JPMorgan Chase & Co. Cuts SEA (NYSE:SE) Price Target to $168.00
by Renee Jackson · The Cerbat GemSEA (NYSE:SE – Free Report) had its price objective trimmed by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $170.00 to $168.00 in a research note released on Monday morning,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an overweight rating on the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock.
Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of SEA in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $150.00 price target on shares of SEA in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Barclays dropped their price target on SEA from $226.00 to $120.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their price target on SEA from $170.00 to $150.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Finally, Bank of America reissued a “buy” rating and set a $125.00 price target on shares of SEA in a research report on Monday, March 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $161.66.
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SEA Stock Down 0.7%
SE opened at $86.22 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 1.58 and a quick ratio of 1.57. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $91.50 and a 200-day simple moving average of $122.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $50.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.21, a P/E/G ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.69. SEA has a 12 month low of $77.05 and a 12 month high of $199.30.
SEA (NYSE:SE – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The Internet company based in Singapore reported $0.63 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.91 by ($0.28). The business had revenue of $6.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.42 billion. SEA had a net margin of 6.93% and a return on equity of 15.20%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 38.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.39 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts anticipate that SEA will post 3.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, Director David Y. Ma sold 176,719 shares of SEA stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.56, for a total value of $15,473,515.64. Following the transaction, the director owned 895,364 shares in the company, valued at approximately $78,398,071.84. This trade represents a 16.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders sold a total of 1,464,452 shares of company stock valued at $128,954,641 in the last 90 days. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Venturi Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of SEA by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,208 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $664,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares in the last quarter. Belpointe Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of SEA by 1.8% during the third quarter. Belpointe Asset Management LLC now owns 5,779 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $1,033,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC lifted its stake in shares of SEA by 114.0% during the third quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 199 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 106 shares in the last quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC lifted its stake in shares of SEA by 2,860.0% during the third quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 148 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cloud Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of SEA by 8.0% during the fourth quarter. Cloud Capital Management LLC now owns 2,005 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $255,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 59.53% of the company’s stock.
Trending Headlines about SEA
Here are the key news stories impacting SEA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan reaffirmed an “Overweight” stance and only trimmed its price target slightly (from $170 to $168), leaving a meaningful upside versus the current price — supports a constructive analyst view. JPMorgan lowered expectations
- Neutral Sentiment: Investor interest/attention is elevated: Zacks/Yahoo note that Sea is being heavily searched by retail users — more attention can lift liquidity and volatility but doesn’t change fundamentals on its own. Zacks investor interest
- Neutral Sentiment: Fundamental note: some commentary highlights SE’s EPS growth story (attractive to longer-term investors), but recent quarter showed an EPS miss with revenue beat — growth is intact but near-term earnings cadence can surprise. EPS growth story
- Negative Sentiment: Significant insider selling disclosed this week: Director David Y. Ma sold large blocks (totaling hundreds of thousands of shares across filings), COO Gang Ye sold 10,000 shares and other insiders executed multiple smaller sales — collective sales near $24–25M at ~ $88–92 could create selling pressure and raise short-term confidence questions. SEC filing – David Y. Ma insider sales
- Negative Sentiment: High-profile insider sale coverage: multiple outlets reported David Ma’s large disposals and other insider trades, amplifying the market reaction to the selling. David Ma sells
- Negative Sentiment: Wall Street price-target cuts continue (Sanford Bernstein, Barclays among others trimmed targets recently), which weighs on sentiment even where ratings remain “Buy/Outperform” — reduces conviction for some holders and can pressure the stock. See analyst summaries in market coverage
About SEA
Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) is a Singapore-based consumer internet company that operates a trio of interconnected businesses across digital entertainment, e-commerce and digital financial services. Founded in 2009 as Garena and later rebranded as Sea, the company is headquartered in Singapore and listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Sea positions itself as a technology platform focused on enabling online consumers, merchants and developers primarily across Southeast Asia and adjacent markets.
Sea’s digital entertainment arm, Garena, is a game developer and publisher that also organizes esports initiatives and operates online gaming platforms.