Northland Capmk Has Positive Forecast for Sezzle Q2 Earnings

Sezzle Inc. (NASDAQ:SEZL - Free Report) - Research analysts at Northland Capmk lifted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Sezzle in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, May 7th. Northland Capmk analyst M. Grondahl now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.68 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.43. The consensus estimate for Sezzle's current full-year earnings is $9.77 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Sezzle's FY2025 earnings at $3.25 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.99 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.11 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.83 EPS.

Separately, B. Riley reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $62.83 target price (up previously from $62.00) on shares of Sezzle in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th.

Sezzle Trading Up 16.5%

Shares of SEZL opened at $87.35 on Monday. The business's 50-day moving average price is $42.50 and its 200 day moving average price is $46.90. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.29 and a beta of 8.41. Sezzle has a 1-year low of $10.69 and a 1-year high of $88.28. The company has a current ratio of 2.40, a quick ratio of 2.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.54.

Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.73 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.51 by $0.22. The firm had revenue of $271.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $73.90 million. Sezzle had a return on equity of 101.18% and a net margin of 25.29%.

Sezzle announced that its board has authorized a stock buyback program on Monday, March 10th that authorizes the company to repurchase $50.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 4.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling at Sezzle

In other news, Director Paul Paradis sold 18,000 shares of Sezzle stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.00, for a total transaction of $1,350,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 315,000 shares in the company, valued at $23,625,000. The trade was a 5.41% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 57.65% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sezzle

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in Sezzle by 28.0% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 6,304 shares of the company's stock worth $1,613,000 after purchasing an additional 1,378 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in Sezzle by 295.9% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,979 shares of the company's stock worth $679,000 after purchasing an additional 2,974 shares during the last quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Sezzle in the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,423,000. Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in Sezzle by 125.4% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 4,515 shares of the company's stock worth $771,000 after purchasing an additional 2,512 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Swiss National Bank acquired a new stake in Sezzle in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,407,000. 2.02% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Sezzle Company Profile

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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