Sea Limited Sponsored ADR $SE Stake Raised by National Pension Service

Key Points

• National Pension Service increased its SEA stake by 10% in the second quarter, bringing its holdings to 605,437 shares worth approximately $58 million. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 59.53% of the company.
• Analysts remain broadly positive, with SEA receiving a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and an average price target of $149.40. Barclays and Benchmark recently raised their targets to $156 and $175, respectively.
• SEA’s revenue rose 48.3% year over year to $7.79 billion, exceeding estimates, but quarterly EPS of $0.70 missed the $0.86 consensus. Insiders also sold roughly 2.05 million shares worth $250 million during the latest quarter, while the stock opened at $106.23.

National Pension Service raised its holdings in shares of Sea Limited Sponsored ADR (NYSE:SE - Free Report) by 10.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 605,437 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore's stock after acquiring an additional 54,819 shares during the quarter. National Pension Service owned approximately 0.10% of SEA worth $58,019,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. C WorldWide Group Holding A S grew its position in SEA by 2.6% during the second quarter. C WorldWide Group Holding A S now owns 198,560 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore's stock valued at $19,028,000 after purchasing an additional 4,953 shares in the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of SEA by 6.2% during the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 879,107 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore's stock worth $84,245,000 after acquiring an additional 50,965 shares in the last quarter. Carrhae Capital LLP acquired a new stake in SEA during the second quarter valued at $140,501,000. Carmignac Gestion increased its position in SEA by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Carmignac Gestion now owns 651,818 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore's stock worth $62,349,000 after purchasing an additional 14,242 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nykredit A S acquired a new stake in shares of SEA during the 2nd quarter valued at about $7,631,000. 59.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Jingye Chen sold 30,000 shares of SEA stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.87, for a total value of $3,266,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 270,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $29,394,900. The trade was a 10.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Yanjun Wang sold 1,200 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $107.99, for a total value of $129,588.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 7,080 shares in the company, valued at $764,569.20. The trade was a 14.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 2,051,886 shares of company stock worth $250,043,346 in the last quarter. 0.22% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently commented on SE shares. Barclays increased their price objective on SEA from $122.00 to $156.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised shares of SEA from a "sector perform" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings raised shares of SEA from a "hold (c-)" rating to a "hold (c)" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Benchmark boosted their price objective on SEA from $140.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Arete Research set a $152.00 price target on shares of SEA and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, SEA presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $149.40.

SEA Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of SE opened at $106.23 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The stock has a market cap of $64.91 billion, a PE ratio of 41.02, a PEG ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.51. Sea Limited Sponsored ADR has a 1 year low of $77.05 and a 1 year high of $197.74. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $112.14 and a 200-day simple moving average of $97.08.

SEA (NYSE:SE - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 11th. The Internet company based in Singapore reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.86 by ($0.16). SEA had a net margin of 5.98% and a return on equity of 13.54%. The company had revenue of $7.79 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.12 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.65 EPS. SEA's quarterly revenue was up 48.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Sea Limited Sponsored ADR will post 2.91 EPS for the current fiscal year.

More SEA News

Here are the key news stories impacting SEA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street maintains a favorable view of Sea Limited, with a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and an average price target of $149.40. Royal Bank of Canada recently upgraded the shares to “Buy,” while Morgan Stanley and Arete Research retain “Overweight” or “Buy” ratings with targets of $152 to $153. Is Sea Limited a Buy as Wall Street Analysts Look Optimistic?
• Neutral Sentiment: Sea’s latest quarterly results showed strong momentum, with revenue rising 48.3% year over year to $7.79 billion and exceeding estimates. However, earnings per share of $0.70 missed the $0.86 consensus, highlighting pressure on profitability despite rapid growth. Analysts expect approximately $2.91 in EPS for the current fiscal year.
• Negative Sentiment: Insiders disclosed several sales totaling roughly $5.7 million. COO Gang Ye sold 20,000 shares, and director or executive Yanjun Wang sold 2,520 shares across two sessions. Jingye Chen also sold 30,000 shares. These transactions reduced the sellers’ individual holdings and may weigh on sentiment, particularly because they follow Wang’s repeated sales in recent weeks. Sea Limited Insider Selling

SEA Profile

Sea Limited NYSE: SE is a Singapore-based global consumer internet company that develops and operates digital services across entertainment, e-commerce and financial technology. Founded in 2009 as Garena, the company adopted the Sea name in 2017 as it expanded beyond online gaming.

Garena, Sea's digital entertainment business, publishes and develops online games, including the widely distributed mobile battle royale title Free Fire. Garena also provides an online platform for game-related content and community activities.

Shopee operates an e-commerce marketplace that connects consumers, sellers and brands.

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