Zacks Research Weighs in on SEI Investments FY2025 Earnings

SEI Investments (NASDAQ:SEIC) – Research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of SEI Investments in a report issued on Wednesday, February 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the asset manager will post earnings of $4.84 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $4.86. The consensus estimate for SEI Investments’ current full-year earnings is $4.86 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for SEI Investments’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.29 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.31 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.33 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on SEIC. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of SEI Investments from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Oppenheimer raised their target price on shares of SEI Investments from $85.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Raymond James raised SEI Investments from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $99.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on shares of SEI Investments from $77.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 23rd. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods restated a “market perform” rating and issued a $90.00 price target (up from $86.00) on shares of SEI Investments in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $90.00.

SEI Investments Stock Performance

NASDAQ SEIC opened at $79.62 on Monday. SEI Investments has a one year low of $62.38 and a one year high of $87.25. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $82.95 and a 200-day simple moving average of $76.94. The firm has a market cap of $10.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.01, a PEG ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 0.98.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SEI Investments

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. CoreFirst Bank & Trust acquired a new position in SEI Investments in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Allworth Financial LP boosted its position in shares of SEI Investments by 53.7% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 452 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 158 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. grew its position in SEI Investments by 101.3% in the third quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 461 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 232 shares during the last quarter. Point72 DIFC Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of SEI Investments during the third quarter valued at $45,000. Finally, Rialto Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of SEI Investments in the 4th quarter valued at $55,000. 70.59% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at SEI Investments

In other news, Chairman Alfred P. West, Jr. sold 52,042 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.23, for a total value of $4,435,539.66. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman now owns 7,232,922 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $616,461,942.06. This represents a 0.71 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Over the last three months, insiders sold 171,194 shares of company stock worth $14,579,872. 14.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

SEI Investments Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 8th. Investors of record on Friday, December 27th were given a dividend of $0.49 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 27th. This is an increase from SEI Investments’s previous semi-annual dividend of $0.46. This represents a yield of 1.1%. SEI Investments’s dividend payout ratio is 22.17%.

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.