Phillip Securities Boosts Sea Limited (SE) Rating Amid Strong Growth Prospects

Sea Limited (NYSE:SE) ranks among the best performing retail stocks in 2025. On November 17, Phillip Securities upgraded ​Sea Limited (NYSE:SE) from Neutral to Buy, with a $170 price target. The bump up reflects recent share price rises and reflects enhanced growth prospects across each of Sea’s business categories.

In order to reflect what it called “elevated investment” by the company, Phillip Securities also raised its estimates for selling and marketing expenses by 5% for both FY25 and FY26.

Notably, Sea’s third-quarter Gross Merchandise Value increased 28% year-over-year, prompting management to revise its full-year outlook to more than 25% growth from the previous projection of more than 20%. Garena, the company’s gaming branch, reported a 51% rise in bookings year-over-year, owing to the Squid Game and Naruto Shippuden Chapter 2 promotions.

Management also stated that quarterly margin shifts could be due to seasonality or investment initiatives, though a year-over-year margin increase is present, with a goal of 2-3% steady state margins.

​Sea Limited (NYSE:SE) is a leading internet and technology company based in Singapore. It operates through three main business segments, including Digital Entertainment, E-commerce, and Digital Financial Services.

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