--- title: "Weekly Recap | Sea -3.62%, insiders trim holdings" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/296670708.md" description: "Sea fell 3.62% this week to close at $117.53, underperforming the S&P 500’s 1.43% decline by roughly 2.19 percentage points. The week traced a choppy downward arc. Monday opened at $119.99 and touched a weekly high of $121.49 before pulling back to $119.45. Tuesday saw the sharpest move, with the stock dropping to a weekly low of $114.80 before settling at $116.26. Midweek brought a tug-of-war between buyers and sellers, with Wednesday closing at $119.10 and Thursday at $117.24." datetime: "2026-08-22T05:42:31.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/296670708.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296670708.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/296670708.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Weekly Recap | Sea -3.62%, insiders trim holdings ## The Week Sea fell 3.62% this week to close at $117.53, underperforming the S&P 500’s 1.43% decline by roughly 2.19 percentage points. The week traced a choppy downward arc. Monday opened at $119.99 and touched a weekly high of $121.49 before pulling back to $119.45. Tuesday saw the sharpest move, with the stock dropping to a weekly low of $114.80 before settling at $116.26. Midweek brought a tug-of-war between buyers and sellers, with Wednesday closing at $119.10 and Thursday at $117.24. Friday was a quiet session — the stock opened at $116.56, traded in a tight range, and finished at $117.53. Weekly volume totalled 19.9m shares, with the daily average of ~4m shares running slightly below the 60-day median. The stock remains above its 20-day moving average ($115.22) and 60-day moving average ($102.67), though it has pulled back from the 60-day range high of $131.94 set on 11 August. ## Key Events The week’s dominant storyline was a wave of insider selling by Sea’s top brass. On Monday, Chairman and CEO Forrest Li disclosed a sale of roughly $2.39m worth of shares. A director followed on Tuesday with over $2.4m in sales. COO Ye Gang sold about $5.99m on Wednesday. The selling continued through Thursday and Friday, with Garena President Feng Zhao and other executives also trimming positions. The cluster of disposals — coming after the stock’s sharp rally from its June lows — drew outsized attention from the market. On the business front, financial services showed fresh momentum. Midweek reports highlighted that Sea’s loan book grew strongly in Q2, positioning the segment as the next growth driver alongside Grab. On Friday, ShopeePay Singapore announced a partnership with TenPay Global to enable China QR code payments, expanding its payment ecosystem. ## Analyst Ratings The analyst community remains broadly constructive on the stock. As of 19 August, 29 brokers cover Sea: 21 rate it buy, 6 rate it overweight, and 2 rate it hold, with no underweight or sell ratings. The consensus recommendation is ‘strong buy’ and the consensus target price stands at $155.29 — roughly 32.1% above the week’s close of $117.53. The target range is wide, from $101 to $195, reflecting a sizeable gap between the most cautious and most optimistic houses. Sea ranks 7th out of 26 stocks in its retail sector, with coverage breadth well above the industry mean of 17 brokers. ## The Week Ahead On Tuesday, 25 August, a batch of US macro data hits the tape: FHFA house price indices, the Case-Shiller 20-city composite, consumer confidence, the Richmond Fed composite index, and new home sales figures. These prints will offer a read on the health of the US consumer and housing market, shaping overall risk appetite. For Sea specifically, the market will watch for any continuation of insider selling and monitor the competitive dynamics across Shopee and Garena in Southeast Asia, as well as further progress in financial services. ## In Short This week’s picture for Sea is one of tension between a constructive analyst consensus and business momentum on one side, and a concentrated wave of insider selling weighing on near-term sentiment on the other. The consensus target sits ~32% above spot, and the vast majority of brokers rate the stock buy or overweight. The financial services narrative and payment ecosystem expansion provide a medium-term anchor. Yet the optics of multiple C-suite exits in a single week — right after a strong rally — have complicated the mood. The key question going forward is whether second-half operating data can validate the growth story, and whether the insider selling proves to be a one-off purge or the start of a pattern. *This article is generated by LongbridgeAI from market data, for information only and not investment advice.* ### Related Stocks - [SE.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SE.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [SEA (NYSE:SE) Insider Yanjun Wang Sells 1,500 Shares](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296344999.md) - [SEA (NYSE:SE) Director Sells 17,395 Shares of Stock](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296479963.md) - [SEA (NYSE:SE) President Sells $35,760.00 in Stock](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296681617.md) - [Insider Selling: SEA (NYSE:SE) President Sells 298 Shares of Stock](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296609229.md) - [Major Insider Move at Sea Sends Investors Scrambling to Take Notice](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296563736.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**