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Sea shares rise as investors extend rally on strong quarter and AI growth narrative

Sea Limited (SE) is up 4.8% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The exact catalyst for today’s move is not fully clear, but the gain appears tied to continued investor optimism after Sea’s strong first-quarter results and its recent AI partnership expansion. This could be because traders are leaning into the company’s improving e-commerce profitability, solid cash generation, and long-term growth story around Shopee and AI tools.

Details:

  • Sea’s first-quarter 2026 results showed revenue rising 47% year over year to $7.1 billion, while net income came in at $428 million, reinforcing the view that growth is being maintained at scale.
  • Shopee revenue increased 44.4% in the quarter, and management indicated the company remained on track for roughly 25% e-commerce GMV growth in 2026.
  • The company’s June 2026 announcement of a broader strategic partnership with OpenAI added another growth angle, centered on AI-powered e-commerce features, seller tools, and wider product integration.
  • Sea also generated more than $1 billion of operating cash flow in the quarter and used cash for share repurchases, which can support confidence in both liquidity and capital allocation.
  • Sources:

    Sea Limited Investor Relations, SEC, The Edge Malaysia

    Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

    $SE Insider Trading Activity

    SE Insider Trades

    $SE insiders have traded $SE stock on the open market 715 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 715 have been sales.

    Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $SE stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

    • DAVID Y MA has made 0 purchases and 40 sales selling 1,326,052 shares for an estimated $117,179,101.
    • GANG YE (COO) has made 0 purchases and 258 sales selling 790,000 shares for an estimated $70,982,298.
    • YANJUN WANG (CCO and GC) has made 0 purchases and 249 sales selling 56,800 shares for an estimated $5,051,911.
    • JINGYE CHEN (CPO, Shopee) has made 0 purchases and 164 sales selling 38,400 shares for an estimated $3,295,795.
    • TIANYU HOU (CFO) has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 15,000 shares for an estimated $1,408,195.

    To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.

    $SE Hedge Fund Activity

    We have seen 365 institutional investors add shares of $SE stock to their portfolio, and 382 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

    Here are some of the largest recent moves:

    To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.

    $SE Government Contracts

    We have seen $154,124 of award payments to $SE over the last year.

    Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:

    To track government contracts to publicy traded companies, check out Quiver Quantitative's government contracts dashboard. You can access data on government contracts through the Quiver Quantitative API government contracts endpoint.

    $SE Congressional Stock Trading

    Members of Congress have traded $SE stock 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.

    Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $SE stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

    To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard. You can access data on congressional stock trades through the Quiver Quantitative API Congress trades endpoint.

    $SE Price Targets

    Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $SE recently. We have seen 4 analysts offer price targets for $SE in the last 6 months, with a median target of $136.0.

    Here are some recent targets:

    • Jiong Shao from Barclays set a target price of $122.0 on 05/14/2026
    • Ranjan Sharma from JP Morgan set a target price of $163.0 on 05/14/2026
    • John Blackledge from TD Cowen set a target price of $108.0 on 05/13/2026
    • Venugopal Garre from Bernstein set a target price of $150.0 on 03/04/2026

    This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.

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