William Blair Predicts SEI Investments Q1 Earnings

SEI Investments (NASDAQ:SEIC - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of SEI Investments in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, January 30th. William Blair analyst J. Schmitt anticipates that the asset manager will post earnings of $1.19 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for SEI Investments' current full-year earnings is $4.86 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for SEI Investments' Q2 2025 earnings at $1.19 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.23 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.33 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.28 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.30 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.35 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.47 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.40 EPS.

SEI Investments (NASDAQ:SEIC - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The asset manager reported $1.19 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.21 by ($0.02). SEI Investments had a net margin of 27.35% and a return on equity of 25.51%.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Raymond James raised SEI Investments from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $99.00 price target on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reiterated a "market perform" rating and issued a $90.00 price target (up previously from $86.00) on shares of SEI Investments in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Oppenheimer upped their price objective on shares of SEI Investments from $85.00 to $94.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Piper Sandler lifted their target price on shares of SEI Investments from $77.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, December 23rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of SEI Investments from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $90.00.

SEI Investments Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ SEIC traded down $0.06 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $86.24. The company's stock had a trading volume of 308,284 shares, compared to its average volume of 576,558. The company has a market cap of $11.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 0.98. SEI Investments has a one year low of $62.38 and a one year high of $87.25. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $83.48 and a 200 day moving average price of $75.32.

SEI Investments Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 8th. Investors of record on Friday, December 27th were given a dividend of $0.49 per share. This is a boost from SEI Investments's previous semi-annual dividend of $0.46. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 27th. This represents a yield of 1.1%. SEI Investments's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 22.17%.

SEI Investments announced that its board has initiated a stock repurchase program on Tuesday, October 22nd that authorizes the company to repurchase $400.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the asset manager to purchase up to 4.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling at SEI Investments

In other SEI Investments news, Chairman Alfred P. West, Jr. sold 19,010 shares of SEI Investments stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $82.49, for a total value of $1,568,134.90. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman now directly owns 7,377,506 shares in the company, valued at $608,570,469.94. The trade was a 0.26 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders have sold 171,194 shares of company stock worth $14,579,872 over the last 90 days. 14.30% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SEI Investments

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of SEIC. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in SEI Investments during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $42,548,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of SEI Investments in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $993,000. Atria Investments Inc grew its stake in shares of SEI Investments by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 36,048 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $2,973,000 after acquiring an additional 368 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its position in SEI Investments by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 164,048 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $13,531,000 after acquiring an additional 2,800 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in SEI Investments by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 668,333 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $55,124,000 after purchasing an additional 3,967 shares during the last quarter. 70.59% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.