Insider Selling: Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) SVP Sells 3,178 Shares of Stock

Sezzle Inc. (NASDAQ:SEZL) SVP Justin Krause sold 3,178 shares of Sezzle stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $117.72, for a total transaction of $374,114.16. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 72,457 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,529,638.04. This represents a 4.20% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Justin Krause also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, May 7th, Justin Krause sold 11,822 shares of Sezzle stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $106.46, for a total transaction of $1,258,570.12.
• On Tuesday, March 3rd, Justin Krause sold 1,404 shares of Sezzle stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $71.38, for a total transaction of $100,217.52.

Sezzle Trading Down 0.7%

NASDAQ SEZL traded down $0.85 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $118.15. 543,349 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 765,778. Sezzle Inc. has a one year low of $49.50 and a one year high of $186.74. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $82.34 and a 200-day simple moving average of $71.97. The stock has a market cap of $3.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.06 and a beta of 6.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 3.65 and a quick ratio of 3.65.

Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $1.43 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.24 by $0.19. Sezzle had a net margin of 30.83% and a return on equity of 87.46%. The firm had revenue of $135.54 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $127.74 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.98 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 29.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Sezzle has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.100-5.100 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Sezzle Inc. will post 5.09 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

SEZL has been the subject of several research analyst reports. UBS Group set a $76.00 price target on shares of Sezzle in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their target price on shares of Sezzle from $85.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on shares of Sezzle from $94.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Sezzle from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Sezzle from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $118.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. UBS Group AG boosted its stake in Sezzle by 113.9% in the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 114,426 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,263,000 after acquiring an additional 60,937 shares during the last quarter. IMC Chicago LLC purchased a new position in Sezzle in the third quarter valued at about $1,575,000. State of Alaska Department of Revenue purchased a new position in Sezzle in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,017,000. Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Sezzle by 38.9% in the fourth quarter. Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc. now owns 52,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,332,000 after acquiring an additional 14,700 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Divisadero Street Capital Management LP boosted its stake in Sezzle by 64.7% in the third quarter. Divisadero Street Capital Management LP now owns 1,494,617 shares of the company’s stock valued at $118,867,000 after acquiring an additional 587,129 shares during the last quarter. 2.02% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Sezzle

Sezzle Inc is a financial technology company specializing in buy now, pay later (BNPL) services that enable consumers to split purchases into interest-free installment payments. By integrating its platform with e-commerce merchants, Sezzle provides shoppers with flexible payment options at checkout while merchants benefit from increased conversion rates and average order values. The company’s technology is designed to offer a seamless user experience, with instant approval decisions and no hidden fees, positions it as a consumer-friendly alternative to traditional credit products.

Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Sezzle completed its initial public offering on the Nasdaq under the ticker SEZL.