William Blair Forecasts SEI Investments Q1 Earnings

SEI Investments (NASDAQ:SEIC) – Equities research analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of SEI Investments in a research note issued on Thursday, January 30th. William Blair analyst J. Schmitt anticipates that the asset manager will earn $1.19 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for SEI Investments’ current full-year earnings is $4.86 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for SEI Investments’ Q2 2025 earnings at $1.19 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.23 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.33 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.28 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.30 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.35 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.47 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.40 EPS.

SEI Investments (NASDAQ:SEIC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The asset manager reported $1.19 earnings per share (EPS) 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%.

SEIC has been the subject of several other research reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $90.00 price target (up previously from $86.00) on shares of SEI Investments in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on SEI Investments from $77.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, December 23rd. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on SEI Investments from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Raymond James upgraded SEI Investments from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $99.00 target price for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Oppenheimer upped their price target on SEI Investments from $85.00 to $94.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $90.00.

SEI Investments Price Performance

SEIC stock opened at $86.14 on Monday. SEI Investments has a 1 year low of $62.38 and a 1 year high of $87.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.49, a P/E/G ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 0.98. The business’s 50-day moving average is $83.33 and its two-hundred day moving average is $75.17.

Institutional Trading of SEI Investments

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. First Horizon Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in SEI Investments by 101.3% during the third quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 461 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 232 shares during the period. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt boosted its position in shares of SEI Investments by 925.9% during the 3rd quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt now owns 554 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP grew its stake 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 worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 158 shares during the period. Point72 DIFC Ltd purchased a new position in shares of SEI Investments in the 3rd quarter valued at about $45,000. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in shares of SEI Investments by 16.3% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,197 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $77,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares during the period. 70.59% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at SEI Investments

In other SEI Investments news, Chairman Alfred P. West, Jr. sold 5,984 shares of SEI Investments stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $84.23, for a total value of $504,032.32. Following the sale, the chairman now owns 7,371,522 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $620,903,298.06. The trade was a 0.08 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders sold 171,194 shares of company stock worth $14,579,872 over the last 90 days. 14.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

SEI Investments declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program on Tuesday, October 22nd that authorizes the company to buyback $400.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the asset manager to repurchase up to 4.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

SEI Investments Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 8th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 27th were issued a $0.49 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 27th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.1%. This is a positive change from SEI Investments’s previous semi-annual dividend of $0.46. SEI Investments’s payout ratio is presently 22.17%.

About SEI Investments

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.