Insider Selling: SEA (NYSE:SE) Insider Sells 800 Shares of Stock

Sea Limited Sponsored ADR (NYSE:SE) insider Jingye Chen sold 800 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.87, for a total value of $65,496.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 236,000 shares in the company, valued at $19,321,320. This trade represents a 0.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

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

• On Monday, March 23rd, Jingye Chen sold 800 shares of SEA stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.11, for a total value of $64,088.00.
• On Thursday, March 19th, Jingye Chen sold 800 shares of SEA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.97, for a total value of $64,776.00.

SEA Stock Up 5.3%

SE stock opened at $82.44 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $104.77 and a 200-day moving average price of $136.59. Sea Limited Sponsored ADR has a 12 month low of $77.05 and a 12 month high of $199.30. The company has a current ratio of 1.58, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $48.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 1.59.

SEA (NYSE:SE) last announced its quarterly 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.42 billion. SEA had a net margin of 6.93% and a return on equity of 15.20%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 38.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.39 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Sea Limited Sponsored ADR will post 0.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their price target on SEA from $170.00 to $150.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. Barclays reduced their price objective on SEA from $226.00 to $120.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Morgan Stanley set a $121.00 target price on SEA and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, March 13th. Wedbush dropped their target price on SEA from $190.00 to $170.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, December 19th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered SEA from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. 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 data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $166.83.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Osbon Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in SEA during the fourth quarter worth approximately $175,000. Dorsey Wright & Associates lifted its stake in SEA by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Dorsey Wright & Associates now owns 13,016 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $1,660,000 after buying an additional 298 shares during the period. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury boosted its holdings in shares of SEA by 32.4% during 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 in the last quarter. Align Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of SEA during the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,897,000. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC grew its position in shares of SEA by 7.1% during the 4th quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 3,609 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $460,000 after buying an additional 239 shares during the period. 59.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

SEA News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting SEA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wall‑street coverage remains constructive: most brokerages maintain Buy/Outperform views and MarketBeat reports an average analyst rating of “Moderate Buy,” which supports demand from institutional and retail investors. Sea Limited Receives Average Rating
• Positive Sentiment: Retail and value‑oriented outlets are flagging SE as a discounted growth name after recent pullbacks, drawing bargain hunters who view the company’s long‑run growth profile favorably. Is Trending Stock Sea Limited a Buy?
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent quarter (Mar 3) showed strong revenue growth (revenue beat; +38.4% YoY) but an EPS miss ($0.63 vs. $0.91 consensus) — a mixed fundamental print that supports a longer‑term growth thesis but leaves room for near‑term valuation debate. Zacks Coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Institutional flows remain material — several funds increased stakes last quarter (Fred Alger, Charles Lim, OCBC holdings), which underpins longer‑term liquidity and interest from large investors.
• Negative Sentiment: Concentrated insider selling this week is a key near‑term headwind: COO Gang Ye sold ~20,000 shares (~$1.6M aggregate across March 20 & 23), and other officers/directors also disclosed multi‑million dollar disposals — a signal that likely weighed on short‑term sentiment. SEC filing: Gang Ye SEC filing
• Negative Sentiment: Smaller insider sales (Yanjun Wang, Jingye Chen — multiple ~800‑share trades) add to the pattern of selling this week and could amplify short‑term downward pressure. SEC filings: Yanjun Wang SEC filing and Jingye Chen SEC filing

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.