SEA (NYSE:SE) Insider Jingye Chen Sells 800 Shares

Sea Limited Sponsored ADR (NYSE:SE) insider Jingye Chen sold 800 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.56, for a total transaction of $71,648.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 222,400 shares in the company, valued at $19,918,144. This represents a 0.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link.

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

• On Friday, April 17th, Jingye Chen sold 800 shares of SEA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.07, for a total value of $73,656.00.
• On Wednesday, April 15th, Jingye Chen sold 800 shares of SEA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $88.89, for a total value of $71,112.00.
• On Monday, April 13th, Jingye Chen sold 800 shares of SEA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.75, for a total value of $68,600.00.
• On Friday, April 10th, Jingye Chen sold 800 shares of SEA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.74, for a total value of $68,592.00.
• On Wednesday, April 8th, Jingye Chen sold 800 shares of SEA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $86.62, for a total value of $69,296.00.
• 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 Price Performance

Shares of SEA stock opened at $86.22 on Thursday. Sea Limited Sponsored ADR has a 52-week low of $77.05 and a 52-week high of $199.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $50.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.69. The company has a fifty day moving average of $91.50 and a 200-day moving average of $122.09. 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) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 analysts’ expectations of $6.42 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.39 EPS. SEA’s revenue for the quarter was up 38.4% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts expect that Sea Limited Sponsored ADR will post 3.46 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SEA

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Lingohr Asset Management GmbH increased its position in shares of SEA by 219.4% in the third quarter. Lingohr Asset Management GmbH now owns 12,700 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $2,270,000 after acquiring an additional 8,724 shares during the period. Andra AP fonden increased its position in shares of SEA by 7.0% in the third quarter. Andra AP fonden now owns 144,300 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $25,791,000 after acquiring an additional 9,400 shares during the period. Fred Alger Management LLC increased its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 521,782 shares during the period. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd increased its position in shares of SEA by 11.5% in the third quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd now owns 1,440,820 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $257,414,000 after acquiring an additional 148,621 shares during the period. Finally, Rathbones Group PLC increased its position in shares of SEA by 78.6% in the fourth quarter. Rathbones Group PLC now owns 22,015 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $2,808,000 after acquiring an additional 9,688 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 59.53% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

SE has been the subject of a number of research reports. Sanford C. Bernstein cut 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on SEA from $170.00 to $168.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. Bank of America restated a “buy” rating and set a $125.00 price target on shares of SEA in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Barclays reduced their price target on SEA from $226.00 to $120.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, 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. One equities research 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 assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $161.66.

Key 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

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.