SEA (NYSE:SE) CFO Tianyu Hou Sells 10,000 Shares of Company Stock

Sea Limited Sponsored ADR (NYSE:SE) CFO Tianyu Hou sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.03, for a total transaction of $890,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 35,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,116,050. The trade was a 22.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

Tianyu Hou also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, September 17th, Tianyu Hou sold 15,000 shares of SEA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.62, for a total transaction of $1,524,300.00.
• On Monday, August 17th, Tianyu Hou sold 20,000 shares of SEA stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $119.96, for a total value of $2,399,200.00.
• On Tuesday, August 11th, Tianyu Hou sold 5,000 shares of SEA stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $128.28, for a total value of $641,400.00.

SEA Stock Down 9.1%

SE stock opened at $80.39 on Wednesday. Sea Limited Sponsored ADR has a fifty-two week low of $77.05 and a fifty-two week high of $171.09. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $106.17 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $98.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a current ratio of 1.49. The company has a market capitalization of $49.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.54.

SEA (NYSE:SE) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 11th. The Internet company based in Singapore reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.86 by ($0.16). The firm had revenue of $7.79 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.12 billion. SEA had a return on equity of 13.54% and a net margin of 5.98%. The firm’s revenue was up 48.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.65 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Sea Limited Sponsored ADR will post 2.91 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Trending Headlines about SEA

Here are the key news stories impacting SEA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Sea CEO Forrest Li said the company’s digital financial-services arm, Monee, could eventually pursue an initial public offering as it grows toward operating as an independent business. A separate listing could highlight Monee’s value and provide Sea with additional capital or strategic flexibility. Sea’s CEO says financial services arm Monee could go public, WSJ reports
• Positive Sentiment: Sea is preparing to launch Sea Cloud, an AI-focused enterprise platform built on infrastructure used by Shopee, Garena and Monee. The initiative could create a new growth opportunity by commercializing the company’s technology capabilities. Sea Marks IPO Anniversary as CEO Flags Monee Spin-Off Potential and Launches AI-Focused Sea Cloud
• Neutral Sentiment: Options activity increased, with traders purchasing 11,763 call contracts—above typical daily volume. This signals heightened interest and potentially bullish positioning, but it does not guarantee sustained buying in the shares.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider Yanjun Wang sold 800 shares at an average of $81.61 and 1,000 shares at $90.37, following a series of additional sales in recent weeks. Although the transactions represent relatively small reductions in his holdings, the repeated selling can weigh on investor sentiment. SEC insider ownership filing
• Negative Sentiment: Investors may also be concerned that launching Sea Cloud could require substantial investment and distract management from Shopee, Garena and Monee. The stock remains well below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, reinforcing cautious technical sentiment.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

SE has been the topic of several recent research reports. Zacks Research raised SEA from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, October 12th. Barclays raised their price objective on SEA from $122.00 to $156.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. TD Cowen restated a “hold” rating on shares of SEA in a report on Monday, August 17th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating on shares of SEA in a report on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $153.00 target price on shares of SEA in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, SEA presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $149.40.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG grew its stake in shares of SEA by 21.5% in the third quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 116,811 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $11,406,000 after acquiring an additional 20,680 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd increased its holdings in shares of SEA by 1.6% during the third quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 43,439 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $4,229,000 after acquiring an additional 700 shares in the last quarter. Abel Hall LLC bought a new position in shares of SEA during the third quarter valued at $217,000. IFP Advisors Inc increased its holdings in shares of SEA by 11.6% during the third quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 4,061 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $395,000 after acquiring an additional 421 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Banque Pictet & Cie SA raised its position in shares of SEA by 6.6% in the 3rd quarter. Banque Pictet & Cie SA now owns 283,921 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $27,644,000 after purchasing an additional 17,657 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 59.53% of the company’s stock.

About SEA

Sea Limited is a Singapore-based global technology company founded in 2009. Formerly known as Garena, the company operates digital businesses serving consumers and merchants primarily in Southeast Asia, Taiwan and selected markets in Latin America and other regions.

Through Shopee, Sea’s e-commerce platform, the company provides online marketplaces that connect buyers and sellers and offer supporting services such as payments, logistics and merchant tools. Garena, its digital entertainment business, develops and publishes online games and distributes third-party titles, while also operating digital entertainment platforms and services.

SeaMoney is the company’s digital financial services division.