Insider Selling: SEA (NYSE:SE) Director Sells 114,094 Shares of Stock

Sea Limited Sponsored ADR (NYSE:SE) Director David Ma sold 114,094 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.72, for a total transaction of $10,350,607.68. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 617,237 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $55,995,740.64. This represents a 15.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

SEA Stock Performance

Shares of SE stock opened at $91.32 on Monday. 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 50 day simple moving average of $92.98 and a 200-day simple moving average of $123.70. The company has a market cap of $53.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.69. Sea Limited Sponsored ADR has a 12-month low of $77.05 and a 12-month high of $199.30.

SEA (NYSE:SE) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 business had revenue of $6.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.42 billion. SEA had a return on equity of 15.20% and a net margin of 6.93%.The company’s revenue was up 38.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.39 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Sea Limited Sponsored ADR will post 0.74 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently commented on SE. Morgan Stanley set a $121.00 price target on shares of SEA and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of SEA in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Barclays decreased their price objective on SEA from $226.00 to $120.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their target price on shares of SEA from $170.00 to $150.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $150.00 price objective on shares of SEA in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $166.83.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Fred Alger Management LLC grew its holdings in SEA by 22.1% during the 3rd 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 acquiring an additional 521,782 shares in the last quarter. Charles Lim Capital Ltd raised its stake 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 purchasing an additional 475,000 shares in the last quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd lifted its position in shares of SEA by 24.4% during the fourth 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 purchasing an additional 350,840 shares during the last quarter. PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab bought a new position in shares of SEA during the fourth quarter worth about $26,282,000. Finally, State of Tennessee Department of Treasury grew its stake in SEA by 32.4% in 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 in the last quarter. 59.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting SEA

Here are the key news stories impacting SEA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade/valuation argument — A Seeking Alpha piece upgraded SE, arguing ~22x P/E looks attractive given strong revenue and EBITDA growth and stable contributions from Garena and Monee, supporting a recovery thesis. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Brokers remain constructive — Multiple sell‑side firms maintain buy/outperform ratings and MarketBeat shows a “Moderate Buy” consensus with a material upside to current levels, which can attract buyers if fundamentals hold. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Small routine insider sales — Executives like Jingye Chen and Yanjun Wang sold small lots (800 shares each) at ~ $88.89; these look like routine diversification rather than a definitive red flag. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Institutional ownership concentration — Roughly ~60% of SE is held by institutions; that concentration can amplify moves in either direction but also reflects continued professional investor interest. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Large director selling — Director David Y. Ma executed very large block sales (hundreds of thousands of shares across filings, totaling ~$30M+), significantly trimming his stake; large director sales typically weigh on sentiment and liquidity. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: COO sale — COO Gang Ye sold 10,000 shares (~3% of his holding) at ~ $88.88; multiple senior‑level sales this month amplify negative optics for near‑term sentiment. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Mixed Q1 results — SE beat revenue but missed EPS ($0.63 vs. $0.91 est.), showing strong top‑line growth but earnings/margin variability that keeps short‑term sentiment fragile. Read More.

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.