Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) Stock Rating Raised to “Buy” at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note released on Saturday,Wall Street Zen reports.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on SEZL. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price objective on shares of Sezzle from $190.00 to $155.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Freedom Capital raised shares of Sezzle to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Oppenheimer downgraded Sezzle from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, June 29th. TD Cowen raised Sezzle from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $165.00 target price for the company in a report on Monday, August 10th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $172.00 price target on shares of Sezzle in a research report on Thursday, August 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Sezzle has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $146.50.

Sezzle Price Performance

SEZL opened at $111.38 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 4.02 and a quick ratio of 4.02. The company has a market capitalization of $3.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.21 and a beta of 6.66. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $132.05 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $117.11. Sezzle has a 1 year low of $49.50 and a 1 year high of $195.71.

Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.13 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.10. Sezzle had a net margin of 30.35% and a return on equity of 83.48%. The company had revenue of $149.68 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $135.09 million. Sezzle has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.250 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Sezzle will post 5.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Sezzle

In related news, Director Kyle Brehm sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $125.92, for a total transaction of $125,920.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 23,853 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,003,569.76. This represents a 4.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Bryan Hunt acquired 250 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 18th. The shares were bought at an average price of $115.86 per share, with a total value of $28,965.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 3,985 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $461,702.10. The trade was a 6.69% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 18,030 shares of company stock worth $3,173,496 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 49.49% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sezzle

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of SEZL. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Sezzle in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $436,497,000. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new position in Sezzle during the second quarter valued at $46,543,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in Sezzle by 41.6% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 458,222 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,996,000 after buying an additional 134,714 shares during the last quarter. Jupiter Topco LLC purchased a new stake in Sezzle in the second quarter worth $19,433,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new stake in shares of Sezzle in the second quarter valued at $16,909,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 2.02% of the company’s stock.

About Sezzle

Sezzle Inc is a financial technology company that operates a buy now, pay later platform. Its services allow consumers to split eligible purchases into scheduled installments, typically through participating online and in-store merchants. Sezzle’s platform is designed to provide flexible payment options while helping merchants attract customers and support e-commerce sales.

The company offers products and services that include installment payment solutions, a virtual card, and subscription-based access to additional purchasing features.