Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) Announces Earnings Results

Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The company reported $4.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.08 by $1.31, Zacks reports. Sezzle had a return on equity of 101.18% and a net margin of 25.29%. Sezzle updated its FY 2025 guidance to 13.250-13.250 EPS.

Sezzle Stock Performance

NASDAQ:SEZL traded up $7.22 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $291.44. 361,184 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 146,732. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.00 and a beta of 9.58. Sezzle has a 1 year low of $40.39 and a 1 year high of $477.52. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $262.50 and a 200-day simple moving average of $241.17. The company has a quick ratio of 2.40, a current ratio of 2.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.54.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have commented on SEZL shares. Northland Securities increased their price target on shares of Sezzle from $300.00 to $360.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. B. Riley restated a “buy” rating and issued a $372.00 target price (up previously from $353.00) on shares of Sezzle in a report on Thursday, December 19th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Sezzle

In other Sezzle news, Director Kyle M. Brehm bought 110 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 5th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $360.00 per share, with a total value of $39,600.00. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 3,718 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,338,480. The trade was a 3.05 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Karen Hartje sold 3,457 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $316.32, for a total transaction of $1,093,518.24. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 35,121 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,109,474.72. This trade represents a 8.96 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 57.65% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.