Sea Limited Sponsored ADR (NYSE:SE) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Sea Limited Sponsored ADR (NYSE:SE) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the fourteen ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $149.40.

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on SE shares. Zacks Research lowered SEA from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on SEA from $168.00 to $163.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of SEA from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of SEA from $122.00 to $156.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of SEA in a research note on Monday, July 20th.

Insider Buying and Selling at SEA

In other news, insider Yanjun Wang sold 1,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $112.75, for a total value of $169,125.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 9,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,082,400. The trade was a 13.51% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, COO Gang Ye sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $112.73, for a total value of $2,254,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 758,792 shares in the company, valued at $85,538,622.16. The trade was a 2.57% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 1,999,366 shares of company stock valued at $244,343,136. 0.22% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of SEA

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Raiffeisen Bank International AG boosted its stake in shares of SEA by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG now owns 6,405 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $595,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. Cloud Capital Management LLC increased its stake in SEA by 8.0% in the 4th quarter. Cloud Capital Management LLC now owns 2,005 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $255,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares in the last quarter. SlateStone Wealth LLC raised its holdings in SEA by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. SlateStone Wealth LLC now owns 31,098 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $3,967,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in SEA by 6.6% during the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,730 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $262,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cornerstone Planning Group LLC boosted its position in SEA by 26.5% during the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 831 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $70,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares in the last quarter. 59.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

SEA Price Performance

Shares of SE opened at $107.37 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $65.61 billion, a PE ratio of 41.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 1.49 and a quick ratio of 1.48. SEA has a 1-year low of $77.05 and a 1-year high of $199.30. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $112.07 and its 200-day moving average price is $97.02.

SEA (NYSE:SE) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, August 11th. The Internet company based in Singapore reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.86 by ($0.16). SEA had a net margin of 5.98% and a return on equity of 13.54%. The firm had revenue of $7.79 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.12 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.65 earnings per share. SEA’s revenue was up 48.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts predict that SEA will post 2.91 EPS for the current year.

Key Headlines Impacting SEA

Here are the key news stories impacting SEA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Arete Research upgraded Sea Limited (SE) from “neutral” to “buy” and set a $152 price target, implying substantial upside from recent trading levels. The broader analyst view remains favorable, with a “Moderate Buy” consensus and an average target of approximately $149.40. Is Sea Limited SE a Buy as Wall Street Analysts Look Optimistic?
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent analyst opinions are mixed but mostly constructive: Royal Bank of Canada also upgraded SE to “buy,” while Morgan Stanley maintained an “overweight” rating with a $153 target. However, Zacks Research downgraded the stock to “strong sell,” and JPMorgan recently reduced its target to $163.
• Negative Sentiment: Sea Limited insider Yanjun Wang sold another 1,500 shares for approximately $169,125, reducing her position by 13.5%. This is part of a repeated selling pattern dating back through August, which may raise concerns about insider confidence, even though the transaction is relatively small. Insider Selling: SEA Insider Sells Stock
• Negative Sentiment: COO Gang Ye separately sold 20,000 shares valued at approximately $2.25 million, reducing his holdings by 2.6%. Although he still owns a substantial stake, the sale adds to the near-term insider-selling overhang.
• Neutral Sentiment: The company’s latest quarter showed strong revenue growth of 48.3% year over year and revenue above expectations, but earnings per share missed consensus estimates. That combination supports Sea’s growth story while highlighting profitability and execution risks.

About SEA

Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) is a Singapore-based global consumer internet company that develops and operates digital services across entertainment, e-commerce and financial technology. Founded in 2009 as Garena, the company adopted the Sea name in 2017 as it expanded beyond online gaming.

Garena, Sea’s digital entertainment business, publishes and develops online games, including the widely distributed mobile battle royale title Free Fire. Garena also provides an online platform for game-related content and community activities.

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