Rise in SEIC’s short interest indicates Bearish sentiment

Samantha Gray

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. SEI Investments Co shares valued at $2,105,250 were sold by Peterson Michael on Nov 12 ’25. At $84.21 per share, Peterson Michael sold 25,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 13,500 shares worth approximately $1.11 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Peterson Michael purchased 25,000 shares, netting a total of over 2,105,362 in proceeds.

Before that, ROMEO CARMEN had added 5,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $420,026, the Director bought SEI Investments Co shares for $84.01 each.

As published in a research note from Morgan Stanley on April 07, 2025, SEI Investments Co [SEIC] has been rated up from an Underweight to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $77 from $81. Analysts at Raymond James upgraded the stock from ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late January. As of March 29, 2023, Piper Sandler has initiated its “Neutral” rating for SEIC.

Analyzing SEIC Stock Performance

On last trading session, SEI Investments Co [NASDAQ: SEIC] plunged -1.71% to $82.27. The stock’s lowest price that day was $82.18, but it reached a high of $83.545 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.10%. Over the course of the year, SEI Investments Co shares have jumped approximately 1.14%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $93.96 on 07/18/25 and a 52-week low of $64.66 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for SEI Investments Co (SEIC)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 81.78, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 81.28. In the upper region, resistance lies at 83.17. The next price resistance is at 84.06. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 47.09 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is SEI Investments Co subject to short interest?

Stocks of SEI Investments Co saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-31 jumping by 0.2 million shares to 1.96 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-30 was 1.76 million shares. A jump of 10.35% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.7 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.7.

Which companies own the most shares of SEI Investments Co (SEIC)?

In terms of SEI Investments Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 117.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 40.38% from the previous closing price of $83.7. Analysts anticipate SEI Investments Co stock to reach 120 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 115. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked SEI Investments Co stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On July 12, 2022, Morgan Stanley assigned a price target of “an Underweight” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $55.

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