Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 3.250-3.250 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 3.240. The company issued revenue guidance of $433.8 million-$447.4 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $438.4 million.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Oppenheimer began coverage on Sezzle in a report on Thursday, June 12th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $168.00 price objective on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut Sezzle from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, B. Riley reissued a “buy” rating and set a $62.83 price objective (up previously from $62.00) on shares of Sezzle in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $96.94.

Sezzle Stock Down 3.3%

Shares of NASDAQ:SEZL opened at $154.79 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $96.76 and its 200 day moving average is $61.13. The company has a market cap of $5.15 billion, a PE ratio of 52.29 and a beta of 9.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 2.62 and a quick ratio of 2.62. Sezzle has a 1 year low of $11.67 and a 1 year high of $164.29.

Sezzle announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase program on Monday, March 10th that allows the company to repurchase $50.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy up to 4.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, COO Amin Sabzivand sold 9,000 shares of Sezzle stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.86, for a total transaction of $736,740.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 277,074 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $22,681,277.64. The trade was a 3.15% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Paul Paradis sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $146.00, for a total transaction of $438,000.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 269,000 shares in the company, valued at $39,274,000. This represents a 1.10% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 447,608 shares of company stock valued at $34,902,126 over the last quarter. 49.49% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Strs Ohio purchased a new stake in Sezzle in the first quarter worth $84,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Sezzle by 2,241.4% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 30,906 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,078,000 after purchasing an additional 29,586 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Sezzle by 3,973.6% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 34,626 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,208,000 after purchasing an additional 33,776 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Sezzle by 321.7% during the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 115,525 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,031,000 after purchasing an additional 88,127 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada boosted its position in shares of Sezzle by 429.0% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 132,361 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,618,000 after purchasing an additional 107,340 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 2.02% of the company’s stock.

About Sezzle

Sezzle Inc operates as a technology-enabled payments company primarily in the United States and Canada. The company provides payment solution in-store and at online retail stores; and through proprietary payments solution that connects consumers with merchants. It also offers Sezzle Platform that provides a payments solution for consumers that extends credit at the point-of-sale allowing consumers to purchase and receive the ordered merchandise at the time of sale while paying in installments over time; Pay-in-Four, which allows consumers to pay a fourth of the purchase price up front and then another fourth of the purchase price every two weeks thereafter over a total of six weeks; Pay-in-Full that allows consumers to pay for the full value of their order up-front through the Sezzle Platform without the extension of credit; and Pay-in-Two and other alternative installment options, which allow consumer to pay half of the value of their order up-front and the second half in two weeks.