SEI Investments (SEIC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. It provides its services to private banks, independent financial advisers, institutional investors, investment managers, investment advisors, wealth management organizations, corporations, retirement scheme sponsors, not-for-profit organizations, hedge fund managers, registered investment advisers, independent broker-dealers, financial planners, life insurance agents, defined-benefit schemes, defined-contribution schemes, endowments, foundations, and board-designated fund, through its subsidiaries. Through its subsidiaries, the firm manages separate client-focused portfolios. It also launches and manages equity, fixed income, and balanced mutual funds, through its subsidiaries. Through its subsidiaries, the firm invests in public equity and fixed income markets. It employs fundamental and quantitative analysis with a focus on top-down and bottom-up analysis to make its investments, through its subsidiaries. SEI Investments Company was founded in 1968 and is based in Oaks, Pennsylvania.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $81.01 to $83.29
• 50-Day Range: $70.70 to $86.58
• 52-Week Range: $61.58 to $87.25
• Volume: 1.93 million shs
• Average Volume: 607,318 shs
• Market Capitalization: $10.67 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.99
• Dividend Yield: 1.18%
• Price Target: $80.75
• Consensus Rating: Hold

SEI Investments Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

SEI Investments scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 114th out of 935 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

SEI Investments has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

SEI Investments has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.66%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for SEI Investments are expected to grow by 10.66% in the coming year, from $4.41 to $4.88 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of SEI Investments is 19.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.44.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of SEI Investments is 19.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 27.94.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

SEI Investments has a PEG Ratio of 1.62. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

SEI Investments has a P/B Ratio of 5.11. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.38% of the float of SEI Investments has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

SEI Investments has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in SEI Investments has recently decreased by 16.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

SEI Investments pays a meaningful dividend of 1.08%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

SEI Investments has been increasing its dividend for 33 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of SEI Investments is 23.67%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, SEI Investments will have a dividend payout ratio of 20.08% next year. This indicates that SEI Investments will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.29

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.38% of the float of SEI Investments has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

SEI Investments has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in SEI Investments has recently decreased by 16.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.90

News Sentiment

SEI Investments has a news sentiment score of 0.90. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.78 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for SEI Investments this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for SEIC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added SEI Investments to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, SEI Investments insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $19,753,402.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

14.30% of the stock of SEI Investments is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

70.59% of the stock of SEI Investments is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

SEIC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SEIC shares performed this year?

SEI Investments' stock was trading at $63.55 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, SEIC shares have increased by 30.2% and is now trading at $82.75.
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How were SEI Investments' earnings last quarter?

SEI Investments (NASDAQ:SEIC) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The asset manager reported $1.19 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.07 by $0.12. The business's quarterly revenue was up 12.7% on a year-over-year basis.

How will SEI Investments' stock buyback program work?

SEI Investments' board approved a share buyback program on Tuesday, October 22nd 2024, which authorizes the company to repurchase $400,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 4.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Does SEI Investments have any subsidiaries?

SEI Investments subsidiaries include Oranj, Archway Finance & Operations Inc., Archway Technology Partners LLC, Atlas Master Trust Trustee Limited, Keystone Capital Holdings LLC, LSV Asset Management, SEI Acquisition Sub LLC, and more.

Who are SEI Investments' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of SEI Investments include Loomis Sayles & Co. L P (7.10%), State Street Corp (4.43%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.96%) and Royce & Associates LP (1.14%). Insiders that own company stock include Alfred P West Jr, Carmen Romeo, Sei Investments Co, William Doran, Dennis Mcgonigle, Kevin Barr, Ryan Hicke, Kathryn Mccarthy, Wayne Withrow, Philip Mccabe, Paul Klauder, Sanjay Sharma, Carl Guarino, Michael Peterson, Sarah Blumenstein, Kathy Heilig and Mark Andrew Warner.
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How do I buy shares of SEI Investments?

Shares of SEIC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of SEI Investments own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that SEI Investments investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Adobe (ADBE), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Arista Networks (ANET) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/23/2024
• Today: 12/21/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 1/8 Dividend: 12/27/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Dividend Payable: 1/08/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Security brokers & dealers
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:SEIC
• CUSIP: 78411710
• CIK: 350894
• Web: www.seic.com
• Phone: (610) 676-1000
• Fax: 610-676-1105
• Employees: 5,089
• Year Founded: 1968

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $80.75
• High Stock Price Target: $86.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $75.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -2.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $4.14
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.99
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.76
• P/E Growth: 1.62
• Net Income: $462.26 million
• Net Margins: 26.60%
• Pretax Margin: 34.38%
• Return on Equity: 24.29%
• Return on Assets: 21.21%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 5.80
• Quick Ratio: 5.70

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.05 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.20
• Cash Flow: $3.93 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 21.06
• Book Value: $16.20 per share
• Price / Book: 5.11

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 128,909,000
• Free Float: 110,475,000
• Market Cap: $10.67 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.98