Sea Ltd ADR (NYSE: SE) has seen a decline in its stock price by -0.14 in relation to its previous close of 130.67. However, the company has experienced a 0.78% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-31 that Sea Limited showcased a strong business turnaround in 2024, with significant growth in Shopee, Sea Money, and Garena, leading to double-digit revenue growth. Despite impressive free cash flow and a solid balance sheet, SE stock’s 5-year expected CAGR return of 11.25% falls short of our 15% investment hurdle rate. I rate SE stock a “Hold” at $130 per share, but a re-test of the $90-100 Stage-I accumulation base breakout could present a buying opportunity.
Is It Worth Investing in Sea Ltd ADR (NYSE: SE) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Sea Ltd ADR (NYSE: SE) is above average at 174.64x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.73.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 22 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 8 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for SE is 521.96M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.51% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of SE on April 01, 2025 was 4.32M shares.
SE’s Market Performance
The stock of Sea Ltd ADR (SE) has seen a 0.78% increase in the past week, with a 2.53% rise in the past month, and a 19.01% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.13%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.69% for SE. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.05% for SE’s stock, with a 31.19% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of SE
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SE stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for SE by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for SE in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $90 based on the research report published on August 14, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SE reach a price target of $78, previously predicting the price at $84. The rating they have provided for SE stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on June 25th, 2024.
Deutsche Bank gave a rating of “Hold” to SE, setting the target price at $60 in the report published on May 15th of the previous year.
SE Trading at 2.63% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SE to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -11.67% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.69%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.13%, as shares surge +5.67% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +16.90% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SE rose by +0.78%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +78.02% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $130.56. In addition, Sea Ltd ADR saw 22.99% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SE starting from COAST BRIDGE INVESTMENTS LIMIT, who proposed sale 1,666,710 shares at the price of $130.30 back on Mar 25 ’25. After this action, COAST BRIDGE INVESTMENTS LIMIT now owns shares of Sea Ltd ADR, valued at $217,172,313 using the latest closing price.
KUOK Khoon Hua, the Director of Sea Ltd ADR, proposed sale 54,000 shares at $126.07 during a trade that took place back on Mar 24 ’25, which means that KUOK Khoon Hua is holding shares at $6,807,780 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.43 for the gross margin
The net margin for Sea Ltd ADR stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 5.93, with 2.14 for asset returns.
Based on Sea Ltd ADR (SE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.33 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.8. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.49. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 31.85.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.88 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.64. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.56. The receivables turnover for the company is 54.79for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.74. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.49.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Sea Ltd ADR (SE) has experienced a better performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
