Sezzle Inc. (NASDAQ:SEZL) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of $145.67

Shares of Sezzle Inc. (NASDAQ:SEZL) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the nine brokerages that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, four have assigned a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $145.67.

Several brokerages recently commented on SEZL. B. Riley Financial reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Sezzle in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $172.00 price target on shares of Sezzle in a research report on Thursday, August 20th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Sezzle in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Freedom Capital upgraded shares of Sezzle to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Finally, TD Cowen dropped their price objective on Sezzle from $165.00 to $160.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 6th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Kyle M. Brehm sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $125.92, for a total value of $125,920.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 23,853 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,003,569.76. This trade represents a 4.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Bryan Hunt purchased 250 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 18th. The stock was bought at an average price of $115.86 per share, for a total transaction of $28,965.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 3,985 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $461,702.10. This represents a 6.69% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. 43.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Sezzle in the 2nd quarter worth about $436,497,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Sezzle by 41.6% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 458,222 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,996,000 after purchasing an additional 134,714 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in shares of Sezzle by 296.1% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 326,063 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,637,000 after buying an additional 243,747 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Sezzle by 41.6% during the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 247,407 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,658,000 after buying an additional 72,626 shares during the period. Finally, Jupiter Topco LLC purchased a new position in shares of Sezzle during the second quarter valued at about $19,433,000. 2.02% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Sezzle Price Performance

Shares of Sezzle stock opened at $128.05 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 4.02 and a quick ratio of 4.02. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $119.10 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $123.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.84 and a beta of 6.71. Sezzle has a one year low of $49.50 and a one year high of $195.71.

Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.13 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $149.68 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $135.09 million. Sezzle had a return on equity of 83.48% and a net margin of 30.35%. Sezzle has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.250 EPS. Analysts forecast that Sezzle will post 5.24 EPS for the current year.

Sezzle Company Profile

Sezzle Inc (NASDAQ: SEZL) is a financial technology company that provides buy now, pay later solutions. Its platform enables consumers to split eligible purchases into installments, generally at the time of checkout, while giving merchants payment and customer-engagement tools designed to support e-commerce sales.

The company offers installment payment services through its consumer app and merchant integrations, as well as products such as Sezzle Virtual Card and Sezzle Up. Sezzle Up is designed to provide eligible users with credit-building opportunities, while the company’s merchant platform supports checkout integration, transaction management and consumer financing.

Sezzle was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.