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Sea Limited

Strong FundamentalsStrong FundamentalsRevenue growing 47% YoYStreet coverage with positive forward estimatesConsistent chatter on X (1.3K/wk), no spike
$SE·$68B·Specialty Retail·Consumer Cyclical
$121.94-1.1%YTD-15.3%1Y-29.9%
Mentions · last 7 days
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Price updated 12h ago·X counts updated 11h ago
SESE
$SESea Limited
$121.94-1.12%1.5k posts+14%
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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 2026-08-15

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

All three engines firing — but $150M+ of senior-officer selling at $128 is the signal the tape isn't quite discounting.

Sea Limited runs three tightly-linked businesses across Southeast Asia and Latin America: Shopee (e-commerce), Monee/SeaMoney (digital financial services), and Garena (gaming, mostly Free Fire). Q2 was a comprehensive beat — but a large wave of senior-officer selling arrived with it.

Where it stands:

  • All three engines are firing: Q2 revenue grew 48% year-over-year, Shopee +48%, Monee +59%, Garena +34%, and Shopee's take-rate expanded from 13.7% to 14.6% — the take-rate expansion is the most valuable line item, because it says Shopee has pricing power while competitors are cutting.
  • Insider selling is significant and coordinated: co-founder and Chief Product Officer Li Xiaodong sold ~$137M across two days, Group President Ye Gang sold ~$10M, plus other senior officers — the largest cluster of insider sales in the tape, deserving more attention than the +14% earnings gap gives it.
  • Morgan Stanley re-rated to 'spending is building earnings power' — the view is that Sea's aggressive Q2 marketing spend is a customer-acquisition investment compounding into 2027 operating leverage, which is why FY26 estimates are moving up.

The story extends if Q3 sustains the take-rate expansion and Monee credit quality holds. What flips it: a Q3 take-rate reversal (would confirm the 'aggressive spending temporarily masking' concern) or Monee delinquencies softening as the loan book compounds.

What to watch: November 10 Q3 earnings — Shopee take-rate holding above 14.6% and Monee credit quality (delinquencies) are the two specific numbers to watch. A take-rate reversal confirms the 'aggressive spending masking' concern; sustained pricing power vindicates the re-rating.

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

X sentiment

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

Bullish sentiment82 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-14

Sea Limited posted a strong Q2 (Total rev +48%, Shopee +48%, Monee +59%, Garena +34%, take-rate widening 13.7%→14.6%) that triggered a +14% earnings gap through $130. Posters call it a stage-2 breakout with $135 next and price targets like '$200 stock trading at $130.' The measured caveat: SE has a history of dropping 20-30% post-ER, but the immediate structure is bullish reversal. Almost no bear voices in the window; the tape is 'the ship has turned around.'

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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

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What this means for $SE

Neutral — Southeast Asia's largest digital conglomerate, operating Garena gaming, Shopee e-commerce, and SeaMoney financial services across LatAm and Asia; limited read-through from specialty retail macro dynamics to this specific revenue mix.

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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 $1.16

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.0.6×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.37%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.+19.3%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.+12.5%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 560.8M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.6% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.515-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

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

Recent transactions

SellAug 12Yanjun WangCCO and GC1.5K sh$193KSellAug 12Zhimin FengPresident15.0K sh$1.9MSellAug 12Feng ZhaoPresident2.0K sh$257KSellAug 12Gang YeCOO29.9K sh$3.8MSellAug 11Yanjun WangCCO and GC1.5K sh$195KSellAug 11Xiaodong LiCEO1.1M sh$137.3MSellAug 11Zhimin FengPresident15.0K sh$2.0MSellAug 11Feng ZhaoPresident2.0K sh$257KSellAug 11Tianyu HouCFO5.0K sh$641KSellAug 11Gang YeCOO30.0K sh$3.9M
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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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