Insider Selling: Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) Director Sells $19,354.04 in Stock

Sezzle Inc. (NASDAQ:SEZL) Director Paul Paradis sold 193 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.28, for a total value of $19,354.04. Following the sale, the director owned 449,763 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $45,102,233.64. This represents a 0.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

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

• On Thursday, May 7th, Paul Paradis sold 25,439 shares of Sezzle stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.30, for a total value of $2,627,848.70.
• 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

Shares of NASDAQ:SEZL opened at $102.40 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.44 billion, a PE ratio of 24.32 and a beta of 6.91. 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 business has a 50-day moving average of $74.40 and a two-hundred day moving average of $68.90. Sezzle Inc. has a 12 month low of $49.50 and a 12 month high of $186.74.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on SEZL. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Sezzle in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Weiss Ratings raised Sezzle from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Zacks Research downgraded Sezzle from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on Sezzle from $94.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, UBS Group set a $76.00 target price on Sezzle in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $118.00.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sezzle

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of SEZL. Accredited Investors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Sezzle in the fourth quarter worth about $57,955,000. Divisadero Street Capital Management LP boosted its holdings in Sezzle by 64.7% in the third quarter. Divisadero Street Capital Management LP now owns 1,494,617 shares of the company’s stock valued at $118,867,000 after purchasing an additional 587,129 shares during the last quarter. Man Group plc purchased a new position in Sezzle in the third quarter valued at about $25,005,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its holdings in Sezzle by 213.8% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 378,185 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,004,000 after purchasing an additional 257,659 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Sezzle by 59.1% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 600,656 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,127,000 after purchasing an additional 223,052 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 2.02% of the company’s stock.

About Sezzle

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.