Insider Selling: SEA (NYSE:SE) Insider Sells $68,080.00 in Stock

Sea Limited Sponsored ADR (NYSE:SE) insider Yanjun Wang sold 800 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.10, for a total value of $68,080.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 37,200 shares in the company, valued at $3,165,720. The trade was a 2.11% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link.

SEA Stock Down 2.8%

NYSE SE opened at $78.70 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 1.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The company has a fifty day moving average of $107.69 and a two-hundred day moving average of $138.55. The firm has a market capitalization of $46.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.23, a PEG ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.59. Sea Limited Sponsored ADR has a 52 week low of $77.05 and a 52 week high of $199.30.

SEA (NYSE:SE) last announced its 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 firm had revenue of $6.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.42 billion. SEA had a net margin of 6.93% and a return on equity of 15.20%. The company’s revenue was up 38.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.39 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Sea Limited Sponsored ADR will post 0.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Key SEA News

Here are the key news stories impacting SEA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: One market piece highlights global e-commerce names trading at bargain prices, a narrative that could attract value-seeking buyers to Sea if investors view current levels as an entry opportunity. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent quarterly results remain mixed — Sea reported revenue beat but an EPS miss earlier in March (revenue growth strong, margins improving but earnings below consensus), leaving investor sentiment divided between growth potential and near-term profitability concerns. MarketBeat SE profile
• Negative Sentiment: Director David Y. Ma sold 72,435 shares (~$6.18M at ~$85.38), reducing his stake ~4.75% — a large block sale that can pressure the stock or signal liquidity-taking by insiders. SEC filing
• Negative Sentiment: COO Gang Ye sold 10,000 shares (~$851,700 at ~$85.17), trimming his holding by ~11.1% — another sizable insider sale that markets often view unfavorably. SEC filing
• Negative Sentiment: Smaller insider sales were also reported: Yanjun Wang sold 800 shares and Jingye Chen sold 800 shares in mid‑March — incremental but contributory to the overall insider selling narrative. Yanjun Wang SEC filing Jingye Chen SEC filing
• Negative Sentiment: Recent market coverage notes consecutive daily drops in Sea’s share price (articles from Yahoo Finance and Zacks highlight larger declines than the broader market), reflecting short‑term selling pressure and reduced investor confidence. Yahoo Finance article Zacks article

Analyst Ratings Changes

SE has been the subject of several analyst reports. Wedbush decreased their price objective on shares of SEA from $190.00 to $170.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, December 19th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of SEA in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $150.00 price target on shares of SEA in a report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Bank of America reissued a “buy” rating and set a $125.00 price target on shares of SEA in a research note on Monday, March 9th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $121.00 price objective on SEA and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, March 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, SEA presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $166.83.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SEA

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Fred Alger Management LLC increased its holdings in SEA by 22.1% during the third quarter. Fred Alger Management LLC now owns 2,886,441 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $515,894,000 after buying an additional 521,782 shares during the period. Charles Lim Capital Ltd raised its stake in SEA by 172.7% in the fourth quarter. Charles Lim Capital Ltd now owns 750,000 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $95,678,000 after buying an additional 475,000 shares in the last quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd lifted its holdings in SEA by 24.4% during the fourth quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd now owns 1,791,660 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $228,549,000 after buying an additional 350,840 shares during the period. PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab purchased a new stake in SEA during the fourth quarter worth $26,282,000. Finally, State of Tennessee Department of Treasury boosted its position in SEA by 32.4% during the 4th quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury now owns 718,949 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $83,750,000 after acquiring an additional 175,746 shares in the last quarter. 59.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About SEA

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.