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Sea Limited

Strong FundamentalsStrong FundamentalsRevenue growing 47% YoYStreet coverage with positive forward estimatesConsistent chatter on X (193/wk), no spike
$SE·$68B·Specialty Retail·Consumer Cyclical
$114.90-3.7%YTD-15.3%1Y-35.9%
Mentions · last 7 days
2026-08-21: 38 posts2026-08-22: 9 posts193+4%
Price updated 3m ago·X counts updated 9d ago
SESE
$SESea Limited
$114.90-3.74%193 posts+4%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $SE, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-08-29

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Sea Limited with Shopee at 50%+ SE Asia share and Monee EBITDA raised to $1B — but insiders sold $8M+ into the recent 30-40% runup.

Sea Limited is the leading Southeast Asian internet platform — Shopee e-commerce, SeaMoney (Monee) digital financial services, and Garena gaming. The setup is a real-business regional compounder accelerating with a specific insider counter-tell.

  • The core operating trajectory is genuinely strong: Q1 revenue grew 47% YoY to $7.1B at a 44% gross margin, Q2 EPS beat at $0.86 vs $0.859 consensus, and the sell side models FY26 revenue at $30.4B rising to $36.9B in 2027 and $43.0B in 2028 — the mid-teens EPS growth is real, and Shopee holding 50%+ SE Asia market share despite TikTok Shop subsidies is a durable competitive-moat tell.
  • The Monee raise is the specific catalyst: management raised SeaMoney/Monee EBITDA guide to $1B (from $880M) — a specific numerical step-up in the highest-margin segment, and the comparison to MELI-caliber platform economics is fair.
  • The insider selling is the loud counter-tell: co-founder/director Gang Ye sold ~$3.6M on August 26, plus multiple officers (Zhao Feng $483K, Feng Zhimin $468K, Wang Yanjun $360K combined) sold on August 25-26 — a coordinated cluster of ~$8M+ into the recent 30-40% runup is exactly what a top-of-range setup doesn't want.

The setup is a real-business quality regional compounder accelerating on Shopee-plus-Monee execution with a loud insider counter-tell — the November 10 Q3 print is the referee, and the market needs continued 40%+ Shopee GMV growth plus reiterated $1B Monee EBITDA guide. A clean beat plus visible Monee EBITDA acceleration extends the trajectory toward the sell-side target range; another cluster of Ye or officer selling above $130 cools the tape from the 35% 52-week range position.

Agrees with X sentimentThe bullish X read on Shopee holding 50%+ SE Asia market share (beating TikTok Shop despite subsidies), Monee EBITDA guide of $1B (up from $880M), the MELI-caliber platform comparison, and $SE trading at a discount to fair value with founder-CEO stamina is factually consistent with the filings and guide raise. The bears' insider-selling-into-30-40%-runup flag is real and worth respecting — the crowd is at least acknowledging it.

What to watch: The November 10 Q3 earnings — need continued 40%+ Shopee GMV growth, reiterated $1B Monee EBITDA guide, and updated Garena game-monetization commentary. Another cluster of Ye or officer selling above $130 cools the tape from the 35% 52-week range position; a clean beat plus visible Monee EBITDA acceleration extends the trajectory toward the sell-side target range.

On the calendar: 2026-11-10 — Q3 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment27 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-30

Long-term conviction dominates Sea's thread as posters model out margin runways and defend the SEA e-commerce position. Bulls cite Shopee holding 50%+ SEA market share against TikTok Shop, Monee's ~$5.2B TTM sales making it a potential $50B stand-alone fintech, and management guiding a $1B Shopee EBITDA. Skeptics flag heavy insider selling after a 30-40% run and hot PCE inflation as an EM headwind, but the tone stays constructive.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Southeast Asia's largest digital conglomerate, operating Garena gaming, Shopee e-commerce, and SeaMoney financial services across LatAm and Asia.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Specialty Retail sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $SE.

Specialty Retail · Consumer Cyclical

Consumer discretionary spending patterns drive same-store sales; AI-enabled inventory management and personalization are differentiating omnichannel leaders. Back-to-school and holiday cadence are the near-term seasonality anchors.

What this means for $SE

Partial — net interest margin and credit quality are the primary earnings drivers; Operating across Southeast Asia, Latin America, other parts of Asia, and various.

