B. Riley Weighs in on Sezzle's Q3 Earnings (NASDAQ:SEZL)

Key Points

• B. Riley has lowered its Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Sezzle to $0.58 per share from a previous $0.72, while maintaining a "Buy" rating and a target price of $111.00.
• Sezzle's Q2 results showed an earnings per share of $0.69, exceeding analysts' expectations of $0.58, though its revenue of $60.31 million fell short of the forecasted $93.33 million.
• Insider selling has occurred recently, with significant shares sold by Director Paul Paradis and COO Amin Sabzivand, marking a collective decrease in ownership among company insiders.

Sezzle Inc. (NASDAQ:SEZL - Free Report) - B. Riley lowered their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Sezzle in a note issued to investors on Monday, August 11th. B. Riley analyst H. Goetsch now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.58 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.72. B. Riley currently has a "Buy" rating and a $111.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Sezzle's current full-year earnings is $9.77 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Sezzle's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.91 EPS.

Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.58 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $60.31 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $93.33 million. Sezzle had a return on equity of 102.90% and a net margin of 28.13%.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on SEZL. Wall Street Zen lowered Sezzle from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Oppenheimer boosted their target price on Sezzle from $168.00 to $202.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd.

Sezzle Trading Up 2.1%

NASDAQ:SEZL opened at $89.14 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $2.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.54 and a beta of 9.09. The company has a current ratio of 3.51, a quick ratio of 2.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $144.33 and its 200-day simple moving average is $85.55. Sezzle has a 12-month low of $19.43 and a 12-month high of $186.74.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Paul Paradis sold 3,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $148.62, for a total transaction of $445,860.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 266,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at $39,532,920. This represents a 1.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, COO Amin Sabzivand sold 18,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $157.31, for a total value of $2,831,580.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 243,303 shares in the company, valued at $38,273,994.93. This represents a 6.89% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 77,696 shares of company stock valued at $11,552,835 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 49.49% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Sezzle

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in Sezzle by 518.0% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 38,960 shares of the company's stock worth $1,359,000 after purchasing an additional 32,656 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company purchased a new stake in Sezzle during the fourth quarter worth $311,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in Sezzle during the first quarter worth $747,000. Allianz Asset Management GmbH boosted its position in Sezzle by 937.0% during the first quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 15,420 shares of the company's stock worth $538,000 after purchasing an additional 13,933 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers boosted its position in Sezzle by 649.1% during the first quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 19,146 shares of the company's stock worth $668,000 after purchasing an additional 16,590 shares in the last quarter. 2.02% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.

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