FY2025 EPS Estimates for SEI Investments Raised by Analyst

Key Points

• Zacks Research has increased its FY2025 earnings per share estimate for SEI Investments from $4.69 to $5.34, surpassing the consensus estimate of $4.86.
• SEI Investments reported a Q2 earnings per share of $1.78, exceeding analysts' expectations by $0.60, alongside revenue of $559.60 million.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend increase to $0.49 per share, reflecting an annualized yield of 2.2% and a payout ratio of 18.39%.

SEI Investments Company (NASDAQ:SEIC - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2025 earnings estimates for SEI Investments in a research report issued on Wednesday, August 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $5.34 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $4.69. The consensus estimate for SEI Investments' current full-year earnings is $4.86 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for SEI Investments' Q2 2027 earnings at $1.40 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on the stock. William Blair restated a "market perform" rating on shares of SEI Investments in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Raymond James Financial upped their target price on shares of SEI Investments from $115.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Oppenheimer upped their target price on shares of SEI Investments from $96.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of SEI Investments from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 20th. Finally, Piper Sandler decreased their price objective on shares of SEI Investments from $96.00 to $93.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, SEI Investments currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $102.00.

SEI Investments Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ SEIC traded up $0.19 during trading on Friday, hitting $88.40. The company had a trading volume of 704,862 shares, compared to its average volume of 848,957. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 0.95. SEI Investments has a fifty-two week low of $64.66 and a fifty-two week high of $93.96. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $88.76 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $82.42.

SEI Investments (NASDAQ:SEIC - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The asset manager reported $1.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.18 by $0.60. SEI Investments had a net margin of 31.25% and a return on equity of 29.96%. The business had revenue of $559.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $550.72 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.05 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

SEI Investments Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 9th were issued a $0.49 dividend. This represents a $1.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 9th. This is a positive change from SEI Investments's previous quarterly dividend of $0.46. SEI Investments's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 18.39%.

Insider Buying and Selling at SEI Investments

In other news, insider Mark Andrew Warner sold 5,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.75, for a total value of $443,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 1,300 shares in the company, valued at approximately $115,375. This represents a 79.37% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Chairman Alfred P. West, Jr. sold 75,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.78, for a total transaction of $6,433,500.00. Following the sale, the chairman owned 7,003,708 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $600,778,072.24. This represents a 1.06% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 146,126 shares of company stock valued at $12,450,349. Company insiders own 14.30% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of SEI Investments

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. CoreFirst Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in SEI Investments during the 2nd quarter worth $34,000. Addison Advisors LLC boosted its stake in SEI Investments by 117.6% during the 2nd quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 457 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 247 shares during the period. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in SEI Investments during the 2nd quarter worth $45,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. boosted its stake in SEI Investments by 252.1% during the 2nd quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 507 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 363 shares during the period. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in SEI Investments by 60.2% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 532 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.59% of the company's stock.

About SEI Investments

SEI Investments Company is a publicly owned asset management holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the firm provides wealth management, retirement and investment solutions, asset management, asset administration, investment processing outsourcing solutions, financial services, and investment advisory services to its clients.