Northland Capmk Has Bearish Estimate for Sezzle Q3 Earnings

Sezzle Inc. (NASDAQ:SEZL - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Northland Capmk dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Sezzle in a report released on Wednesday, February 26th. Northland Capmk analyst M. Grondahl now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $3.76 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $4.22. The consensus estimate for Sezzle's current full-year earnings is $9.77 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Sezzle's Q4 2025 earnings at $5.27 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $13.25 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on SEZL. B. Riley reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $377.00 target price (up from $372.00) on shares of Sezzle in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Northland Securities lifted their price objective 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 Price Performance

Sezzle stock traded down $10.53 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $261.99. 188,105 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 160,205. Sezzle has a 1-year low of $40.39 and a 1-year high of $477.52. The firm has a market cap of $1.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.87 and a beta of 9.56. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $264.85 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $247.15. The company has a quick ratio of 2.40, a current ratio of 2.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.54.

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Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL - Get Free Report) last released 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. The company had revenue of $271.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $73.90 million. Sezzle had a return on equity of 101.18% and a net margin of 25.29%.

Institutional Trading of Sezzle

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

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Karen Hartje sold 3,457 shares of Sezzle stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 35,121 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $11,109,474.72. This trade represents a 8.96 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Kyle M. Brehm bought 110 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 5th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $360.00 per share, for a total transaction of $39,600.00. Following the purchase, the director now directly 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 disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 57.65% of the stock is currently owned by corporate 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.