SEA (SE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The E-Commerce segment manages a third-party marketplace through the Shopee mobile app and websites that connect buyers and sellers. The Digital Financial Services segment includes a variety of payment services and loans to individuals and businesses through SeaMoney. Sea was founded by Xiao Dong Li, Gang Ye, and Jing Ye Chen on May 8, 2009 and is headquartered in Singapore.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $111.40 to $115.30
• 50-Day Range: $102.94 to $117.40
• 52-Week Range: $34.64 to $119.47
• Volume: 2.64 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.58 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $65.89 billion
• P/E Ratio: 767.53
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $91.21
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

SEA Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

SEA scored higher than 47% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 442nd out of 666 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

SEA has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 11 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

SEA has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 272.84%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for SEA are expected to grow by 272.84% in the coming year, from $0.81 to $3.02 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of SEA is 767.53, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 104.25.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of SEA is 767.53, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 199.46.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

SEA has a P/B Ratio of 9.84. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.90% of the outstanding shares of SEA have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

SEA has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in SEA has recently increased by 9.20%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

SEA does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

SEA does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.90% of the outstanding shares of SEA have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

SEA has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in SEA has recently increased by 9.20%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.02

News Sentiment

SEA has a news sentiment score of 1.02. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.53 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for SEA this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

63 people have searched for SE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 21% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

10 people have added SEA to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 43% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, SEA insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.22% of the stock of SEA is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

59.53% of the stock of SEA is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

SE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SE shares performed this year?

SEA's stock was trading at $106.10 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, SE shares have increased by 8.5% and is now trading at $115.1290.
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How were SEA's earnings last quarter?

Sea Limited (NYSE:SE) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, November, 12th. The Internet company based in Singapore reported $0.24 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.59 by $0.35. The business's quarterly revenue was up 30.8% on a year-over-year basis.

When did SEA IPO?

SEA (SE) raised $646 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, October 20th 2017. The company issued 49,700,000 shares at a price of $12.00-$14.00 per share. Goldman Sachs (Asia), Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse acted as the underwriters for the IPO.

Who are SEA's major shareholders?

SEA's top institutional investors include Perpetual Ltd (0.37%), Nordea Investment Management AB (0.06%), SeaTown Holdings Pte. Ltd. (0.01%) and Roberts Wealth Advisors LLC.
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How do I buy shares of SEA?

Shares of SE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of SEA own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that SEA investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Block (SQ), CrowdStrike (CRWD), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and PayPal (PYPL).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/12/2024
• Today: 1/21/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 3/03/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Miscellaneous business services
• Sub-Industry: Internet Software & Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SE
• CUSIP: 84756010
• CIK: 1373835
• Web: www.seagroup.com
• Phone: (656) 270-8100
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 62,700
• Year Founded: 2009

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $91.21
• High Stock Price Target: $131.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $60.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -20.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.15
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 767.53
• Forward P/E Ratio: 142.13
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $150.73 million
• Net Margins: 0.64%
• Pretax Margin: 2.71%
• Return on Equity: 1.40%
• Return on Assets: 0.50%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.36
• Current Ratio: 1.62
• Quick Ratio: 1.60

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $13.06 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.04
• Cash Flow: $1.11 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 103.72
• Book Value: $11.70 per share
• Price / Book: 9.84

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 572,340,000
• Free Float: 571,081,000
• Market Cap: $65.89 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.54