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Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) Shares Gap Down - Should You Sell?

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Sezzle Inc. (NASDAQ:SEZL - Get Free Report) gapped down prior to trading on Monday . The stock had previously closed at $228.63, but opened at $217.08. Sezzle shares last traded at $215.00, with a volume of 12,464 shares changing hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. B. Riley reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $372.00 price target (up from $353.00) on shares of Sezzle in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Northland Securities upped their price target 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.

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Sezzle Stock Up 11.2 %

The stock has a market capitalization of $1.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.61 and a beta of 9.72. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $326.93 and a 200 day moving average of $204.37. The company has a current ratio of 2.40, a quick ratio of 2.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.54.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Paul Paradis sold 4,026 shares of Sezzle stock in a transaction on Monday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $400.00, for a total transaction of $1,610,400.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 68,846 shares of the company's stock, valued at $27,538,400. The trade was a 5.52 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Paul Martin Purcell sold 1,280 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, November 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $376.26, for a total transaction of $481,612.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 81,496 shares in the company, valued at $30,663,684.96. This represents a 1.55 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 9,207 shares of company stock worth $3,518,562 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 57.65% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sezzle

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of SEZL. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Sezzle by 191.7% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 20,363 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,474,000 after buying an additional 13,383 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC boosted its stake in Sezzle by 125.4% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 4,515 shares of the company's stock valued at $771,000 after acquiring an additional 2,512 shares during the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new position in Sezzle during the 3rd quarter valued at $276,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Sezzle in the 3rd quarter worth about $548,000. Finally, Navellier & Associates Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Sezzle in the 3rd quarter worth about $1,217,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 2.02% of the company's stock.

About Sezzle

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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.

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