4,600 Shares in Sezzle Inc. $SEZL Bought by Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC

Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Sezzle Inc. (NASDAQ:SEZL) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 4,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $825,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Sezzle by 497.6% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,013,698 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,368,000 after buying an additional 844,084 shares in the last quarter. Driehaus Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Sezzle by 497.8% during the 1st quarter. Driehaus Capital Management LLC now owns 327,276 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,419,000 after acquiring an additional 272,530 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in Sezzle by 1,068.2% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 169,487 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,913,000 after acquiring an additional 154,978 shares during the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Sezzle by 719.1% during the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 173,310 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,040,000 after acquiring an additional 152,152 shares in the last quarter. Finally, T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Sezzle during the 1st quarter worth approximately $4,011,000. 2.02% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Sezzle

In related news, CFO Karen Hartje sold 5,484 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, October 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total value of $466,140.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 116,053 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,864,505. This represents a 4.51% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Paul Paradis sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.62, for a total value of $274,860.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 242,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $22,172,040. This represents a 1.22% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 49.49% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. UBS Group set a $110.00 target price on shares of Sezzle in a report on Thursday, November 6th. B. Riley boosted their price target on shares of Sezzle from $101.00 to $111.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 11th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Sezzle from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 8th. TD Cowen initiated coverage on Sezzle in a research report on Thursday, September 11th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $82.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Cowen initiated coverage on Sezzle in a report on Thursday, September 11th. They set a “hold” rating on the stock. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $113.00.

Sezzle Stock Down 8.0%

Sezzle stock opened at $52.72 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.80 billion, a PE ratio of 16.31 and a beta of 8.63. The company’s 50-day moving average is $77.54 and its 200-day moving average is $103.90. Sezzle Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $24.86 and a fifty-two week high of $186.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 3.52 and a quick ratio of 3.52.

Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, November 19th. The company reported $0.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Sezzle had a net margin of 27.66% and a return on equity of 90.06%. The company had revenue of $40.84 million for the quarter. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Sezzle Inc. will post 9.77 earnings per share for the current year.

Sezzle Profile

Sezzle Inc operates as a technology-enabled payments company primarily in the United States and Canada. The company provides payment solution in-store and at online retail stores; and through proprietary payments solution that connects consumers with merchants. It also offers Sezzle Platform that provides a payments solution for consumers that extends credit at the point-of-sale allowing consumers to purchase and receive the ordered merchandise at the time of sale while paying in installments over time; Pay-in-Four, which allows consumers to pay a fourth of the purchase price up front and then another fourth of the purchase price every two weeks thereafter over a total of six weeks; Pay-in-Full that allows consumers to pay for the full value of their order up-front through the Sezzle Platform without the extension of credit; and Pay-in-Two and other alternative installment options, which allow consumer to pay half of the value of their order up-front and the second half in two weeks.