SEA (NYSE:SE) Insider Sells $65,496.00 in Stock

Sea Limited Sponsored ADR (NYSE:SE) insider Jingye Chen sold 800 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.87, for a total transaction of $65,496.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 236,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,321,320. This represents a 0.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

Jingye Chen also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, March 23rd, Jingye Chen sold 800 shares of SEA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.11, for a total value of $64,088.00.
• On Thursday, March 19th, Jingye Chen sold 800 shares of SEA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.97, for a total transaction of $64,776.00.

SEA Stock Up 5.3%

SEA stock opened at $82.44 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $48.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 1.59. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $104.77 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $136.59. Sea Limited Sponsored ADR has a 1-year low of $77.05 and a 1-year high of $199.30. The company has a current ratio of 1.58, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04.

SEA (NYSE:SE) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The Internet company based in Singapore reported $0.63 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.91 by ($0.28). SEA had a return on equity of 15.20% and a net margin of 6.93%.The business had revenue of $6.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.42 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.39 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 38.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts predict that Sea Limited Sponsored ADR will post 0.74 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Fred Alger Management LLC grew its position in shares of SEA by 22.1% during the 3rd quarter. Fred Alger Management LLC now owns 2,886,441 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $515,894,000 after acquiring an additional 521,782 shares during the period. Charles Lim Capital Ltd raised its holdings in shares of SEA by 172.7% in the 4th quarter. Charles Lim Capital Ltd now owns 750,000 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $95,678,000 after purchasing an additional 475,000 shares during the period. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd raised its holdings in shares of SEA by 24.4% in the 4th quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd now owns 1,791,660 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $228,549,000 after purchasing an additional 350,840 shares during the period. PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab purchased a new position in SEA in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,282,000. Finally, State of Tennessee Department of Treasury grew its holdings in SEA by 32.4% during the fourth quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury now owns 718,949 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $83,750,000 after purchasing an additional 175,746 shares during the period. 59.53% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Barclays dropped their price objective on SEA from $226.00 to $120.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Wedbush lowered their target price on shares of SEA from $190.00 to $170.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, December 19th. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their price objective on shares of SEA from $170.00 to $150.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Bank of America restated a “buy” rating and issued a $125.00 target price on shares of SEA in a research note on Monday, March 9th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $121.00 target price on SEA and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, March 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $166.83.

Trending Headlines about SEA

Here are the key news stories impacting SEA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wall‑street coverage remains constructive: most brokerages maintain Buy/Outperform views and MarketBeat reports an average analyst rating of “Moderate Buy,” which supports demand from institutional and retail investors. Sea Limited Receives Average Rating
• Positive Sentiment: Retail and value‑oriented outlets are flagging SE as a discounted growth name after recent pullbacks, drawing bargain hunters who view the company’s long‑run growth profile favorably. Is Trending Stock Sea Limited a Buy?
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent quarter (Mar 3) showed strong revenue growth (revenue beat; +38.4% YoY) but an EPS miss ($0.63 vs. $0.91 consensus) — a mixed fundamental print that supports a longer‑term growth thesis but leaves room for near‑term valuation debate. Zacks Coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Institutional flows remain material — several funds increased stakes last quarter (Fred Alger, Charles Lim, OCBC holdings), which underpins longer‑term liquidity and interest from large investors.
• Negative Sentiment: Concentrated insider selling this week is a key near‑term headwind: COO Gang Ye sold ~20,000 shares (~$1.6M aggregate across March 20 & 23), and other officers/directors also disclosed multi‑million dollar disposals — a signal that likely weighed on short‑term sentiment. SEC filing: Gang Ye SEC filing
• Negative Sentiment: Smaller insider sales (Yanjun Wang, Jingye Chen — multiple ~800‑share trades) add to the pattern of selling this week and could amplify short‑term downward pressure. SEC filings: Yanjun Wang SEC filing and Jingye Chen SEC filing

SEA Company Profile

Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) is a Singapore-based consumer internet company that operates a trio of interconnected businesses across digital entertainment, e-commerce and digital financial services. Founded in 2009 as Garena and later rebranded as Sea, the company is headquartered in Singapore and listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Sea positions itself as a technology platform focused on enabling online consumers, merchants and developers primarily across Southeast Asia and adjacent markets.

Sea’s digital entertainment arm, Garena, is a game developer and publisher that also organizes esports initiatives and operates online gaming platforms.