Sea Limited Sponsored ADR (NYSE:SE – Get Free Report) shares shot up 7.1% during mid-day trading on Tuesday. The company traded as high as $83.69 and last traded at $83.4620. 4,143,243 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 19% from the average session volume of 5,091,975 shares. The stock had previously closed at $77.96.
Key Stories Impacting SEA
Here are the key news stories impacting SEA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Revenue rose 43.4% year over year to $8.6 billion, while net income increased 34% to $502.5 million and adjusted EBITDA grew 28.9% to $931.3 million. Shopee GMV rose 23.3%, and Garena EBITDA increased 45.9%. Sea Limited Q3 2026 results
- Neutral Sentiment: Call-option trading was unusually active ahead of results, with volume more than triple its average; this signals trading interest but not a clear outlook. An insider also reported two sales of 800 shares each, small relative to his remaining holdings. Sea earnings report
- Negative Sentiment: Despite beating revenue expectations, Sea reported EPS of $0.78 versus analysts’ $1.04 estimate. Investors may also be concerned that Monee’s revenue growth came alongside an 82.3% increase in credit-loss provisions, raising questions about the cost and risk of its lending expansion. Sea shares slide despite growth and profit
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several research analysts recently issued reports on SE shares. Weiss Ratings raised shares of SEA from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. TD Cowen reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $115.00 target price (up from $100.00) on shares of SEA in a research report on Monday, August 17th. Arete Research raised SEA from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $152.00 target price for the company in a research note on Monday, September 7th. New Street Research downgraded SEA from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $70.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Monday, October 26th. Finally, Benchmark upped their price target on SEA from $140.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $137.73.
View Our Latest Analysis on SE
SEA Stock Up 3.0%
The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $94.01 and a 200-day simple moving average of $97.61. The company has a market capitalization of $49.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.09, a P/E/G ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.58. The company has a quick ratio of 1.48, a current ratio of 1.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07.
SEA (NYSE:SE – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 10th. The Internet company based in Singapore reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.04 by ($0.26). SEA had a net margin of 5.98% and a return on equity of 13.54%. The business had revenue of $8.58 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.08 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.59 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 43.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts expect that Sea Limited Sponsored ADR will post 2.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insider Activity at SEA
In other news, insider Jingye Chen sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.87, for a total transaction of $3,266,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 270,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $29,394,900. This represents a 10.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Xiaodong Li sold 57,690 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $122.28, for a total value of $7,054,333.20. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,232,992 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $150,770,261.76. This trade represents a 4.47% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 876,036 shares of company stock worth $97,506,130 over the last ninety days. 0.22% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Institutional Trading of SEA
A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in SE. Raiffeisen Bank International AG lifted its holdings in shares of SEA by 1.8% during the second quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG now owns 6,405 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $595,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares during the last quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich boosted its stake in SEA by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich now owns 16,837 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $1,659,000 after purchasing an additional 146 shares in the last quarter. Profund Advisors LLC grew its position in SEA by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. Profund Advisors LLC now owns 5,151 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $502,000 after purchasing an additional 158 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in SEA by 6.6% during the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,730 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $262,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its stake in shares of SEA by 26.5% in 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 during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 59.53% of the company’s stock.
SEA Company Profile
Sea Limited is a Singapore-based technology company operating digital entertainment, e-commerce and digital financial services businesses. Founded in 2009 as Garena, the company adopted the name Sea Limited in 2017.
Its digital entertainment business, Garena, publishes and develops online games and also provides a platform for users to access games and connect with other players. Shopee, Sea’s e-commerce platform, serves consumers and merchants in Southeast Asia and other markets, including Taiwan and parts of Latin America.
Sea also provides digital financial services through Monee, formerly known as SeaMoney.
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