Northland Capmk Weighs in on Sezzle Inc.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:SEZL)

Sezzle Inc. (NASDAQ:SEZL) – Northland Capmk lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Sezzle in a research report issued on Monday, September 23rd. Northland Capmk analyst M. Grondahl now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $2.04 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.87. Northland Capmk currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Sezzle’s current full-year earnings is $6.71 per share.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on SEZL. B. Riley increased their price target on shares of Sezzle from $132.00 to $163.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 23rd. Northland Securities reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $185.00 target price (up previously from $150.00) on shares of Sezzle in a research note on Monday.

Sezzle Price Performance

Shares of SEZL opened at $176.97 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $991.03 million and a PE ratio of 77.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.37, a current ratio of 2.07 and a quick ratio of 2.07. The company’s 50-day moving average is $118.69 and its 200-day moving average is $88.67. Sezzle has a fifty-two week low of $7.15 and a fifty-two week high of $179.99.

Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 7th. The company reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $1.33. Sezzle had a return on equity of 84.38% and a net margin of 21.77%. The business had revenue of $55.97 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $43.35 million.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sezzle

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Rhumbline Advisers bought a new position in shares of Sezzle in the second quarter worth $203,000. Divisadero Street Capital Management LP bought a new stake in Sezzle during the second quarter worth about $356,000. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new stake in Sezzle during the second quarter worth about $544,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new position in Sezzle in the 2nd quarter valued at about $611,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Sezzle in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $13,369,000. 2.02% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Paul Martin Purcell sold 23,737 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $86.31, for a total transaction of $2,048,740.47. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 414,873 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $35,807,688.63. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. In other Sezzle news, Director Paul Martin Purcell sold 23,737 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $86.31, for a total transaction of $2,048,740.47. Following the transaction, the director now owns 414,873 shares in the company, valued at approximately $35,807,688.63. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Paul Paradis sold 1,645 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.84, for a total transaction of $147,786.80. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 194,497 shares in the company, valued at $17,473,610.48. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 198,951 shares of company stock valued at $23,587,391. 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.