Sezzle Inc. (NASDAQ:SEZL) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of Sezzle Inc. (NASDAQ:SEZL) have received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the nine research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, four have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $146.50.

SEZL has been the subject of several research analyst reports. TD Cowen upgraded Sezzle from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $165.00 price target for the company in a report on Monday, August 10th. B. Riley Financial reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Sezzle in a report on Friday, August 7th. Oppenheimer cut shares of Sezzle from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday, June 29th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price target on shares of Sezzle from $190.00 to $155.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $172.00 price objective on shares of Sezzle in a research note on Thursday, August 20th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Bryan Hunt bought 250 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 18th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $115.86 per share, with a total value of $28,965.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 3,985 shares in the company, valued at $461,702.10. This trade represents a 6.69% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Lee Brading sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.23, for a total value of $1,782,300.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 296,931 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $52,922,012.13. This represents a 3.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders have sold 18,030 shares of company stock worth $3,173,496. Insiders own 49.49% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Sezzle

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in shares of Sezzle during the second quarter valued at approximately $436,497,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of Sezzle by 41.6% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 458,222 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,996,000 after acquiring an additional 134,714 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in Sezzle by 296.1% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 326,063 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,637,000 after acquiring an additional 243,747 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Sezzle by 41.6% during the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 247,407 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,658,000 after acquiring an additional 72,626 shares during the period. Finally, Jupiter Topco LLC bought a new position in Sezzle in the 2nd quarter valued at $19,433,000. Institutional investors own 2.02% of the company’s stock.

Sezzle Trading Up 2.7%

Shares of SEZL opened at $109.78 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $3.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.87 and a beta of 6.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 4.02 and a quick ratio of 4.02. Sezzle has a 1 year low of $49.50 and a 1 year high of $195.71. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $133.31 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $117.15.

Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.13 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $149.68 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $135.09 million. Sezzle had a net margin of 30.35% and a return on equity of 83.48%. Sezzle has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.250 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Sezzle will post 5.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Sezzle

Sezzle Inc is a financial technology company that operates a buy now, pay later platform. Its services allow consumers to split eligible purchases into scheduled installments, typically through participating online and in-store merchants. Sezzle’s platform is designed to provide flexible payment options while helping merchants attract customers and support e-commerce sales.

The company offers products and services that include installment payment solutions, a virtual card, and subscription-based access to additional purchasing features.