SEI Investments Q2 EPS Forecast Lowered by William Blair

SEI Investments (NASDAQ:SEIC - Free Report) - Investment analysts at William Blair lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of SEI Investments in a research note issued on Thursday, April 24th. William Blair analyst J. Schmitt now anticipates that the asset manager will post earnings of $1.14 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.15. William Blair currently has a "Market Perform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for SEI Investments' current full-year earnings is $4.86 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for SEI Investments' Q4 2025 earnings at $1.27 EPS.

SEI Investments (NASDAQ:SEIC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The asset manager reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.05. SEI Investments had a return on equity of 25.51% and a net margin of 27.35%. The firm had revenue of $551.34 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $556.76 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.99 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on SEIC. Piper Sandler raised their price target on SEI Investments from $74.00 to $79.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price objective on shares of SEI Investments from $80.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research note on Friday. Morgan Stanley reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $82.00 target price (up previously from $77.00) on shares of SEI Investments in a research report on Thursday. Raymond James upgraded shares of SEI Investments from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $99.00 target price on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded SEI Investments from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $87.60.

SEI Investments Trading Down 1.0 %

SEIC traded down $0.81 on Friday, hitting $77.78. 687,717 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 652,273. SEI Investments has a one year low of $62.38 and a one year high of $87.25. The firm has a market cap of $9.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.60, a P/E/G ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 0.90. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $75.24 and its 200-day simple moving average is $79.04.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in SEI Investments during the 4th quarter worth approximately $48,009,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of SEI Investments in the 4th quarter valued at $42,548,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in SEI Investments by 9,563.5% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 470,515 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $36,526,000 after purchasing an additional 465,646 shares during the period. FMR LLC increased its holdings in SEI Investments by 39.3% in the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,233,225 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $101,716,000 after purchasing an additional 348,112 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in SEI Investments in the 4th quarter valued at $26,702,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.59% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at SEI Investments

In related news, Chairman Alfred P. West, Jr. sold 72,842 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.45, for a total value of $5,787,296.90. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman now owns 7,160,080 shares in the company, valued at $568,868,356. This represents a 1.01 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Mark Andrew Warner sold 5,000 shares of SEI Investments stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.39, for a total value of $401,950.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 1,300 shares in the company, valued at $104,507. This trade represents a 79.37 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 79,214 shares of company stock valued at $6,293,903 in the last three months. 14.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

SEI Investments declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback program on Tuesday, March 18th that authorizes the company to buyback $500.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the asset manager to buy up to 5.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

SEI Investments Company Profile

SEI Investments Company is a publicly owned asset management holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the firm provides wealth management, retirement and investment solutions, asset management, asset administration, investment processing outsourcing solutions, financial services, and investment advisory services to its clients.