Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.250-3.250 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 3.240. The company issued revenue guidance of $433.8 million-$447.4 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $438.4 million.

Sezzle Stock Performance

Shares of SEZL stock traded up $1.24 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $165.40. 1,109,015 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 825,324. Sezzle has a 12 month low of $11.67 and a 12 month high of $170.93. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $101.56 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $62.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 2.62 and a current ratio of 2.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.51 billion, a PE ratio of 55.88 and a beta of 9.06.

Sezzle declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program on Monday, March 10th that permits the company to repurchase $50.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the company to buy up to 4.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Sezzle from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Oppenheimer assumed coverage on shares of Sezzle in a report on Thursday, June 12th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $168.00 target price for the company. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Sezzle presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $96.94.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Sezzle news, CFO Karen Hartje sold 311,196 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.83, for a total value of $22,353,208.68. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 154,266 shares in the company, valued at $11,080,926.78. The trade was a 66.86% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, COO Amin Sabzivand sold 9,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, May 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.86, for a total transaction of $736,740.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 277,074 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,681,277.64. The trade was a 3.15% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 471,777 shares of company stock worth $38,698,490 in the last 90 days. 49.49% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Sezzle

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Strs Ohio purchased a new stake in shares of Sezzle during the 1st quarter valued at about $84,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its position in shares of Sezzle by 2,241.4% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 30,906 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,078,000 after buying an additional 29,586 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Sezzle by 3,973.6% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 34,626 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,208,000 after buying an additional 33,776 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC raised its position in shares of Sezzle by 321.7% during the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 115,525 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,031,000 after buying an additional 88,127 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in Sezzle by 429.0% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 132,361 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,618,000 after purchasing an additional 107,340 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 2.02% of the company's stock.

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.