Sea Limited Sponsored ADR (NYSE:SE – Get Free Report) insider Jingye Chen sold 800 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.97, for a total value of $64,776.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 239,200 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,368,024. The trade was a 0.33% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.
SEA Price Performance
Shares of NYSE SE opened at $78.70 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $107.69 and its 200-day simple moving average is $138.55. The firm has a market capitalization of $46.36 billion, a PE ratio of 31.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.59. Sea Limited Sponsored ADR has a fifty-two week low of $77.05 and a fifty-two week 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.
SEA (NYSE:SE – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The Internet company based in Singapore reported $0.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.91 by ($0.28). SEA had a net margin of 6.93% and a return on equity of 15.20%. The business had revenue of $6.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.42 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.39 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 38.4% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Sea Limited Sponsored ADR will post 0.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Key Headlines Impacting SEA
- 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
Analysts Set New Price Targets
SE has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $150.00 target price on shares of SEA in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Zacks Research downgraded shares of SEA from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Barclays dropped their price objective on SEA from $226.00 to $120.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of SEA in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $121.00 target price on SEA and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, March 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, SEA has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $166.83.
Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on SE
Hedge Funds Weigh In On SEA
A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Osbon Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in SEA in the 4th quarter valued at $175,000. Dorsey Wright & Associates boosted its stake in SEA by 2.3% during the 4th 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 grew 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 worth $83,750,000 after purchasing an additional 175,746 shares during the last quarter. Align Financial LLC purchased a new position in SEA during the 4th quarter worth $2,897,000. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC increased its stake in SEA by 7.1% in 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 purchasing an additional 239 shares during the period. 59.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
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.
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