Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) Cut to Hold at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note released on Saturday morning,Wall Street Zen reports.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on SEZL. Oppenheimer lowered Sezzle from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, June 29th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $172.00 target price on shares of Sezzle in a research report on Thursday, August 20th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Sezzle in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Zacks Research upgraded Sezzle from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, Northland Securities set a $170.00 price objective on Sezzle in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Sezzle has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $146.50.

Sezzle Price Performance

NASDAQ:SEZL opened at $121.57 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $143.39 and a 200-day moving average of $114.93. The company has a market capitalization of $4.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.43 and a beta of 6.66. Sezzle has a 52 week low of $49.50 and a 52 week high of $195.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 4.02 and a current ratio of 4.02.

Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.13 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.03 by $0.10. Sezzle had a net margin of 30.35% and a return on equity of 83.48%. The business had revenue of $149.68 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $135.09 million. Sezzle has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.250 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Sezzle will post 5.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Kyle M. Brehm sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $125.92, for a total value of $125,920.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 23,853 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,003,569.76. This trade represents a 4.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, COO Amin Sabzivand sold 6,930 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $179.91, for a total value of $1,246,776.30. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 259,780 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,737,019.80. This trade represents a 2.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 58,350 shares of company stock worth $9,739,087. 49.49% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SEZL. California State Teachers Retirement System raised its stake in shares of Sezzle by 11,703.7% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 3,335,972 shares of the company’s stock worth $572,553,000 after acquiring an additional 3,307,710 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Sezzle during the second quarter valued at approximately $436,497,000. Accredited Investors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Sezzle in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $57,955,000. Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new stake in shares of Sezzle in the second quarter valued at approximately $46,543,000. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in Sezzle by 41.6% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 458,222 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,996,000 after purchasing an additional 134,714 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 2.02% of the company’s stock.

Sezzle Company Profile

Sezzle Inc is a financial technology company that operates a buy now, pay later platform. Its services allow consumers to split eligible purchases into scheduled installments, typically through participating online and in-store merchants. Sezzle’s platform is designed to provide flexible payment options while helping merchants attract customers and support e-commerce sales.

The company offers products and services that include installment payment solutions, a virtual card, and subscription-based access to additional purchasing features.