Sea Limited Sponsored ADR $SE Stake Trimmed by Investment House LLC

Investment House LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Sea Limited Sponsored ADR (NYSE:SE) by 23.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 102,478 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock after selling 31,750 shares during the quarter. Investment House LLC’s holdings in SEA were worth $9,977,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Eagle Rock Investment Company LLC bought a new stake in shares of SEA in the 3rd quarter worth about $210,000. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. raised its position in shares of SEA by 19.8% during the 3rd quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 20,129 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $1,960,000 after buying an additional 3,329 shares in the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG lifted its holdings in shares of SEA by 21.5% in the 3rd quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 116,811 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $11,406,000 after acquiring an additional 20,680 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of SEA by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 43,439 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $4,229,000 after acquiring an additional 700 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Abel Hall LLC bought a new position in shares of SEA in the 3rd quarter valued at about $217,000. Institutional investors own 59.53% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Xiaodong Li sold 1,057,650 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $129.80, for a total transaction of $137,282,970.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 288,450 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $37,440,810. This represents a 78.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, COO Gang Ye sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $129.35, for a total value of $3,880,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 430,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $55,620,500. The trade was a 6.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 2,099,186 shares of company stock worth $255,111,918 over the last three months. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on SE shares. Royal Bank Of Canada raised SEA from a “sector perform” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 8th. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and set a $153.00 price objective on shares of SEA in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. Benchmark raised their price objective on SEA from $140.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. TD Cowen reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of SEA in a report on Monday, August 17th. Finally, Arete Research set a $152.00 target price on SEA and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, September 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $149.40.

SEA News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting SEA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Sea is preparing to launch Sea Cloud, an AI-focused enterprise platform built on infrastructure supporting Shopee, Garena and Monee. Commercializing this technology could create a new long-term growth avenue. Sea Stock Trades Down, Here Is Why
• Positive Sentiment: Management is considering an IPO or spin-off of its digital financial-services division, Monee. A transaction could unlock the unit’s value, provide expansion capital and improve visibility into the business. Sea Stock Trades Down, Here Is Why
• Neutral Sentiment: Heavy call-option activity, including purchases of roughly 11,763 contracts, suggests speculative bullish interest. However, options positioning is not a guarantee of sustained demand for the shares.
• Neutral Sentiment: Sea remains a closely watched, trending stock among Zacks users, but the coverage cited no fresh earnings or valuation catalyst. The company’s latest reported quarter showed strong revenue growth, although earnings per share fell short of expectations. Is Trending Stock Sea a Buy Now?
• Negative Sentiment: Investors appear concerned that Sea Cloud and a potential Monee listing could increase spending, distract management and create execution or valuation uncertainty. Those concerns overshadowed the initiatives’ potential benefits. Sea Stock Trades Down, Here Is Why
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling added to the pressure. CFO Tianyu Hou sold 10,000 shares, reducing his position by 22.2%, while Yanjun Wang sold multiple blocks, including 800 shares most recently. Although these transactions may be planned, repeated selling can weaken investor confidence. SEC Insider Filing

SEA Price Performance

SEA stock opened at $75.77 on Friday. Sea Limited Sponsored ADR has a 12-month low of $75.40 and a 12-month high of $164.03. The company has a current ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $104.21 and a 200-day moving average price of $98.58. The firm has a market capitalization of $46.30 billion, a PE ratio of 29.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 1.54.

SEA (NYSE:SE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 11th. The Internet company based in Singapore reported $0.70 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.12 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.65 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 48.3% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Sea Limited Sponsored ADR will post 2.91 EPS for the current year.

SEA Company Profile

Sea Limited is a Singapore-based global technology company founded in 2009. Formerly known as Garena, the company operates digital businesses serving consumers and merchants primarily in Southeast Asia, Taiwan and selected markets in Latin America and other regions.

Through Shopee, Sea’s e-commerce platform, the company provides online marketplaces that connect buyers and sellers and offer supporting services such as payments, logistics and merchant tools. Garena, its digital entertainment business, develops and publishes online games and distributes third-party titles, while also operating digital entertainment platforms and services.

SeaMoney is the company’s digital financial services division.