SEA (NYSE:SE) CFO Tianyu Hou Sells 5,000 Shares of Stock

Sea Limited Sponsored ADR (NYSE:SE) CFO Tianyu Hou sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $128.28, for a total transaction of $641,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 40,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,131,200. The trade was a 11.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Tianyu Hou also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, July 1st, Tianyu Hou sold 5,000 shares of SEA stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.09, for a total transaction of $500,450.00.
• On Thursday, June 18th, Tianyu Hou sold 10,000 shares of SEA stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.77, for a total transaction of $907,700.00.

SEA Price Performance

SE stock opened at $123.02 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a current ratio of 1.58 and a quick ratio of 1.56. The company’s 50-day moving average is $101.83 and its 200-day moving average is $96.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $75.17 billion, a PE ratio of 47.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.54. Sea Limited Sponsored ADR has a 1 year low of $77.05 and a 1 year high of $199.30.

SEA (NYSE:SE) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 11th. The Internet company based in Singapore reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.86 by ($0.16). SEA had a net margin of 5.98% and a return on equity of 13.84%. The firm had revenue of $7.79 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.12 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.65 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 48.3% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts expect that Sea Limited Sponsored ADR will post 3.23 EPS for the current fiscal year.

SEA News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting SEA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Revenue growth exceeded expectations: Second-quarter revenue increased roughly 48% year over year to $7.79 billion, surpassing the $7.12 billion consensus estimate. Shopee, fintech platform Monee and gaming division Garena all posted double-digit growth. SE Q2 Earnings Miss Estimates as Costs Rise, Revenues Beat and Grew Year Over Year
• Positive Sentiment: Shopee outlook remains intact: Management maintained its 25% gross merchandise value growth target and a goal of more than $1 billion in adjusted EBITDA, suggesting continued e-commerce momentum and potential profitability improvement. SE Q2 Earnings Call Keeps Shopee Growth Outlook Intact
• Positive Sentiment: Benchmark raised its target: Benchmark increased its price objective from $140 to $175 and maintained a “buy” rating, indicating confidence in Sea’s longer-term growth prospects. Benchmark Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for SEA Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation remains elevated: Sea trades at approximately 47.5 times earnings, leaving the shares more sensitive to any signs that growth is not translating into faster profit expansion.
• Negative Sentiment: Earnings missed estimates: Adjusted EPS was $0.70 versus the $0.86 consensus forecast. Higher operating expenses, investment spending and credit provisions pressured margins despite strong revenue growth. Zacks Research downgraded the stock from “hold” to “strong sell.”
• Negative Sentiment: Broad insider selling creates an overhang: CEO Xiaodong Li sold approximately 1.06 million shares worth $137.3 million, reducing his position by 78.6%. The COO, CFO, president and other insiders also sold shares, including the COO’s latest 30,000-share sale. These transactions may reinforce concerns about valuation and near-term upside.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

SE has been the subject of several recent research reports. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and set a $153.00 price objective on shares of SEA in a report on Thursday. Zacks Research cut SEA from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday. TD Cowen reduced their price target on shares of SEA from $108.00 to $100.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of SEA from $168.00 to $163.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of SEA in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $151.90.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Woodline Partners LP bought a new stake in SEA during the first quarter worth $4,028,000. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S raised its position in SEA by 248.7% in the 2nd quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S now owns 39,192 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $6,268,000 after buying an additional 27,953 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its stake in SEA by 4.2% during the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 27,188 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $4,348,000 after acquiring an additional 1,084 shares in the last quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury lifted its stake in SEA by 5.4% during the 2nd quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury now owns 543,203 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $86,880,000 after acquiring an additional 27,964 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Morse Asset Management Inc boosted its holdings in SEA by 21.1% during the 2nd quarter. Morse Asset Management Inc now owns 12,168 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $1,946,000 after acquiring an additional 2,121 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 59.53% of the company’s stock.

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.