SEA (NYSE:SE) COO Gang Ye Sells 10,000 Shares of Stock

Sea Limited Sponsored ADR (NYSE:SE) COO Gang Ye sold 10,000 shares of SEA stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.60, for a total transaction of $806,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 440,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $35,464,000. This trade represents a 2.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

Gang Ye also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, March 23rd, Gang Ye sold 10,000 shares of SEA stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.06, for a total transaction of $800,600.00.
• On Friday, March 20th, Gang Ye sold 10,000 shares of SEA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.79, for a total transaction of $807,900.00.
• On Wednesday, March 18th, Gang Ye sold 10,000 shares of SEA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.17, for a total transaction of $851,700.00.

SEA Stock Performance

Shares of SE stock opened at $82.44 on Thursday. Sea Limited Sponsored ADR has a 52 week low of $77.05 and a 52 week high of $199.30. The company has a market capitalization of $48.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.71, a PEG ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 1.59. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $104.77 and a 200 day simple moving average of $136.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a current ratio of 1.58.

SEA (NYSE:SE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The Internet company based in Singapore reported $0.63 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.91 by ($0.28). The company had revenue of $6.85 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.42 billion. SEA had a net margin of 6.93% and a return on equity of 15.20%. The firm’s revenue was up 38.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.39 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Sea Limited Sponsored ADR will post 0.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently issued reports on SE shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of SEA in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Morgan Stanley set a $121.00 price objective on SEA and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their target price on SEA from $170.00 to $150.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of SEA from $226.00 to $120.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, Wedbush lowered their price target on shares of SEA from $190.00 to $170.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, December 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $166.83.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SEA

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Woodline Partners LP bought a new position in SEA during the 1st quarter worth $4,028,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of SEA during the 2nd quarter valued at $50,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of SEA by 14.4% during the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 555,983 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $88,924,000 after purchasing an additional 70,070 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas grew its holdings in shares of SEA by 34.9% during the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas now owns 28,907 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $4,624,000 after purchasing an additional 7,480 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S increased its position in shares of SEA by 248.7% in the second quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S now owns 39,192 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $6,268,000 after purchasing an additional 27,953 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 59.53% of the company’s stock.

More SEA News

Here are the key news stories impacting SEA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wall‑street coverage remains constructive: most brokerages maintain Buy/Outperform views and MarketBeat reports an average analyst rating of “Moderate Buy,” which supports demand from institutional and retail investors. Sea Limited Receives Average Rating
• Positive Sentiment: Retail and value‑oriented outlets are flagging SE as a discounted growth name after recent pullbacks, drawing bargain hunters who view the company’s long‑run growth profile favorably. Is Trending Stock Sea Limited a Buy?
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent quarter (Mar 3) showed strong revenue growth (revenue beat; +38.4% YoY) but an EPS miss ($0.63 vs. $0.91 consensus) — a mixed fundamental print that supports a longer‑term growth thesis but leaves room for near‑term valuation debate. Zacks Coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Institutional flows remain material — several funds increased stakes last quarter (Fred Alger, Charles Lim, OCBC holdings), which underpins longer‑term liquidity and interest from large investors.
• Negative Sentiment: Concentrated insider selling this week is a key near‑term headwind: COO Gang Ye sold ~20,000 shares (~$1.6M aggregate across March 20 & 23), and other officers/directors also disclosed multi‑million dollar disposals — a signal that likely weighed on short‑term sentiment. SEC filing: Gang Ye SEC filing
• Negative Sentiment: Smaller insider sales (Yanjun Wang, Jingye Chen — multiple ~800‑share trades) add to the pattern of selling this week and could amplify short‑term downward pressure. SEC filings: Yanjun Wang SEC filing and Jingye Chen SEC filing

SEA Company Profile

Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) is a Singapore-based consumer internet company that operates a trio of interconnected businesses across digital entertainment, e-commerce and digital financial services. Founded in 2009 as Garena and later rebranded as Sea, the company is headquartered in Singapore and listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Sea positions itself as a technology platform focused on enabling online consumers, merchants and developers primarily across Southeast Asia and adjacent markets.

Sea’s digital entertainment arm, Garena, is a game developer and publisher that also organizes esports initiatives and operates online gaming platforms.