What Do You Need to Know About SEI Investments Company (SEIC) Before Investing?

By Blake Campbell • Tuesday, August 08 12:15 • Permanent Link

Mid-cap Finance company SEI Investments Company has moved -2.0% so far today on a volume of 159,010, compared to its average of 571,780. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -1.0%.

SEI Investments Company trades -8.13% away from its average analyst target price of $67.25 per share. The 4 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $65.0 to $71.0, and on average have given SEI Investments Company a rating of hold.

Anyone interested in buying SEIC should be aware of the facts below:

SEI Investments Company's current price is 85.0% above its Graham number of $33.4, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
SEI Investments Company has moved 12.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 10.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 2.89, SEI Investments Company has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.4 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
SEIC has a forward P/E ratio of 15.4 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $4.01 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 1.46 — a number near or below 1 signifying that SEI Investments Company is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 4.04 compared to its sector average of 1.57
SEI Investments Company is a publicly owned asset management holding company.
Based in Oaks, the company has 4,805 full time employees and a market cap of $8.24 Billion. SEI Investments Company currently returns an annual dividend yield of 1.4%.

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