Insider Selling: SEA (NYSE:SE) COO Sells $851,700.00 in Stock

Sea Limited Sponsored ADR (NYSE:SE) COO Gang Ye sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.17, for a total transaction of $851,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 80,000 shares in the company, valued at $6,813,600. This represents a 11.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

SEA Trading Down 2.8%

NYSE SE opened at $78.70 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $46.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.59. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $107.69 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $138.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a current ratio of 1.58. Sea Limited Sponsored ADR has a one year low of $77.05 and a one year high of $199.30.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have issued reports on SE shares. Barclays decreased their price target on SEA from $226.00 to $120.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of SEA from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. Morgan Stanley set a $121.00 target price on shares of SEA and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $150.00 price target on shares of SEA in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. Finally, Wedbush dropped their price objective on shares of SEA from $190.00 to $170.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, December 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $166.83.

Key SEA News

Here are the key news stories impacting SEA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: One market piece highlights global e-commerce names trading at bargain prices, a narrative that could attract value-seeking buyers to Sea if investors view current levels as an entry opportunity. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent quarterly results remain mixed — Sea reported revenue beat but an EPS miss earlier in March (revenue growth strong, margins improving but earnings below consensus), leaving investor sentiment divided between growth potential and near-term profitability concerns. MarketBeat SE profile
• Negative Sentiment: Director David Y. Ma sold 72,435 shares (~$6.18M at ~$85.38), reducing his stake ~4.75% — a large block sale that can pressure the stock or signal liquidity-taking by insiders. SEC filing
• Negative Sentiment: COO Gang Ye sold 10,000 shares (~$851,700 at ~$85.17), trimming his holding by ~11.1% — another sizable insider sale that markets often view unfavorably. SEC filing
• Negative Sentiment: Smaller insider sales were also reported: Yanjun Wang sold 800 shares and Jingye Chen sold 800 shares in mid‑March — incremental but contributory to the overall insider selling narrative. Yanjun Wang SEC filing Jingye Chen SEC filing
• Negative Sentiment: Recent market coverage notes consecutive daily drops in Sea’s share price (articles from Yahoo Finance and Zacks highlight larger declines than the broader market), reflecting short‑term selling pressure and reduced investor confidence. Yahoo Finance article Zacks article

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SEA

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Fred Alger Management LLC raised its position in SEA by 22.1% in 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 purchasing an additional 521,782 shares in the last quarter. Charles Lim Capital Ltd boosted 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 valued at $95,678,000 after buying an additional 475,000 shares in the last quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd raised its stake in SEA by 24.4% during 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 acquiring an additional 350,840 shares in the last quarter. PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab purchased a new stake in SEA in the fourth quarter valued at $26,282,000. Finally, State of Tennessee Department of Treasury grew its holdings in shares of 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 worth $83,750,000 after purchasing an additional 175,746 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 59.53% of the company’s stock.

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.