Research Analysts Set Expectations for SEA Q1 Earnings

Sea Limited (NYSE:SE) – Stock analysts at Wedbush lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of SEA in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 4th. Wedbush analyst S. Devitt now anticipates that the Internet company based in Singapore will earn $0.68 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.59. The consensus estimate for SEA’s current full-year earnings is $0.74 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for SEA’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.75 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of SEA from $135.00 to $176.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on SEA from $131.00 to $157.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. TD Cowen boosted their price target on shares of SEA from $69.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of SEA from $148.00 to $182.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Dbs Bank upgraded SEA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $111.67.

SEA Trading Down 2.3 %

NYSE SE opened at $135.93 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $120.72 and its 200 day moving average price is $105.81. SEA has a 12 month low of $51.70 and a 12 month high of $147.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 1.62 and a quick ratio of 1.60. The company has a market capitalization of $77.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 906.18 and a beta of 1.55.

Institutional Trading of SEA

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SE. WCM Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of SEA by 35.9% during the 3rd quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 20,902,378 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $1,971,303,000 after acquiring an additional 5,517,559 shares during the period. Perpetual Ltd raised its stake in SEA by 3,033.0% during the fourth quarter. Perpetual Ltd now owns 2,098,003 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $222,598,000 after purchasing an additional 2,031,038 shares during the period. Ninety One UK Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of SEA by 1,673.2% in the 4th quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd now owns 1,243,888 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $131,977,000 after purchasing an additional 1,173,738 shares during the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp grew its stake in shares of SEA by 2,163.9% during the 3rd quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 74,505 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $7,024,000 after buying an additional 71,214 shares during the period. Finally, Atria Investments Inc increased its holdings in shares of SEA by 262.5% during the 3rd quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 14,621 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $1,378,000 after buying an additional 10,588 shares during the last quarter. 59.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About SEA

Sea Ltd. is an internet and mobile platform company, which engages in the provision of online gaming services. It operates through the following segments: Digital Entertainment, E-Commerce, and Digital Financial Services. The Digital Entertainment segment offers and develops mobile and PC online games.