William Blair Weighs in on SEI Investments Q1 Earnings

SEI Investments (NASDAQ:SEIC - Free Report) - Analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for SEI Investments in a report issued on Thursday, April 24th. William Blair analyst J. Schmitt anticipates that the asset manager will post earnings of $1.24 per share for the quarter. William Blair has a "Market Perform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for SEI Investments' current full-year earnings is $4.86 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for SEI Investments' Q2 2026 earnings at $1.26 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.29 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.41 EPS.

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, beating the consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.05. SEI Investments had a net margin of 27.35% and a return on equity of 25.51%. The firm had revenue of $551.34 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $556.76 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.99 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on SEIC. Morgan Stanley restated an "overweight" rating and set a $82.00 price objective (up from $77.00) on shares of SEI Investments in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their target price on shares of SEI Investments from $80.00 to $84.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Oppenheimer restated an "outperform" rating on shares of SEI Investments in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Raymond James raised SEI Investments from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $99.00 price target on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their price objective on SEI Investments from $74.00 to $79.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $87.60.

SEI Investments Trading Up 0.3 %

NASDAQ SEIC traded up $0.25 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $78.29. The company's stock had a trading volume of 909,972 shares, compared to its average volume of 654,081. The stock has a market cap of $9.84 billion, a PE ratio of 17.71, a PEG ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 0.90. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $75.05 and a 200 day simple moving average of $79.08. SEI Investments has a 52 week low of $62.38 and a 52 week high of $87.25.

SEI Investments announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase plan on Tuesday, March 18th that authorizes the company to buyback $500.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the asset manager to repurchase up to 5.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity

In other SEI Investments news, insider Mark Andrew Warner sold 5,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.39, for a total value of $401,950.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 1,300 shares in the company, valued at $104,507. This represents a 79.37 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Chairman Alfred P. West, Jr. sold 1,372 shares of SEI Investments stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $76.28, for a total value of $104,656.16. Following the transaction, the chairman now owns 7,078,708 shares in the company, valued at approximately $539,963,846.24. This trade represents a 0.02 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 79,214 shares of company stock worth $6,293,903 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 14.30% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SEI Investments

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. CoreFirst Bank & Trust bought a new stake in shares of SEI Investments in the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Allworth Financial LP increased its holdings in shares of SEI Investments by 53.7% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 452 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 158 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its position in shares of SEI Investments by 156.1% during the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 543 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 331 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of SEI Investments by 25.4% during the 4th quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 578 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 117 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rialto Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of SEI Investments in the 4th quarter worth $55,000. 70.59% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.