Insider Selling: SEA (NYSE:SE) Insider Sells $68,904.00 in Stock

Sea Limited Sponsored ADR (NYSE:SE) insider Yanjun Wang sold 800 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $86.13, for a total value of $68,904.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 12,400 shares in the company, valued at $1,068,012. This trade represents a 6.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

Yanjun Wang also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, May 4th, Yanjun Wang 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 Wednesday, April 29th, Yanjun Wang sold 800 shares of SEA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.31, for a total value of $66,648.00.
• On Monday, April 27th, Yanjun Wang sold 800 shares of SEA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.92, for a total value of $68,736.00.
• On Friday, April 24th, Yanjun Wang sold 800 shares of SEA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $84.58, for a total value of $67,664.00.
• On Wednesday, April 22nd, Yanjun Wang sold 800 shares of SEA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $86.01, for a total value of $68,808.00.
• On Monday, April 20th, Yanjun Wang sold 800 shares of SEA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.57, for a total value of $71,656.00.
• On Friday, April 17th, Yanjun Wang 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, Yanjun Wang sold 800 shares of SEA stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.89, for a total value of $71,112.00.
• On Monday, April 13th, Yanjun Wang sold 800 shares of SEA stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.75, for a total value of $68,600.00.
• On Friday, April 10th, Yanjun Wang sold 800 shares of SEA stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.74, for a total value of $68,592.00.

SEA Stock Performance

NYSE:SE opened at $89.87 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $87.45 and its 200 day moving average is $116.25. Sea Limited Sponsored ADR has a fifty-two week low of $77.05 and a fifty-two week high of $199.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $54.91 billion, a PE ratio of 35.66, a PEG ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.57. 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 released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The Internet company based in Singapore reported $0.63 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.91 by ($0.28). SEA had a net margin of 6.93% and a return on equity of 15.20%. The company had revenue of $6.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.42 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.39 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 38.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Sea Limited Sponsored ADR will post 3.39 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SEA

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Venturi Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of SEA by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,208 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $664,000 after buying an additional 98 shares in the last quarter. Belpointe Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of SEA by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. Belpointe Asset Management LLC now owns 5,779 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $1,033,000 after buying an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC grew its position in shares of SEA by 114.0% during the 3rd quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 199 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 106 shares in the last quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC boosted its position in SEA by 2,860.0% during the third quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 148 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cloud Capital Management LLC boosted its position in SEA by 8.0% during the fourth quarter. Cloud Capital Management LLC now owns 2,005 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $255,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 59.53% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

SE has been the topic of several recent research reports. Morgan Stanley set a $121.00 price target on SEA and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, March 13th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $150.00 price objective on shares of SEA in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Bank of America reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $125.00 price objective on shares of SEA in a research report on Monday, March 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on SEA from $170.00 to $168.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of SEA in a research report on Friday, March 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $161.66.

Key Headlines Impacting SEA

Here are the key news stories impacting SEA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Latest quarter showed strong top-line growth (revenue $6.85B, +38.4% YoY) and a revenue beat versus estimates, which investors view as validation of Sea’s e?commerce and digital services expansion. MarketBeat: SE profile & earnings summary
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst coverage remains skewed positive: majority of ratings are Buy/Outperform and the MarketBeat average price target (~$161.66) sits well above current levels — that continued analyst support likely boosts demand. MarketBeat: analyst notes & targets
• Neutral Sentiment: Sea is a trending stock on investor sites, which can amplify flows and intraday volatility but isn’t a fundamental catalyst by itself. Zacks: Trending Stock note
• Neutral Sentiment: Several small institutional adjustments (some funds added modest positions) were reported; institutional ownership remains significant (~60%), so large repositioning by institutions would matter more than these small changes. MarketBeat: institutional activity
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple insider sales were disclosed this week: COO Gang Ye sold 10,000 shares (filed with the SEC) and insiders Yanjun Wang and Jingye Chen sold multiple 800?share lots — these disclosures can create short?term negative sentiment even if sales appear routine. InsiderTrades: Gang Ye sale InsiderTrades: Yanjun Wang trades SEC filing: Jingye Chen sale

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.