SEA (NYSE:SE) Downgraded by Zacks Research to Strong Sell

Zacks Research downgraded shares of SEA (NYSE:SE) from a hold rating to a strong sell rating in a report issued on Tuesday morning,Zacks.com reports.

SE has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of SEA in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. TD Cowen reduced their price target on SEA from $108.00 to $100.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of SEA in a research note on Thursday. Benchmark boosted their price objective on SEA from $140.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $156.00 price objective on shares of SEA in a research note on Wednesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $148.70.

SEA Price Performance

Shares of SEA stock opened at $128.62 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a current ratio of 1.58. SEA has a 52-week low of $77.05 and a 52-week high of $199.30. The company has a fifty day moving average of $101.21 and a 200-day moving average of $96.74. The stock has a market capitalization of $78.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.54.

SEA (NYSE:SE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 11th. The Internet company based in Singapore reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.86 by ($0.16). SEA had a return on equity of 13.84% and a net margin of 5.98%.The business had revenue of $7.79 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.12 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.65 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 48.3% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts expect that SEA will post 3.19 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other SEA news, insider Yanjun Wang sold 1,500 shares of SEA stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $128.66, for a total transaction of $192,990.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 7,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $900,620. The trade was a 17.65% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, President Zhimin Feng sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.07, for a total value of $1,951,050.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the president owned 285,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $37,069,950. The trade was a 5.00% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 1,640,650 shares of company stock valued at $197,385,910 over the last quarter. 0.22% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of SEA

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd grew its position in shares of SEA by 24.4% in the 4th quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd now owns 1,791,660 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $228,549,000 after buying an additional 350,840 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its stake in SEA by 5.7% during the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 1,642,304 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $135,999,000 after acquiring an additional 88,431 shares in the last quarter. Charles Lim Capital Ltd boosted its stake in SEA by 172.7% during the fourth quarter. Charles Lim Capital Ltd now owns 750,000 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $95,678,000 after acquiring an additional 475,000 shares in the last quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury boosted its stake in SEA by 32.4% during the fourth quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury now owns 718,949 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $83,750,000 after acquiring an additional 175,746 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab purchased a new stake in SEA in the fourth quarter worth about $26,282,000. Institutional investors own 59.53% of the company’s stock.

More SEA News

Here are the key news stories impacting SEA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Revenue and business growth exceeded expectations: Q2 revenue rose 48.3% year over year to $7.79 billion, surpassing the $7.12 billion consensus estimate. Growth was supported by Shopee e-commerce, Monee digital financial services and Garena gaming. Sea Limited Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Shopee profitability outlook improved: Management maintained its 25% gross merchandise value growth target and raised its adjusted EBITDA expectation to approximately $1 billion, up from a prior floor of $881 million. This strengthens the case for sustained e-commerce growth with improving margins. SE Q2 Earnings Call Keeps Shopee Growth Outlook Intact
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst confidence increased: Benchmark raised its price target from $140 to $175 and retained a Buy rating, adding to Sea’s broadly favorable analyst outlook.
• Positive Sentiment: Bearish positioning declined: Short interest fell 36.5% to 12.3 million shares as of July 31, representing about 2% of outstanding shares and 2.9 days of average trading volume. The reduction may provide additional support for the recent advance.
• Negative Sentiment: EPS missed estimates: Adjusted earnings of $0.70 per share were below the $0.86 consensus forecast, indicating that expenses, investment spending or credit provisions remain a potential pressure on profitability.
• Negative Sentiment: Broad insider selling may weigh on sentiment: CEO Xiaodong Li sold 1.06 million shares worth approximately $137.3 million, reducing his position by 78.6%. The COO, CFO, president and other insiders also sold shares. While executives retained meaningful holdings, the transactions could encourage profit-taking after the earnings-driven rally. SEC filing for CEO share sale

SEA Company Profile

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.