Insider Selling: SEA (NYSE:SE) Insider Sells $69,296.00 in Stock

Sea Limited Sponsored ADR (NYSE:SE) insider Jingye Chen sold 800 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $86.62, for a total value of $69,296.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 228,800 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,818,656. This trade represents a 0.35% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Jingye Chen also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, April 6th, Jingye Chen sold 800 shares of SEA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.98, for a total value of $66,384.00.
• On Wednesday, April 1st, Jingye Chen sold 800 shares of SEA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.66, for a total value of $66,128.00.
• On Wednesday, March 25th, Jingye Chen sold 800 shares of SEA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.87, for a total value of $65,496.00.
• On Monday, March 23rd, Jingye Chen sold 800 shares of SEA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.11, for a total value of $64,088.00.
• On Thursday, March 19th, Jingye Chen sold 800 shares of SEA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.97, for a total value of $64,776.00.

SEA Stock Up 0.1%

SE opened at $86.02 on Monday. Sea Limited Sponsored ADR has a one year low of $77.05 and a one year high of $199.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a current ratio of 1.58. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $95.00 and its 200-day moving average is $127.00. The company has a market capitalization of $50.67 billion, a PE ratio of 34.13, a P/E/G ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 1.69.

SEA (NYSE:SE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 3rd. The Internet company based in Singapore reported $0.63 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.39 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 38.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts predict that Sea Limited Sponsored ADR will post 0.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently commented on SE. Wedbush dropped their price objective on SEA from $190.00 to $170.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, December 19th. Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their price objective on SEA from $170.00 to $150.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $150.00 target price on shares of SEA in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Morgan Stanley set a $121.00 target price on SEA and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of SEA in a research report on Friday, March 27th. One equities research 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 issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $166.83.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SEA

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Osbon Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of SEA during the fourth quarter worth $175,000. Dorsey Wright & Associates raised its position in shares of SEA by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Dorsey Wright & Associates now owns 13,016 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $1,660,000 after purchasing an additional 298 shares during the period. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury raised its position in SEA by 32.4% during the fourth 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. Align Financial LLC acquired a new position in SEA during the fourth quarter valued at $2,897,000. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC raised its position in SEA by 7.1% during the fourth quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 3,609 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $460,000 after buying an additional 239 shares during the period. 59.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

SEA News Summary

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.