Northland Capmk Has Negative Outlook for Sezzle Q1 Earnings

Sezzle Inc. (NASDAQ:SEZL) – Equities researchers at Northland Capmk reduced their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Sezzle in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 26th. Northland Capmk analyst M. Grondahl now forecasts that the company will earn $1.59 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.84. The consensus estimate for Sezzle’s current full-year earnings is $9.77 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Sezzle’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.60 EPS.

Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported $4.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.08 by $1.31. Sezzle had a return on equity of 101.18% and a net margin of 25.29%. The firm had revenue of $271.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $73.90 million.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the company. B. Riley reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $377.00 target price (up from $372.00) on shares of Sezzle in a research report on Wednesday. Northland Securities upped their price target on shares of Sezzle from $300.00 to $360.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 19th.

Sezzle Stock Up 5.1 %

Shares of SEZL opened at $306.23 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.58 and a beta of 9.58. Sezzle has a 52 week low of $40.39 and a 52 week high of $477.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.54, a quick ratio of 2.40 and a current ratio of 2.40. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $263.31 and a 200-day moving average of $242.85.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sezzle

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Plato Investment Management Ltd acquired a new position in Sezzle in the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Sezzle in the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. Covestor Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Sezzle in the 3rd quarter valued at about $38,000. Federated Hermes Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Sezzle by 3,575.0% in the 4th quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 147 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares during the period. Finally, Modus Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Sezzle during the 4th quarter valued at about $80,000. 2.02% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Kyle M. Brehm bought 110 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 5th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $360.00 per share, with a total value of $39,600.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 3,718 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,338,480. This trade represents a 3.05 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Karen Hartje sold 3,457 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $316.32, for a total transaction of $1,093,518.24. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 35,121 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,109,474.72. The trade was a 8.96 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 57.65% of the company’s stock.

About Sezzle

Sezzle Inc operates as a technology-enabled payments company primarily in the United States and Canada. The company provides payment solution in-store and at online retail stores; and through proprietary payments solution that connects consumers with merchants. It also offers Sezzle Platform that provides a payments solution for consumers that extends credit at the point-of-sale allowing consumers to purchase and receive the ordered merchandise at the time of sale while paying in installments over time; Pay-in-Four, which allows consumers to pay a fourth of the purchase price up front and then another fourth of the purchase price every two weeks thereafter over a total of six weeks; Pay-in-Full that allows consumers to pay for the full value of their order up-front through the Sezzle Platform without the extension of credit; and Pay-in-Two and other alternative installment options, which allow consumer to pay half of the value of their order up-front and the second half in two weeks.