Sea Limited Sponsored ADR (NYSE:SE) Receives $166.83 Average Target Price from Analysts

Shares of Sea Limited Sponsored ADR (NYSE:SE) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the fifteen analysts that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have issued a hold recommendation, ten have issued a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $166.8250.

SE has been the subject of a number of research reports. Bank of America reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $125.00 target price on shares of SEA in a report on Monday, March 9th. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their price objective on shares of SEA from $170.00 to $150.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. Barclays lowered their price target on SEA from $226.00 to $120.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Morgan Stanley set a $121.00 price objective on shares of SEA and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, March 13th. Finally, Wedbush lowered their target price on SEA from $190.00 to $170.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, December 19th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Yanjun Wang sold 800 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.10, for a total transaction of $68,080.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 37,200 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,165,720. The trade was a 2.11% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, COO Gang Ye sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.17, for a total transaction of $851,700.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 80,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,813,600. This trade represents a 11.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 84,035 shares of company stock worth $7,169,056 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SEA

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SE. Fred Alger Management LLC boosted its holdings in SEA by 22.1% in 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 purchasing an additional 521,782 shares during the last quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd lifted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 350,840 shares during the last quarter. Charles Lim Capital Ltd raised its holdings in shares of SEA by 172.7% during 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 purchasing an additional 475,000 shares during the period. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury boosted its holdings in shares of SEA by 32.4% in 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 buying an additional 175,746 shares during the period. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in SEA by 14.4% in the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 555,983 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $88,924,000 after acquiring an additional 70,070 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 59.53% of the company’s stock.

SEA Stock Down 2.8%

SEA stock opened at $78.70 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $107.69 and its two-hundred day moving average is $138.55. The stock has a market cap of $46.36 billion, a PE ratio of 31.23, a P/E/G ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.59. SEA has a 1-year low of $77.05 and a 1-year high of $199.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 1.58 and a quick ratio of 1.57.

SEA (NYSE:SE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The Internet company based in Singapore reported $0.63 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.91 by ($0.28). SEA had a net margin of 6.93% and a return on equity of 15.20%. The company had revenue of $6.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.42 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.39 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 38.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts expect that SEA will post 0.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Headlines Impacting SEA

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

SEA Company Profile

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.