Insider Selling: SEA (NYSE:SE) COO Sells $867,100.00 in Stock

Sea Limited Sponsored ADR (NYSE:SE) COO Gang Ye sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $86.71, for a total transaction of $867,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 370,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $32,082,700. The trade was a 2.63% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Gang Ye also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, April 6th, Gang Ye sold 10,000 shares of SEA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.68, for a total transaction of $826,800.00.
• On Wednesday, April 1st, Gang Ye sold 10,000 shares of SEA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $84.28, for a total transaction of $842,800.00.
• On Wednesday, March 25th, Gang Ye sold 10,000 shares of SEA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.60, for a total transaction of $806,000.00.
• On Monday, March 23rd, Gang Ye sold 10,000 shares of SEA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.06, for a total transaction of $800,600.00.
• On Friday, March 20th, Gang Ye sold 10,000 shares of SEA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.79, for a total transaction of $807,900.00.
• On Wednesday, March 18th, Gang Ye sold 10,000 shares of SEA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.17, for a total transaction of $851,700.00.

SEA Stock Performance

NYSE SE opened at $86.02 on Monday. Sea Limited Sponsored ADR 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. The firm has a market cap of $50.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.13, a PEG ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 1.69. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $95.00 and a 200-day moving average price of $127.00.

SEA (NYSE:SE) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The Internet company based in Singapore reported $0.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.91 by ($0.28). SEA had a return on equity of 15.20% and a net margin of 6.93%.The firm had revenue of $6.85 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.42 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.39 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 38.4% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Sea Limited Sponsored ADR will post 0.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

SE has been the subject of several research reports. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $150.00 price target on shares of SEA in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of SEA from $226.00 to $120.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their price target on shares of SEA from $170.00 to $150.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Wedbush reduced their price target on shares of SEA from $190.00 to $170.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, December 19th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of SEA in a research report on Friday, March 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $166.83.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SEA

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SE. Woodline Partners LP purchased a new stake in SEA during the first quarter valued at about $4,028,000. BNP Paribas lifted its holdings in SEA by 34.9% during the second quarter. BNP Paribas now owns 28,907 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $4,624,000 after purchasing an additional 7,480 shares during the last quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S lifted its holdings in SEA by 248.7% during the second quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S now owns 39,192 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $6,268,000 after purchasing an additional 27,953 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its holdings in SEA by 4.2% during the second quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 27,188 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $4,348,000 after purchasing an additional 1,084 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State of Tennessee Department of Treasury lifted its holdings in SEA by 5.4% during the second quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury now owns 543,203 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $86,880,000 after purchasing an additional 27,964 shares during the last quarter. 59.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting SEA

Here are the key news stories impacting SEA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Revenue and growth narrative remains strong — Q4 showed ~38% YoY revenue growth and social/analyst commentary frames the post‑earnings pullback as a buying opportunity given accelerating GMV and improving profitability trends. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street and institutional signals support upside — multiple recent Buy/Overweight ratings and price targets well above current levels (median targets near $160) plus large institutional additions (e.g., FMR increased holdings) underpin continued upside case. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Several insider sales were executed under pre‑arranged Rule 10b5‑1 plans (COO Gang Ye, CCO/GC Yanjun Wang, CPO Jingye Chen and others), which reduces the likelihood these trades reflect new private information. SEC filings disclose the trades. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Large director sale: Director David Y. Ma sold 163,469 shares (~$14.2M) and a separate block of 14,536 shares, representing an ~11.25% reported reduction in one filing — a magnitude that can unsettle investors despite being reported as 10b5‑1. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider‑selling trend: data show heavy insider selling in recent months (dozens of sales, few or no insider purchases), which can weigh on sentiment if investors see it as sustained insider liquidity rather than isolated, planned trades. Read More.

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.