SEI Investments (SEIC) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

SEI Investments (NASDAQ:SEIC - Get Free Report) is expected to be announcing its Q2 2025 earnings results after the market closes on Wednesday, July 23rd. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.14 per share and revenue of $550.72 million for the quarter.

SEI Investments (NASDAQ:SEIC - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The asset manager reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.12 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $551.34 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $556.76 million. SEI Investments had a return on equity of 26.40% and a net margin of 27.77%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.99 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect SEI Investments to post $5 EPS for the current fiscal year and $5 EPS for the next fiscal year.

SEI Investments Stock Down 0.4%

SEIC traded down $0.41 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $92.82. 923,126 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 752,174. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 0.92. SEI Investments has a one year low of $62.38 and a one year high of $93.96. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $87.07 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $81.54.

SEI Investments Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 17th. Investors of record on Monday, June 9th were issued a $0.49 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 9th. This represents a $1.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.11%. This is a positive change from SEI Investments's previous quarterly dividend of $0.46. SEI Investments's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 21.30%.

Insider Activity at SEI Investments

In other news, EVP Michael Peterson sold 50,000 shares of SEI Investments stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $84.27, for a total transaction of $4,213,500.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 13,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,137,645. The trade was a 78.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Chairman Alfred P. West, Jr. sold 66,126 shares of SEI Investments stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $84.28, for a total transaction of $5,573,099.28. Following the transaction, the chairman owned 6,937,582 shares in the company, valued at approximately $584,699,410.96. This trade represents a 0.94% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 232,126 shares of company stock worth $19,638,659. Corporate insiders own 14.60% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SEI Investments

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bison Wealth LLC bought a new stake in SEI Investments in the fourth quarter valued at $207,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in SEI Investments in the first quarter valued at $201,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in SEI Investments by 60.2% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 532 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 70.59% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently commented on SEIC shares. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on shares of SEI Investments from $96.00 to $101.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on shares of SEI Investments from $79.00 to $96.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $100.00 price objective (up from $84.00) on shares of SEI Investments in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. 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, William Blair reissued a "market perform" rating on shares of SEI Investments in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, SEI Investments currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $96.00.

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.