Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) Director Sells $2,627,848.70 in Stock

Sezzle Inc. (NASDAQ:SEZL) Director Paul Paradis sold 25,439 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.30, for a total value of $2,627,848.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 449,956 shares in the company, valued at $46,480,454.80. This trade represents a 5.35% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Paul Paradis also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, May 8th, Paul Paradis sold 193 shares of Sezzle stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.28, for a total value of $19,354.04.
• On Tuesday, March 3rd, Paul Paradis sold 5,257 shares of Sezzle stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $71.38, for a total value of $375,244.66.
• On Thursday, February 26th, Paul Paradis sold 26,400 shares of Sezzle stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.69, for a total value of $2,156,616.00.

Sezzle Stock Performance

NASDAQ SEZL traded up $4.77 on Monday, hitting $101.11. 607,326 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 792,541. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 3.65 and a quick ratio of 3.65. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $72.33 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $68.20. Sezzle Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $49.50 and a fifty-two week high of $186.74. The firm has a market cap of $3.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.02 and a beta of 6.91.

Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $1.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.24 by $0.19. Sezzle had a return on equity of 87.46% and a net margin of 30.83%.The company had revenue of $135.54 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $127.74 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.98 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 29.2% on a year-over-year basis. Sezzle has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.100-5.100 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Sezzle Inc. will post 5.09 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sezzle

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vestcor Inc purchased a new stake in Sezzle in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Covestor Ltd lifted its stake in Sezzle by 109.4% in the 4th quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 490 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 256 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new stake in Sezzle in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC purchased a new stake in Sezzle in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $49,000. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in Sezzle in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $52,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 2.02% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have issued reports on SEZL. Zacks Research cut Sezzle from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. TD Cowen reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Sezzle in a research note on Thursday. Weiss Ratings raised Sezzle from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday. UBS Group set a $76.00 price target on Sezzle in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price target on Sezzle from $85.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $118.00.

Sezzle Company Profile

Sezzle Inc is a financial technology company specializing in buy now, pay later (BNPL) services that enable consumers to split purchases into interest-free installment payments. By integrating its platform with e-commerce merchants, Sezzle provides shoppers with flexible payment options at checkout while merchants benefit from increased conversion rates and average order values. The company’s technology is designed to offer a seamless user experience, with instant approval decisions and no hidden fees, positions it as a consumer-friendly alternative to traditional credit products.

Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Sezzle completed its initial public offering on the Nasdaq under the ticker SEZL.