William Blair Weighs in on SEI Investments Q1 Earnings

SEI Investments (NASDAQ:SEIC - Free Report) - Analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of SEI Investments in a report issued on Thursday, April 24th. William Blair analyst J. Schmitt expects that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $1.24 for the quarter. William Blair 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' Q2 2026 earnings at $1.26 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.29 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.41 EPS.

SEI Investments (NASDAQ:SEIC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 23rd. The asset manager reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $551.34 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $556.76 million. SEI Investments had a return on equity of 25.51% and a net margin of 27.35%.

SEIC has been the subject of several other research reports. StockNews.com raised shares of SEI Investments from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on SEI Investments from $74.00 to $79.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday. Raymond James upgraded SEI Investments from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $99.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Oppenheimer reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of SEI Investments in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price objective on shares of SEI Investments from $80.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a report on Friday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $87.60.

SEI Investments Stock Performance

Shares of SEIC stock opened at $78.59 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $75.24 and a 200-day moving average of $79.04. SEI Investments has a 52-week low of $62.38 and a 52-week high of $87.25. The stock has a market cap of $9.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.78, a P/E/G ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 0.90.

Institutional Trading of SEI Investments

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of SEIC. CoreFirst Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in SEI Investments in the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Allworth Financial LP increased its position in shares of SEI Investments by 53.7% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 452 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 158 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its stake in SEI Investments by 156.1% during the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 543 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 331 shares during the period. First Horizon Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in SEI Investments by 25.4% during the fourth quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 578 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 117 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rialto Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in SEI Investments in the fourth quarter valued at about $55,000. 70.59% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at SEI Investments

In other SEI Investments 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 transaction of $5,787,296.90. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman now owns 7,160,080 shares in the company, valued at approximately $568,868,356. The trade was a 1.01 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Mark Andrew Warner sold 5,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The stock was 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 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 worth $6,293,903 in the last quarter. 14.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

SEI Investments announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback program on Tuesday, March 18th that authorizes the company to buyback $500.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the asset manager to buy up to 5.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

About SEI Investments

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.

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