Top industry ETF

$XRTSPDR S&P Retail ETF
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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
32.9How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
8.4%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
8.2%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
6.0%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
2.1Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
14.2%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
44.3%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.3Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 11, 2026$0.86$0.86+0.1%
Q1 2026May 12, 2026$0.84$0.83+1.2%
Q4 2025Mar 3, 2026$0.66$0.82-19.1%
Q3 2025Nov 11, 2025$0.78$1.03-24.3%
Next earningsTue, Nov 10·consensus EPS $1.00

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$7.1B+46.6%44.3%8.0%$0.70—
Q4 FY25$6.9B+38.4%43.8%7.8%$0.66$0
Q3 FY25$6.0B+38.3%43.4%8.0%$0.63$1.0B
Q2 FY25$5.3B+38.2%45.8%9.3%$0.69$1.4B

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 17 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$30.4B$29.0B – $31.2B$3.50$3.33 – $3.6617
FY27$36.9B$35.3B – $37.7B$4.87$4.42 – $5.3317
FY28$43.0B$42.6B – $43.4B$6.18$4.29 – $8.1715
FY29$46.1B$41.0B – $48.4B$8.06$6.91 – $8.5811
FY30$51.1B$45.5B – $53.6B$9.27$7.95 – $9.867

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.8×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.35%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+9.9%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+12.0%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellAug 26Zhimin FengPresident3.9K sh$468KSellAug 26Gang YeCOO30.0K sh$3.6MSellAug 26Feng ZhaoPresident2.0K sh$243KSellAug 26Yanjun WangCCO and GC1.5K sh$180KSellAug 25Zhimin FengPresident15.0K sh$1.8MSellAug 25Gang YeCOO30.0K sh$3.6MSellAug 25Feng ZhaoPresident2.0K sh$240KSellAug 25Xiaodong LiCEO57.7K sh$7.1MSellAug 25Yanjun WangCCO and GC1.5K sh$180KSellAug 24Gang YeCOO20.0K sh$2.3M
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
AI summary

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-De filed a Form 3 (initial ownership statement) for SE on 2026-03-18, initiating required Section 16 reporting. Role: of Reporting Person. Form 3 is a mandatory administrative filing upon first becoming an insider or 10%+ holder; it does not reflect a purchase or sale event.

3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
AI summary

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-De filed a Form 3 (initial ownership statement) for SE on 2026-03-18, initiating required Section 16 reporting. Role: of Reporting Person. Form 3 is a mandatory administrative filing upon first becoming an insider or 10%+ holder; it does not reflect a purchase or sale event.

3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
AI summary

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-De filed a Form 3 (initial ownership statement) for SE on 2026-03-18, initiating required Section 16 reporting. Role: of Reporting Person. Form 3 is a mandatory administrative filing upon first becoming an insider or 10%+ holder; it does not reflect a purchase or sale event.

3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
AI summary

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-De filed a Form 3 (initial ownership statement) for SE on 2026-03-18, initiating required Section 16 reporting. Role: of Reporting Person. Form 3 is a mandatory administrative filing upon first becoming an insider or 10%+ holder; it does not reflect a purchase or sale event.

3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
AI summary

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-De filed a Form 3 (initial ownership statement) for SE on 2026-03-18, initiating required Section 16 reporting. Role: of Reporting Person. Form 3 is a mandatory administrative filing upon first becoming an insider or 10%+ holder; it does not reflect a purchase or sale event.

3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
AI summary

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-De filed a Form 3 (initial ownership statement) for SE on 2026-03-18, initiating required Section 16 reporting. Role: of Reporting Person. Form 3 is a mandatory administrative filing upon first becoming an insider or 10%+ holder; it does not reflect a purchase or sale event.

3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
AI summary

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-De filed a Form 3 (initial ownership statement) for SE on 2026-03-18, initiating required Section 16 reporting. Role: of Reporting Person. Form 3 is a mandatory administrative filing upon first becoming an insider or 10%+ holder; it does not reflect a purchase or sale event.

3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
AI summary

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-De filed a Form 3 (initial ownership statement) for SE on 2026-03-18, initiating required Section 16 reporting. Role: of Reporting Person. Form 3 is a mandatory administrative filing upon first becoming an insider or 10%+ holder; it does not reflect a purchase or sale event.

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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

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