William Blair Comments on SEI Investments’ Q1 2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:SEIC)

SEI Investments (NASDAQ:SEIC) – Equities researchers at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for SEI Investments in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, April 25th. William Blair analyst J. Schmitt expects that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $1.11 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for SEI Investments’ current full-year earnings is $4.11 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for SEI Investments’ Q2 2025 earnings at $1.13 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.15 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $1.23 EPS.

SEI Investments (NASDAQ:SEIC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 24th. The asset manager reported $0.99 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.98 by $0.01. SEI Investments had a net margin of 24.80% and a return on equity of 22.91%. The business had revenue of $511.58 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $510.41 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.79 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

SEIC has been the topic of a number of other research reports. StockNews.com upgraded shares of SEI Investments from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 2nd. Piper Sandler lowered their price objective on shares of SEI Investments from $72.00 to $69.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Oppenheimer raised their target price on shares of SEI Investments from $77.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 9th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods restated a “market perform” rating and set a $74.00 target price (up from $72.00) on shares of SEI Investments in a report on Thursday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $71.00.

SEI Investments Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ SEIC opened at $66.57 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $68.58 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $63.49. SEI Investments has a 52-week low of $52.19 and a 52-week high of $72.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.19, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.02.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SEI Investments

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. VisionPoint Advisory Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of SEI Investments by 67.1% in the 3rd quarter. VisionPoint Advisory Group LLC now owns 513 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 206 shares during the last quarter. TFO Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of SEI Investments by 6,277.8% in the 4th quarter. TFO Wealth Partners LLC now owns 574 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 565 shares during the last quarter. Evolution Advisers Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of SEI Investments in the 4th quarter valued at $55,000. Neo Ivy Capital Management acquired a new position in SEI Investments during the 4th quarter worth $61,000. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. acquired a new position in SEI Investments during the 4th quarter worth $66,000. 70.59% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other SEI Investments news, insider Sanjay Sharma sold 15,000 shares of SEI Investments stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $67.20, for a total transaction of $1,008,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 16,895 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,135,344. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. In other news, insider Sanjay Sharma sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $67.20, for a total transaction of $1,008,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 16,895 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,135,344. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Chairman Alfred P. West, Jr. sold 150,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $70.75, for a total transaction of $10,612,500.00. Following the transaction, the chairman now owns 7,884,834 shares in the company, valued at $557,852,005.50. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 206,333 shares of company stock worth $14,481,612. Corporate insiders own 15.50% of the company’s stock.

SEI Investments Company Profile

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.