Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) Stock Rating Lowered by Wall Street Zen

Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued to investors on Sunday, Wall Street Zen reports.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on SEZL. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $172.00 price objective 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 research report on Tuesday, August 4th. TD Cowen lowered their target price on shares of Sezzle from $165.00 to $160.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 6th. B. Riley Financial reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Sezzle in a report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price target on Sezzle from $190.00 to $155.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $145.67.

Sezzle Trading Down 4.8%

Shares of NASDAQ SEZL opened at $128.32 on Friday. Sezzle has a 1-year low of $49.50 and a 1-year high of $195.71. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $120.94 and a 200 day moving average price of $108.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.02 and a beta of 6.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 4.02 and a quick ratio of 4.02.

Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $149.68 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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. Equities research analysts expect that Sezzle will post 5.24 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Sezzle

In related news, Director Kyle M. Brehm sold 1,000 shares of Sezzle stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $125.92, for a total value of $125,920.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 23,853 shares in the company, valued at $3,003,569.76. This trade represents a 4.02% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Bryan Hunt acquired 250 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 18th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $115.86 per share, for a total transaction of $28,965.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 3,985 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $461,702.10. The trade was 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 currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Kestra Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Sezzle by 56.8% during the 3rd quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,780 shares of the company’s stock valued at $408,000 after buying an additional 1,369 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Sezzle by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 18,318 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,979,000 after buying an additional 229 shares during the period. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Sezzle by 44.7% in the third quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 11,860 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,281,000 after buying an additional 3,664 shares during the last quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Sezzle by 53.5% in the third quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 2,110 shares of the company’s stock worth $228,000 after buying an additional 735 shares during the last quarter. Finally, VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al boosted its stake in shares of Sezzle by 19.5% in the third quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al now owns 9,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $994,000 after buying an additional 1,500 shares during the last quarter. 2.02% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.