Wedbush Issues Pessimistic Outlook for SEA Earnings

Sea Limited (NYSE:SE) – Wedbush cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for SEA in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 15th. Wedbush analyst S. Devitt now expects that the Internet company based in Singapore will earn $0.60 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.64. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $135.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for SEA’s current full-year earnings is $0.74 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for SEA’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.66 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.66 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.60 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.68 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Arete Research raised SEA to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, March 23rd. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $145.00 price target on shares of SEA and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of SEA from $148.00 to $182.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of SEA from $135.00 to $176.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on SEA from $131.00 to $157.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, SEA currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $121.73.

SEA Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE SE opened at $120.97 on Friday. SEA has a 12-month low of $54.82 and a 12-month high of $147.73. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $126.40 and a 200 day moving average of $114.79. The company has a current ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $69.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 806.49 and a beta of 1.73.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SEA

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in SE. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its stake in SEA by 464.3% during the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 237 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 195 shares during the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA lifted its position in SEA by 474.4% in the fourth quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 247 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 204 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in SEA during the fourth quarter worth $34,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its position in SEA by 43.8% during the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 368 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Banque Transatlantique SA purchased a new stake in shares of SEA in the fourth quarter valued at $39,000. 59.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

SEA Company Profile

Sea Ltd. is an internet and mobile platform company, which engages in the provision of online gaming services. It operates through the following segments: Digital Entertainment, E-Commerce, and Digital Financial Services. The Digital Entertainment segment offers and develops mobile and PC online games.