William Blair Brokers Reduce Earnings Estimates for SES AI

SES AI Co. (NYSE:SES) – Stock analysts at William Blair decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of SES AI in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 26th. William Blair analyst J. Dorsheimer now anticipates that the company will post earnings of ($0.06) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($0.05). The consensus estimate for SES AI’s current full-year earnings is ($0.23) per share. William Blair also issued estimates for SES AI’s FY2025 earnings at ($0.21) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($0.19) EPS.

SES AI (NYSE:SES) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported ($0.11) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.07) by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $2.04 million during the quarter.

SES AI Stock Down 2.0 %

SES stock opened at $0.67 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $1.20 and its 200-day moving average price is $0.84. SES AI has a twelve month low of $0.20 and a twelve month high of $2.53. The stock has a market cap of $240.15 million, a P/E ratio of -2.90 and a beta of 0.29.

Institutional Trading of SES AI

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SES. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in SES AI by 4.2% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,162,112 shares of the company’s stock worth $744,000 after acquiring an additional 46,778 shares during the last quarter. DRW Securities LLC bought a new stake in SES AI in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $52,000. XTX Topco Ltd bought a new stake in SES AI in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Anson Funds Management LP bought a new stake in SES AI in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $108,000. Finally, Barclays PLC increased its stake in SES AI by 281.1% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 171,860 shares of the company’s stock worth $109,000 after acquiring an additional 126,763 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 29.78% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Kyle Pilkington sold 44,051 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1.17, for a total value of $51,539.67. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 496,580 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $580,998.60. The trade was a 8.15 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Jing Nealis sold 80,992 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1.17, for a total value of $94,760.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 1,841,637 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,154,715.29. This represents a 4.21 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 547,471 shares of company stock valued at $610,541. Corporate insiders own 15.07% of the company’s stock.

About SES AI

SES AI Corporation engages in the development and production of high-performance Lithium-metal rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles, electric vehicle take-off and landing, and other applications. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts.