Sea Limited stock jumps as investors react to second-quarter earnings strength

Sea Limited (SE) is up 11.5% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement. ([sea.com](https://www.sea.com/investor/home))

Analysis: The rally appears to be tied to Sea’s second-quarter earnings release and investor optimism that the company delivered stronger-than-expected growth with improving profitability. This could also reflect enthusiasm around Shopee’s momentum and a stronger outlook for e-commerce earnings after earlier concerns about margin pressure. ([sea.com](https://www.sea.com/investor/newsroom?utm_source=openai))

Details:

Sea had already scheduled its second-quarter 2026 results for before the U.S. market open on August 11, putting earnings at the center of today’s move. ([sea.com](https://www.sea.com/investor/newsroom?utm_source=openai))

Market data on the company’s investor page showed the shares trading around 12% higher late in the morning, matching the sharp reaction investors often have to earnings surprises. ([sea.com](https://www.sea.com/investor/home))

Early earnings trackers showed revenue around $7.10 billion, above consensus estimates near $6.51 billion, pointing to a solid top-line beat. ([benzinga.com](https://www.benzinga.com/quote/SE/earnings?utm_source=openai))

There are also indications that investors liked the profit picture and potential improvement in Shopee’s full-year adjusted EBITDA outlook, which would help explain a double-digit gain. ([reddit.com](https://www.reddit.com/r/Wiseek/comments/1vlf03u/se_sea_profit_beats_raises_shopee_outlook_to_1b/?utm_source=openai))

Sources:

Sea Investor Relations ([sea.com](https://www.sea.com/investor/newsroom?utm_source=openai)), SEC ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1703399/000119312526088151/0001193125-26-088151-index-headers.html?utm_source=openai)), Benzinga ([benzinga.com](https://www.benzinga.com/quote/SE/earnings?utm_source=openai))

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$SE Insider Trading Activity

$SE insiders have traded $SE stock on the open market 886 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 886 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $SE stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

GANG YE (COO) has made 0 purchases and 340 sales selling 1,230,000 shares for an estimated $118,623,819.
DAVID Y MA has made 0 purchases and 40 sales selling 1,326,052 shares for an estimated $117,179,101.
YANJUN WANG (CCO and GC) has made 0 purchases and 333 sales selling 86,800 shares for an estimated $8,310,406.
JINGYE CHEN (CPO, Shopee) has made 0 purchases and 164 sales selling 38,400 shares for an estimated $3,295,795.
TIANYU HOU (CFO) has made 0 purchases and 9 sales selling 30,000 shares for an estimated $2,957,138.

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$SE Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 415 institutional investors add shares of $SE stock to their portfolio, and 407 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ added 12,893,305 shares (+62.8%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $1,067,694,587
WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC added 7,883,961 shares (+30.5%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $652,870,810
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP removed 4,492,860 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $372,053,736
FMR LLC removed 3,462,670 shares (-19.8%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $286,743,702
POINT72 ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. removed 3,031,465 shares (-61.8%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $251,035,616
MARSHALL WACE, LLP added 2,170,051 shares (+717.7%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $179,701,923
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC removed 2,045,754 shares (-95.4%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $169,408,888

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$SE Government Contracts

We have seen $253,124 of award payments to $SE over the last year.

Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:

ACTION: NEW DELIVERY ORDER UNDER CONTRACT NO. 693JJ925D000009: $152,000
EXPERT WITNESS SERVICES: $2,124

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$SE Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $SE stock 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $SE stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

REPRESENTATIVE JOSH GOTTHEIMER purchased up to $15,000 on 03/10.

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$SE Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $SE recently. We have seen 4 analysts offer price targets for $SE in the last 6 months, with a median target of $136.0.

Here are some recent targets:

Jiong Shao from Barclays set a target price of $122.0 on 05/14/2026
Ranjan Sharma from JP Morgan set a target price of $163.0 on 05/14/2026
John Blackledge from TD Cowen set a target price of $108.0 on 05/13/2026
Venugopal Garre from Bernstein set a target price of $150.0 on 03/04/2026

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