SEA (NYSE:SE) CEO Xiaodong Li Sells 57,690 Shares

Sea Limited Sponsored ADR (NYSE:SE) CEO Xiaodong Li sold 57,690 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $122.28, for a total value of $7,054,333.20. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,232,992 shares in the company, valued at approximately $150,770,261.76. This trade represents a 4.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link.

Xiaodong Li also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, August 13th, Xiaodong Li sold 19,230 shares of SEA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $123.96, for a total transaction of $2,383,750.80.
• On Tuesday, August 11th, Xiaodong Li sold 1,057,650 shares of SEA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $129.80, for a total transaction of $137,282,970.00.

SEA Price Performance

SE stock opened at $118.49 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $108.35 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $96.92. The firm has a market cap of $72.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.75, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.54. The company has a quick ratio of 1.48, a current ratio of 1.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. Sea Limited Sponsored ADR has a 12 month low of $77.05 and a 12 month high of $199.30.

SEA (NYSE:SE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 11th. The Internet company based in Singapore reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.86 by ($0.16). The firm had revenue of $7.79 billion for 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 business’s revenue was up 48.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.65 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Sea Limited Sponsored ADR will post 2.91 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SEA

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Raiffeisen Bank International AG raised its position in SEA by 1.8% in the second quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG now owns 6,405 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $595,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares during the last quarter. Cloud Capital Management LLC boosted 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 valued at $255,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares in the last quarter. SlateStone Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of SEA by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. SlateStone Wealth LLC now owns 31,098 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $3,967,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of SEA by 6.6% during the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,730 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $262,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cornerstone Planning Group LLC increased its stake in shares of SEA by 26.5% in the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 831 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $70,000 after buying an additional 174 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 59.53% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting SEA

Here are the key news stories impacting SEA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street remains broadly constructive on Sea. The company has a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and an average price target of $151.90, implying potential upside from recent trading levels. Benchmark raised its target to $175 and maintained a “Buy” rating, while JPMorgan kept an “Overweight” rating despite trimming its target to $163. Sea analyst ratings
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional ownership remains substantial at approximately 59.5%. Several investors increased their positions during the second quarter, including BI Asset Management, the State of Tennessee Department of Treasury and Morse Asset Management, while Woodline Partners initiated a new position. Sea institutional ownership
• Neutral Sentiment: Sea’s latest results showed strong operating momentum: revenue increased 48.3% year over year to $7.79 billion, exceeding estimates of $7.12 billion. However, earnings per share of $0.70 missed the $0.86 consensus forecast, highlighting pressure on profitability despite rapid growth.
• Negative Sentiment: Company insiders reported several sales executed August 25–26. CEO Xiaodong Li sold 57,690 shares for approximately $7.05 million, COO Gang Ye sold 30,000 shares for about $3.60 million, and President Zhimin Feng sold 18,872 shares for roughly $2.30 million. Two other insiders sold an additional 3,500 shares. Collectively, the transactions involved more than 110,000 shares and may weigh on sentiment because multiple senior executives reduced their holdings. Sea insider filing
• Negative Sentiment: Insider Yanjun Wang has also made repeated sales in recent weeks, including another 1,500-share sale on August 26. While such transactions can reflect scheduled diversification rather than deteriorating business expectations, the frequency and concentration of recent selling create a near-term overhang for SE.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

SE has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. TD Cowen reissued a “hold” rating on shares of SEA in a report on Monday, August 17th. Barclays lifted their target price on SEA from $122.00 to $156.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $153.00 target price on shares of SEA in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Benchmark increased their target price on shares of SEA from $140.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of SEA from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, SEA currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $151.90.

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.