SEA Sees Unusually High Options Volume (NYSE:SE)

Sea Limited Sponsored ADR (NYSE:SE) was the target of some unusual options trading on Tuesday. Traders bought 30,368 call options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 174% compared to the typical volume of 11,064 call options.

Key Stories Impacting SEA

Here are the key news stories impacting SEA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Sea Limited’s Q1 2026 results showed revenue of $7.1 billion, up 46.6% year over year and ahead of expectations, helped by strong performance at Shopee, Garena, and Monee. Sea Limited Reports First Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: The company also delivered net income of $438.2 million and adjusted EBITDA of $1.0 billion, reinforcing the view that Sea is improving operating leverage while still growing quickly. Sea Limited Reports First Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Heavy call-option activity suggests traders are positioning for more upside after the earnings release, adding to bullish sentiment around the name. Sea Limited Posts Robust Q1 2026 Results as Shopee, Monee and Garena Drive Growth
• Neutral Sentiment: Despite the strong sales growth, EPS of $0.67 came in below consensus, so some investors may focus on margin pressure and higher credit provisions rather than just the revenue beat. Sea (NYSE:SE) Delivers Strong Q1 CY2026 Numbers, Stock Soars
• Negative Sentiment: Recent insider selling by COO Gang Ye and insiders Jingye Chen and Yanjun Wang may weigh on sentiment, even though the share sales were relatively small compared with their holdings. SEC filing

Analyst Ratings Changes

SE has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on SEA from $170.00 to $168.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of SEA in a research note on Tuesday. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their target price on SEA from $170.00 to $150.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. Morgan Stanley set a $121.00 target price on SEA and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, March 13th. Finally, Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of SEA in a research note on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $158.66.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director David Y. Ma sold 176,719 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.56, for a total value of $15,473,515.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 895,364 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $78,398,071.84. The trade was a 16.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Insiders sold a total of 1,579,652 shares of company stock valued at $138,921,297 over the last three months. 0.22% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of SEA

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Rothschild Investment LLC raised its position in 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 purchasing an additional 106 shares during the last quarter. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT increased its stake in shares of SEA by 539.6% in the fourth quarter. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT now owns 307 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 259 shares during the period. Holos Integrated Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of SEA during the fourth quarter worth about $44,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. lifted its stake in shares of SEA by 41.9% in the third quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 559 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $100,000 after acquiring an additional 165 shares during the period. Finally, Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of SEA by 44.4% in the third quarter. Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. now owns 650 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $116,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the period. 59.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

SEA Stock Down 2.6%

Shares of NYSE SE opened at $93.55 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.58, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The company has a market cap of $57.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.83, a PEG ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.57. SEA has a 12 month low of $77.05 and a 12 month high of $199.30. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $85.74 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $113.76.

SEA (NYSE:SE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 12th. The Internet company based in Singapore reported $0.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.75 by ($0.08). SEA had a net margin of 6.41% and a return on equity of 14.79%. The business had revenue of $7.10 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.46 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.65 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 46.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts forecast that SEA will post 3.39 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.