Securian Asset Management Inc. trimmed its stake in SEI Investments (NASDAQ:SEIC – Free Report) by 3.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,406 shares of the asset manager’s stock after selling 270 shares during the period. Securian Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in SEI Investments were worth $611,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of SEI Investments by 101.3% in the 3rd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 461 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 232 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP raised its position in shares of SEI Investments by 53.7% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 452 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 158 shares in the last quarter. Point72 DIFC Ltd bought a new position in shares of SEI Investments in the 3rd quarter worth $45,000. Rialto Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of SEI Investments in the 4th quarter worth $55,000. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of SEI Investments by 25.0% in the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 860 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $71,000 after acquiring an additional 172 shares in the last quarter. 70.59% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several research analysts recently issued reports on SEIC shares. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $90.00 target price (up from $86.00) on shares of SEI Investments in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on SEI Investments from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Oppenheimer upped their target price on SEI Investments from $85.00 to $94.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Piper Sandler upped their target price on SEI Investments from $77.00 to $87.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 23rd. Finally, Raymond James raised SEI Investments from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $99.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, SEI Investments has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $90.00.
SEI Investments Stock Performance
SEI Investments stock opened at $73.98 on Monday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $81.25 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $77.82. The company has a market cap of $9.39 billion, a PE ratio of 16.74, a PEG ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 0.94. SEI Investments has a fifty-two week low of $62.38 and a fifty-two week high of $87.25.
SEI Investments (NASDAQ:SEIC – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The asset manager reported $1.19 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.21 by ($0.02). SEI Investments had a net margin of 27.35% and a return on equity of 25.51%. As a group, analysts predict that SEI Investments will post 4.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insider Transactions at SEI Investments
In other news, insider Mark Andrew Warner sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.39, for a total value of $401,950.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 1,300 shares in the company, valued at $104,507. This represents a 79.37 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Chairman Alfred P. West, Jr. sold 72,842 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $79.45, for a total value of $5,787,296.90. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman now owns 7,160,080 shares in the company, valued at $568,868,356. The trade was a 1.01 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 79,214 shares of company stock worth $6,293,903 over the last quarter. 14.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
About SEI Investments
SEI Investments Company is a publicly owned asset management holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the firm provides wealth management, retirement and investment solutions, asset management, asset administration, investment processing outsourcing solutions, financial services, and investment advisory services to its clients.
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