Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Sezzle Q1 Earnings

Sezzle Inc. (NASDAQ:SEZL) – Research analysts at Northland Capmk reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Sezzle in a report released on Wednesday, February 26th. Northland Capmk analyst M. Grondahl now forecasts that the company will earn $1.59 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.84. The consensus estimate for Sezzle’s current full-year earnings is $9.77 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Sezzle’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.60 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Northland Securities boosted their price objective on shares of Sezzle from $300.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. B. Riley reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $377.00 price target (up previously from $372.00) on shares of Sezzle in a report on Wednesday.

Sezzle Price Performance

Shares of SEZL opened at $306.23 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $1.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.58 and a beta of 9.58. The company has a current ratio of 2.40, a quick ratio of 2.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.54. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $263.31 and its 200 day simple moving average is $242.85. Sezzle has a 1-year low of $40.39 and a 1-year high of $477.52.

Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported $4.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.08 by $1.31. The firm had revenue of $271.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $73.90 million. Sezzle had a return on equity of 101.18% and a net margin of 25.29%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Plato Investment Management Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Sezzle in the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in Sezzle in the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Covestor Ltd bought a new stake in Sezzle in the 3rd quarter valued at about $38,000. Federated Hermes Inc. grew its position in shares of Sezzle by 3,575.0% during the 4th quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 147 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Modus Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Sezzle during the fourth quarter worth approximately $80,000. Institutional investors own 2.02% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Sezzle

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

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.