Analysts Issue Forecasts for SEA's Q1 Earnings (NYSE:SE)

Sea Limited (NYSE:SE - Free Report) - Research analysts at Wedbush boosted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of SEA in a research note issued on Tuesday, March 4th. Wedbush analyst S. Devitt now anticipates that the Internet company based in Singapore will post earnings per share of $0.68 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.59. The consensus estimate for SEA's current full-year earnings is $0.74 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for SEA's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.75 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on SE. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on shares of SEA from $131.00 to $157.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of SEA from $135.00 to $176.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday. Benchmark lifted their price objective on shares of SEA from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of SEA from $148.00 to $182.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Phillip Securities reissued a "reduce" rating and set a $100.00 target price (up previously from $80.00) on shares of SEA in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $111.67.

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SEA Stock Performance

NYSE:SE traded down $3.22 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $135.93. The stock had a trading volume of 7,246,273 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,228,906. The stock has a market capitalization of $77.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 906.18 and a beta of 1.62. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $121.27 and a 200-day simple moving average of $106.36. SEA has a 52 week low of $51.70 and a 52 week high of $147.73. The company has a current ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SEA

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in SE. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of SEA in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,493,682,000. WCM Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of SEA by 35.9% in the 3rd quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 20,902,378 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore's stock worth $1,971,303,000 after purchasing an additional 5,517,559 shares during the last quarter. Baillie Gifford & Co. grew its stake in shares of SEA by 15.5% in the 3rd quarter. Baillie Gifford & Co. now owns 39,564,018 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore's stock worth $3,730,096,000 after purchasing an additional 5,295,590 shares during the last quarter. Perpetual Ltd grew its stake in shares of SEA by 3,033.0% in the 4th quarter. Perpetual Ltd now owns 2,098,003 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore's stock worth $222,598,000 after purchasing an additional 2,031,038 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CoreView Capital Management Ltd grew its stake in shares of SEA by 341.1% in the 3rd quarter. CoreView Capital Management Ltd now owns 1,996,376 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore's stock worth $188,218,000 after purchasing an additional 1,543,743 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 59.53% of the company's stock.

SEA Company Profile

Sea Ltd. is an internet and mobile platform company, which engages in the provision of online gaming services. It operates through the following segments: Digital Entertainment, E-Commerce, and Digital Financial Services. The Digital Entertainment segment offers and develops mobile and PC online games.