Insider Selling: SEA (NYSE:SE) Insider Sells $64,088.00 in Stock

Sea Limited Sponsored ADR (NYSE:SE) insider Jingye Chen sold 800 shares of SEA stock in a transaction on Monday, March 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.11, for a total transaction of $64,088.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 237,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,034,136. This represents a 0.34% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.

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

• On Wednesday, March 25th, Jingye Chen sold 800 shares of SEA stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.87, for a total value of $65,496.00.
• On Thursday, March 19th, Jingye Chen sold 800 shares of SEA stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.97, for a total value of $64,776.00.

SEA Stock Performance

NYSE SE opened at $79.79 on Friday. The company 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. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $103.89 and a 200 day simple moving average of $136.20. 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 Limited Sponsored ADR has a 12-month low of $77.05 and a 12-month high of $199.30.

SEA (NYSE:SE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 3rd. The Internet company based in Singapore reported $0.63 EPS 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 company had revenue of $6.85 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.42 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.39 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 38.4% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts predict that Sea Limited Sponsored ADR will post 0.74 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently issued reports on SE. Morgan Stanley set a $121.00 price objective on shares of SEA and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, March 13th. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of SEA from $226.00 to $120.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $150.00 target price on shares of SEA in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Bank of America reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $125.00 price target on shares of SEA in a report on Monday, March 9th. Finally, Wedbush dropped their price objective on SEA from $190.00 to $170.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, December 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $166.83.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SEA

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Fred Alger Management LLC increased its stake in shares of SEA by 22.1% in the third quarter. Fred Alger Management LLC now owns 2,886,441 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $515,894,000 after purchasing an additional 521,782 shares in the last quarter. Charles Lim Capital Ltd raised its position in shares of SEA by 172.7% in the fourth 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 purchasing an additional 475,000 shares during the period. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd lifted its stake in shares of 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 valued at $228,549,000 after buying an additional 350,840 shares in the last quarter. PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab purchased a new stake in shares of SEA during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,282,000. Finally, State of Tennessee Department of Treasury boosted its holdings in SEA by 32.4% in the 4th 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 buying an additional 175,746 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 59.53% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines 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

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.