Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 13.250-13.250 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 12.600. The company issued revenue guidance of $338.9 million-$352.5 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $332.0 million.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have commented on SEZL. B. Riley reissued a "buy" rating and set a $377.00 target price (up previously from $372.00) on shares of Sezzle in a research report on Wednesday. Northland Securities lifted their target price on shares of Sezzle from $300.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, December 19th.

Sezzle Stock Performance

Shares of SEZL stock traded up $12.99 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $299.11. 193,420 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 159,005. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $264.72 and a 200 day simple moving average of $244.41. The company has a current ratio of 2.40, a quick ratio of 2.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.54. Sezzle has a 52-week low of $40.39 and a 52-week high of $477.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.82 and a beta of 9.56.

Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported $4.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.08 by $1.31. Sezzle had a net margin of 25.29% and a return on equity of 101.18%. The company had revenue of $271.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $73.90 million. Research analysts predict that Sezzle will post 9.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Sezzle

In other Sezzle news, Director Kyle M. Brehm acquired 110 shares of Sezzle stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 5th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $360.00 per share, for a total transaction of $39,600.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 3,718 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,338,480. This represents a 3.05 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Karen Hartje sold 3,457 shares of Sezzle stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $316.32, for a total transaction of $1,093,518.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 35,121 shares of the company's stock, valued at $11,109,474.72. This represents a 8.96 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 57.65% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Sezzle

Sezzle Inc operates as a technology-enabled payments company primarily in the United States and Canada. The company provides payment solution in-store and at online retail stores; and through proprietary payments solution that connects consumers with merchants. It also offers Sezzle Platform that provides a payments solution for consumers that extends credit at the point-of-sale allowing consumers to purchase and receive the ordered merchandise at the time of sale while paying in installments over time; Pay-in-Four, which allows consumers to pay a fourth of the purchase price up front and then another fourth of the purchase price every two weeks thereafter over a total of six weeks; Pay-in-Full that allows consumers to pay for the full value of their order up-front through the Sezzle Platform without the extension of credit; and Pay-in-Two and other alternative installment options, which allow consumer to pay half of the value of their order up-front and the second half in two weeks.