Sea Ltd ADR (NYSE: SE)’s stock price has soared by 0.06 in relation to previous closing price of 142.47. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 6.34% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-02 that Grab and Sea Limited both focus on Southeast Asia, offering diverse services through “everything apps,” but differ in core business models and geographical expansion. Grab’s valuation is appealing with strong growth potential, clear moats, a solid track record, and significant cash reserves, supported by Uber’s stake. Sea Limited has broader international exposure and aggressive expansion, but Grab’s integrated ecosystem and sector presence make it a more compelling investment.
Is It Worth Investing in Sea Ltd ADR (NYSE: SE) Right Now?
Sea Ltd ADR (NYSE: SE) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 191.03x compared to its average ratio. SE has 36-month beta value of 1.61. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 22 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 8 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for SE is 536.54M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.36% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of SE on May 07, 2025 was 5.23M shares.
SE’s Market Performance
SE stock saw an increase of 6.34% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 31.19% and a quarterly increase of 15.82%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.97%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 5.34% for Sea Ltd ADR (SE). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 12.12% for SE’s stock, with a 34.19% 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 “Neutral.” The predicted price for SE in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $135 based on the research report published on April 16, 2025 of the current year 2025.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SE reach a price target of $90, previously predicting the price at $66. The rating they have provided for SE stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on August 14th, 2024.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Neutral” to SE, setting the target price at $78 in the report published on June 25th of the previous year.
SE Trading at 11.94% 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 -3.51% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.34%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.97%, as shares surge +34.91% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +14.93% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SE rose by +6.25%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +108.38% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $127.13. In addition, Sea Ltd ADR saw 34.35% 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 0.79. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.49. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 21.55.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.2 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.65. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.12. 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 1.47.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Sea Ltd ADR (SE) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
