JPMorgan Chase & Co. Lowers SEA (NYSE:SE) Price Target to $163.00

SEA (NYSE:SE) had its price target decreased by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $168.00 to $163.00 in a research report issued on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an “overweight” rating on the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co.‘s target price would suggest a potential upside of 84.95% from the company’s current price.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on SE. Morgan Stanley set a $121.00 price objective on SEA and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, March 13th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of SEA from $120.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of SEA in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Bank of America reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $125.00 price objective on shares of SEA in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of SEA in a report on Tuesday. One 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 issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, SEA has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $158.41.

SEA Price Performance

Shares of NYSE SE opened at $88.13 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $53.85 billion, a PE ratio of 34.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.57. SEA has a fifty-two week low of $77.05 and a fifty-two week high of $199.30. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $85.75 and its 200-day simple moving average is $113.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a current ratio of 1.58.

SEA (NYSE:SE) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 12th. The Internet company based in Singapore reported $0.67 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.75 by ($0.08). SEA had a net margin of 6.41% and a return on equity of 14.12%. The company had revenue of $7.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.46 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.65 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 46.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that SEA will post 3.39 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at SEA

In other SEA news, Director David Y. Ma sold 176,719 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.56, for a total value of $15,473,515.64. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 895,364 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $78,398,071.84. This represents a 16.48% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 1,579,652 shares of company stock worth $138,921,297. Corporate insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in SE. Entropy Technologies LP bought a new position in shares of SEA during the first quarter worth approximately $678,000. Andra AP fonden grew its stake in shares of SEA by 69.8% during the first quarter. Andra AP fonden now owns 60,100 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $4,977,000 after buying an additional 24,700 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its position in SEA by 8.5% during the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 6,045 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $501,000 after acquiring an additional 474 shares in the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of SEA by 26.5% during the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 831 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $70,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Equitable Trust Co. lifted its holdings in shares of SEA by 30.9% during the first quarter. Equitable Trust Co. now owns 187,558 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $15,532,000 after purchasing an additional 44,252 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 59.53% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting SEA

Here are the key news stories impacting SEA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Sea reported strong Q1 2026 results, with revenue up 46.6% year over year to $7.1 billion and adjusted EBITDA reaching $1.0 billion, showing broad strength across Shopee, Garena, and financial services. Sea Limited (SE) Reports 46.6% Revenue Growth to $7.1B and $1B Adjusted EBITDA in Q1 2026
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan reiterated an Overweight rating on Sea Limited and set a new $163 price target, signaling continued analyst confidence in meaningful upside from current levels. SEA (NYSE:SE) Given New $163.00 Price Target at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors are also focused on Sea’s Q1 earnings presentation and call materials for additional detail on margin trends, growth drivers, and guidance after the report. Sea Limited 2026 Q1 – Results – Earnings Call Presentation
• Negative Sentiment: Despite strong sales growth, Sea missed analyst EPS expectations in Q1, which may temper enthusiasm as investors focus on profitability and cost discipline.
• Negative Sentiment: Recent insider selling by Sea executives, including COO Gang Ye and other insiders, could add some near-term caution even though the share sales were relatively small.

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.