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: $124.29 to $128.73
• 50-Day Range: $104.22 to $146.56
• 52-Week Range: $55.00 to $147.73
• Volume: 3.52 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.61 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $73.27 billion
• P/E Ratio: 853.40
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $125.43
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

SEA Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

SEA scored higher than 48% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 460th out of 654 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 2.87, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

SEA has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 300.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for SEA are expected to grow by 300.00% in the coming year, from $0.74 to $2.96 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of SEA is 853.40, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.68.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of SEA is 853.40, 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 42.07.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

SEA has a P/B Ratio of 10.94. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.15% of the float of SEA has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

SEA has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in SEA has recently increased by 11.10%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

SEA does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of SEA is 241.10%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, SEA will have a dividend payout ratio of 59.46% next year. This indicates that SEA will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.15% of the float of SEA has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

SEA has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in SEA has recently increased by 11.10%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.11

News Sentiment

SEA has a news sentiment score of 1.11. 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 0.89 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 23 news articles for SEA this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 45 people have searched for SE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -31% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 10 people have added SEA to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -55% 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 at the start of the year. Since then, SE shares have increased by 20.7% and is now trading at $128.01.
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How were SEA's earnings last quarter?

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

When did SEA IPO?

SEA (SE) raised $646 million in an initial public offering 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 served as the underwriters for the IPO.

Who are SEA's major shareholders?

SEA's top institutional shareholders include Perpetual Ltd (0.35%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.17%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.14%) and Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. (0.14%).
View institutional ownership trends.

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), CrowdStrike (CRWD), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and PayPal (PYPL).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/12/2024
• Today: 4/26/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/13/2025
• 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
• CIK: 1373835
• Web: www.seagroup.com
• Phone: (656) 270-8100
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 67,300
• Year Founded: 2009

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $125.43
• High Stock Price Target: $182.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $60.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -2.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.87
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.73
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 853.40
• Forward P/E Ratio: 172.99
• 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: $16.82 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.36
• Cash Flow: $1.01 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 127.21
• Book Value: $11.70 per share
• Price / Book: 10.94

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 572,340,000
• Free Float: 571,081,000
• Market Cap: $73.27 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.73