B. Riley Estimates Sezzle's FY2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:SEZL)

Sezzle Inc. (NASDAQ:SEZL - Free Report) - B. Riley increased their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Sezzle in a report released on Wednesday, February 26th. B. Riley analyst H. Goetsch now expects that the company will post earnings of $13.26 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $13.21. B. Riley currently has a "Buy" rating and a $377.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Sezzle's current full-year earnings is $9.77 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Sezzle's FY2026 earnings at $18.84 EPS.

Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported $4.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.08 by $1.31. Sezzle had a net margin of 25.29% and a return on equity of 101.18%. The firm had revenue of $271.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $73.90 million.

Separately, Northland Securities increased their target price on Sezzle from $300.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, December 19th.

Sezzle Price Performance

Sezzle stock traded down $26.59 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $272.52. 179,217 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 159,510. The firm has a market cap of $1.53 billion, a PE ratio of 28.99 and a beta of 9.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.54, a current ratio of 2.40 and a quick ratio of 2.40. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $264.72 and a 200-day simple moving average of $246.10. Sezzle has a 12 month low of $40.39 and a 12 month high of $477.52.

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Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sezzle

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SEZL. Plato Investment Management Ltd bought a new position in Sezzle during the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Sezzle during the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Covestor Ltd bought a new position in Sezzle during the third quarter worth $38,000. Federated Hermes Inc. lifted its holdings in Sezzle by 3,575.0% in the fourth quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 147 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 143 shares during the period. Finally, Modus Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Sezzle during the fourth quarter valued at $80,000. 2.02% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Kyle M. Brehm purchased 110 shares of Sezzle stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 5th. The shares were bought 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 in the company, valued at approximately $1,338,480. This trade represents a 3.05 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Karen Hartje sold 3,457 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $316.32, for a total transaction of $1,093,518.24. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 35,121 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $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. Corporate insiders own 57.65% of the company's stock.

Sezzle Company Profile

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.