SEA (NYSE:SE) Director Sells $10,350,607.68 in Stock

Sea Limited Sponsored ADR (NYSE:SE) Director David Ma sold 114,094 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.72, for a total transaction of $10,350,607.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 617,237 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $55,995,740.64. The trade was a 15.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.

SEA Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:SE opened at $86.22 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $91.50 and a 200-day moving average of $122.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $50.79 billion, a PE ratio of 34.21, a PEG ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.69. The company has a current ratio of 1.58, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. Sea Limited Sponsored ADR has a 12 month low of $77.05 and a 12 month high of $199.30.

SEA (NYSE:SE) last issued its 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). The firm had revenue of $6.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.42 billion. SEA had a net margin of 6.93% and a return on equity of 15.20%. SEA’s quarterly revenue was up 38.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.39 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts predict that Sea Limited Sponsored ADR will post 3.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

More SEA News

Here are the key news stories impacting SEA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan reaffirmed an “Overweight” stance and only trimmed its price target slightly (from $170 to $168), leaving a meaningful upside versus the current price — supports a constructive analyst view. JPMorgan lowered expectations
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor interest/attention is elevated: Zacks/Yahoo note that Sea is being heavily searched by retail users — more attention can lift liquidity and volatility but doesn’t change fundamentals on its own. Zacks investor interest
• Neutral Sentiment: Fundamental note: some commentary highlights SE’s EPS growth story (attractive to longer-term investors), but recent quarter showed an EPS miss with revenue beat — growth is intact but near-term earnings cadence can surprise. EPS growth story
• Negative Sentiment: Significant insider selling disclosed this week: Director David Y. Ma sold large blocks (totaling hundreds of thousands of shares across filings), COO Gang Ye sold 10,000 shares and other insiders executed multiple smaller sales — collective sales near $24–25M at ~ $88–92 could create selling pressure and raise short-term confidence questions. SEC filing – David Y. Ma insider sales
• Negative Sentiment: High-profile insider sale coverage: multiple outlets reported David Ma’s large disposals and other insider trades, amplifying the market reaction to the selling. David Ma sells
• Negative Sentiment: Wall Street price-target cuts continue (Sanford Bernstein, Barclays among others trimmed targets recently), which weighs on sentiment even where ratings remain “Buy/Outperform” — reduces conviction for some holders and can pressure the stock. See analyst summaries in market coverage

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SEA

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SE. Woodline Partners LP bought a new stake in SEA during the 1st quarter worth approximately $4,028,000. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S grew its holdings in SEA by 248.7% during the 2nd quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S now owns 39,192 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $6,268,000 after acquiring an additional 27,953 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its holdings in SEA by 4.2% during the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 27,188 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $4,348,000 after acquiring an additional 1,084 shares during the last quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury grew its holdings in SEA by 5.4% during the 2nd quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury now owns 543,203 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $86,880,000 after acquiring an additional 27,964 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Morse Asset Management Inc boosted its stake in shares of SEA by 21.1% in the 2nd quarter. Morse Asset Management Inc now owns 12,168 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $1,946,000 after purchasing an additional 2,121 shares during the last quarter. 59.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently issued reports on SE. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their price objective 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. Bank of America reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $125.00 price objective on shares of SEA in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $150.00 price objective on shares of SEA in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of SEA in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of SEA from $170.00 to $168.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $161.66.

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.