Brokers Offer Predictions for SEI Investments Q1 Earnings

SEI Investments (NASDAQ:SEIC) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of SEI Investments in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, April 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the asset manager will post earnings of $1.12 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.15. The consensus estimate for SEI Investments’ current full-year earnings is $4.86 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for SEI Investments’ Q2 2025 earnings at $1.11 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.14 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.22 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.59 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.21 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.24 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.37 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.59 EPS.

SEIC has been the topic of several other research reports. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of SEI Investments from an “underweight” rating to an “overweight” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $81.00 to $77.00 in a report on Monday, April 7th. Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on SEI Investments from $85.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on SEI Investments from $87.00 to $74.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Raymond James raised SEI Investments from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $99.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of SEI Investments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $86.80.

SEI Investments Stock Performance

SEIC opened at $71.66 on Friday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $76.04 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $78.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.21, a P/E/G ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 0.90. SEI Investments has a 52-week low of $62.38 and a 52-week high of $87.25.

SEI Investments (NASDAQ:SEIC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The asset manager reported $1.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.21 by ($0.02). SEI Investments had a net margin of 27.35% and a return on equity of 25.51%.

SEI Investments announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback program on Tuesday, March 18th that permits the company to buyback $500.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the asset manager to purchase up to 5.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other SEI Investments news, insider Mark Andrew Warner sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.39, for a total transaction of $401,950.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 1,300 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $104,507. This trade represents a 79.37 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Chairman Alfred P. West, Jr. sold 1,372 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.28, for a total value of $104,656.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman now directly owns 7,078,708 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $539,963,846.24. This trade represents a 0.02 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 79,214 shares of company stock worth $6,293,903. Company insiders own 14.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. King Luther Capital Management Corp bought a new stake in shares of SEI Investments during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,645,000. Boston Trust Walden Corp boosted its holdings in shares of SEI Investments by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 1,306,329 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $107,746,000 after purchasing an additional 20,020 shares during the last quarter. Longboard Asset Management LP purchased a new position in shares of SEI Investments during the fourth quarter valued at about $267,000. New York Life Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of SEI Investments in the fourth quarter worth about $863,000. Finally, CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp bought a new position in SEI Investments during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,818,000. 70.59% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

SEI Investments Company Profile

SEI Investments Company is a publicly owned asset management holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the firm provides wealth management, retirement and investment solutions, asset management, asset administration, investment processing outsourcing solutions, financial services, and investment advisory services to its clients.