WINTON GROUP Ltd Makes New $764,000 Investment in Sezzle Inc. $SEZL

WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new position in Sezzle Inc. (NASDAQ:SEZL) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 12,036 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $764,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in Sezzle by 45.7% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 261,860 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,622,000 after buying an additional 82,138 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS purchased a new stake in Sezzle in the 4th quarter worth approximately $268,000. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Sezzle by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 489,382 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,068,000 after buying an additional 10,625 shares in the last quarter. Covestor Ltd lifted its position in Sezzle by 109.4% in the 4th quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 490 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 256 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Handelsbanken Fonder AB purchased a new stake in Sezzle in the 4th quarter worth approximately $292,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 2.02% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Paul Paradis sold 25,439 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the director directly owned 449,956 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,480,454.80. This trade represents a 5.35% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Justin Krause sold 11,822 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $106.46, for a total transaction of $1,258,570.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 67,635 shares in the company, valued at $7,200,422.10. The trade was a 14.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 40,632 shares of company stock worth $4,279,887 over the last quarter. 49.49% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Sezzle Stock Down 0.4%

Sezzle stock opened at $120.98 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.74 and a beta of 6.96. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $91.74 and its 200-day simple moving average is $76.12. The company has a current ratio of 3.65, a quick ratio of 3.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73. Sezzle Inc. has a 1-year low of $49.50 and a 1-year high of $186.74.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on SEZL shares. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Sezzle from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. UBS Group set a $76.00 target price on shares of Sezzle in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Needham & Company LLC increased their target price on shares of Sezzle from $94.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. B. Riley Financial restated a “buy” rating and set a $141.00 price target (up from $117.00) on shares of Sezzle in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Sezzle from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $123.00.

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.