Insider Selling: SEA (NYSE:SE) COO Sells $800,600.00 in Stock

Sea Limited Sponsored ADR (NYSE:SE) COO Gang Ye sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.06, for a total value of $800,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 450,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $36,027,000. This represents a 2.17% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Gang Ye also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, March 25th, Gang Ye sold 10,000 shares of SEA stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.60, for a total transaction of $806,000.00.
• On Friday, March 20th, Gang Ye sold 10,000 shares of SEA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.79, for a total value of $807,900.00.
• On Wednesday, March 18th, Gang Ye sold 10,000 shares of SEA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.17, for a total value of $851,700.00.

SEA Stock Performance

Shares of SE opened at $79.79 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $47.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.66, a PEG ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.59. Sea Limited Sponsored ADR has a twelve month low of $77.05 and a twelve month high of $199.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a current ratio of 1.58. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $103.89 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $136.20.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of SE. Salomon & Ludwin LLC lifted its position in SEA by 2,860.0% during the third quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 148 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 143 shares during the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC acquired a new position in shares of SEA in the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Rothschild Investment LLC increased its stake in shares of SEA by 114.0% during the third quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 199 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 106 shares during the period. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT increased its stake in shares of SEA by 539.6% during the fourth quarter. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT now owns 307 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 259 shares during the period. Finally, Holos Integrated Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in SEA during the 4th quarter worth approximately $44,000. 59.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting SEA

Here are the key news stories impacting SEA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Broker consensus remains constructive (average rating ~“Moderate Buy”), which can limit downside and attract long‑term buyers.
• Positive Sentiment: Large institutional investors have recently increased positions (multiple funds reported stake increases), providing a demand base under the shares.
• Neutral Sentiment: Retail and analyst interest is high (multiple “Is SE a buy now?”/trending articles), keeping the name in the spotlight even as short‑term flows swing. Trending / Zacks coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Morgan Stanley trimmed its price target (to $121 from $173), flagging higher reinvestments into e‑commerce and fintech that will pressure near‑term margins despite solid top‑line growth. MS price target cut article
• Negative Sentiment: Peer comparison: analysts highlight MercadoLibre (MELI) as a stronger fintech and logistics story, suggesting SE may face tougher relative performance and investor rotation into MELI. MELI vs SE analysis
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling increased this week (including a material sale by COO Gang Ye and multiple smaller officer/director disposals), which likely pressured intraday flows and investor sentiment. Insider trade — Gang Ye
• Negative Sentiment: Market commentary notes SE posted a recent EPS miss despite strong revenue growth, a dynamic that keeps the stock sensitive to margin/reinvestment guidance and analyst revisions. Earnings summary / MarketBeat
• Negative Sentiment: Price‑action coverage: recent writeups highlight that SE is underperforming the broader market today, reinforcing short‑term bearish momentum. Price drop coverage

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

SE has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Barclays cut their target price on shares of SEA from $226.00 to $120.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Wedbush lowered their price target on SEA from $190.00 to $170.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, December 19th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of SEA in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Zacks Research downgraded SEA from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their target price on SEA from $170.00 to $150.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, SEA has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $166.83.

About SEA

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.