Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC Purchases Shares of 4,600 Sezzle Inc. $SEZL

Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Sezzle Inc. (NASDAQ:SEZL) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 4,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $825,000.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Sezzle by 497.6% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,013,698 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,368,000 after purchasing an additional 844,084 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Sezzle by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 439,799 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,842,000 after purchasing an additional 7,067 shares during the last quarter. Driehaus Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Sezzle by 497.8% in the 1st quarter. Driehaus Capital Management LLC now owns 327,276 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,419,000 after purchasing an additional 272,530 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Sezzle by 719.1% in the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 173,310 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,040,000 after buying an additional 152,152 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in Sezzle by 1,068.2% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 169,487 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,913,000 after buying an additional 154,978 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 2.02% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Sezzle news, CFO Karen Hartje sold 5,484 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total value of $466,140.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 116,053 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,864,505. This trade represents a 4.51% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Paul Paradis sold 3,000 shares of Sezzle stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.62, for a total value of $274,860.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 242,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,172,040. The trade was a 1.22% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 49.49% of the company’s stock.

Sezzle Price Performance

SEZL stock opened at $52.72 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $77.54 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $103.90. The firm has a market cap of $1.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.31 and a beta of 8.63. The company has a quick ratio of 3.52, a current ratio of 3.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. Sezzle Inc. has a 12 month low of $24.86 and a 12 month high of $186.74.

Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 19th. The company reported $0.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $40.84 million for the quarter. Sezzle had a net margin of 27.66% and a return on equity of 90.06%. On average, analysts anticipate that Sezzle Inc. will post 9.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

SEZL has been the subject of a number of research reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Sezzle in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Cowen initiated coverage on shares of Sezzle in a research note on Thursday, September 11th. They issued a “hold” rating for the company. UBS Group set a $110.00 target price on shares of Sezzle in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. TD Cowen assumed coverage on shares of Sezzle in a research report on Thursday, September 11th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $82.00 price target for the company. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Sezzle from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 8th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Sezzle presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $113.00.

Sezzle Profile

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.