Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) Stock Price Target Lowered at TD Cowen

Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) had its target price decreased by TD Cowen from $165.00 to $160.00 in a research report sent to investors on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. TD Cowen currently has a buy rating on the stock.

SEZL has been the topic of several other reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded Sezzle from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday. B. Riley Financial restated a “buy” rating on shares of Sezzle in a report on Friday, August 7th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price objective on shares of Sezzle from $190.00 to $155.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Freedom Capital upgraded shares of Sezzle to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Sezzle in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $145.67.

Sezzle Trading Up 1.8%

Shares of SEZL opened at $112.84 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $124.31 and a two-hundred day moving average of $119.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 4.02 and a current ratio of 4.02. The company has a market capitalization of $3.80 billion, a PE ratio of 24.53 and a beta of 6.71. Sezzle has a fifty-two week low of $49.50 and a fifty-two week high of $195.71.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Bryan Hunt purchased 250 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 18th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $115.86 per share, for a total transaction of $28,965.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 3,985 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $461,702.10. The trade was a 6.69% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Kyle M. Brehm sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the director 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 49.49% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Sezzle

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of SEZL. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in Sezzle in the second quarter valued at approximately $436,497,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in Sezzle by 41.6% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 458,222 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,996,000 after buying an additional 134,714 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in shares of Sezzle by 296.1% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 326,063 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,637,000 after acquiring an additional 243,747 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Sezzle by 41.6% in the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 247,407 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,658,000 after acquiring an additional 72,626 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jupiter Topco LLC purchased a new position in shares of Sezzle in the 2nd quarter valued at $19,433,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 2.02% of the company’s stock.

About Sezzle

Sezzle Inc is a financial technology company that operates a digital payment platform focused on buy now, pay later (BNPL) services. Its platform allows consumers to divide eligible purchases into installments, typically at the time of checkout, while giving merchants an alternative payment option designed to support customer purchasing and engagement.

Sezzle offers its services through e-commerce integrations, in-store payment capabilities and consumer-facing tools such as a virtual card.