moving average price of $84.28. Sempra Energy has a 52 week low of $61.90 and a 52 week high of $95.72. </p><ul><li>3 Utility Stocks to Weather Market Storms</li></ul><p>Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The utilities provider reported $1.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.27. Sempra Energy had a net margin of 15.63% and a return on equity of 8.67%. The company had revenue of $3.15 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.99 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.89 EPS. Sempra Energy's revenue was up 13.5% compared to the same quarter last year.  Sell-side analysts expect that  Sempra Energy will post 4.76 EPS for the current year. </p><h2>Sempra Energy Announces Dividend</h2><p>The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 11th will be paid a $0.645 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 11th. This represents a $2.58 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.9%. Sempra Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 79.14%. </p><h2>Insider Activity at Sempra Energy</h2><p>In other Sempra Energy news, EVP Caroline Ann Winn sold 500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.70, for a total transaction of $45,850.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 33,664 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,086,988.80. The trade was a 1.46% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Alexander Lisa Larroque sold 4,322 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.55, for a total value of $400,001.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 11,325 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,048,128.75. The trade was a 27.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 33,829 shares of company stock worth $3,077,360 in the last quarter. 0.27% of the stock is owned by insiders. </p><h2>Analysts Set New Price Targets</h2><p>SRE has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. UBS Group raised their price objective on Sempra Energy from $82.00 to $98.00 and gave the company a &#34;neutral&#34; rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Jefferies Financial Group  set a $89.00 price target on shares of Sempra Energy and gave the company a &#34;hold&#34; rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Citigroup  reaffirmed a &#34;neutral&#34; rating and issued a $99.00 price objective (up previously from $80.00) on shares of Sempra Energy in a research report on Monday, November 24th. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on shares of Sempra Energy from $95.00 to $99.00 and gave the company an &#34;outperform&#34; rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Evercore ISI  set a $105.00 target price on shares of Sempra Energy and gave the company an &#34;outperform&#34; rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned  a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Sempra Energy  has a consensus rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; and an average price target of $96.33.</p><p><b>Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on SRE</b></p><h2>Sempra Energy Profile</h2> (Free Report)<p>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. 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<p>Corient Private Wealth LLC reduced its stake in Sempra Energy by 4.7% in Q2, selling 27,111 shares. Sempra Energy's stock opened at $87.82, with a market cap of $57.32 billion. The company reported Q3 earnings of $1.11 per share, beating estimates. A quarterly dividend of $0.645 will be paid on January 15th. Insider sales included EVP Caroline Ann Winn selling 500 shares.</p>

Corient Private Wealth LLC Sells 27,111 Shares of Sempra Energy $SRE