SEI Investments (SEIC) Stock Trades Up, Here Is Why

What Happened?

Shares of financial technology provider SEI Investments (NASDAQ:SEIC) jumped 2.6% in the afternoon session after the company reported fourth-quarter financial results that surpassed analyst expectations for revenue and earnings. 

SEI Investments announced quarterly earnings of $1.38 per share on revenue of $607.9 million. Compared to the same quarter in the previous year, earnings per share grew by nearly 16% and revenue increased by 9.1%. However, the results were not entirely positive, as the company's Assets Under Management (AUM) of $215.9 billion significantly missed analyst expectations. AUM is a key metric for investment managers as it represents the total capital the firm oversees, which directly impacts fee-based revenue. Despite the mixed results, investors appeared to focus on the strong revenue and profit figures, which beat Wall Street's forecasts and demonstrated notable year-over-year growth.

After the initial pop the shares cooled down to $88.10, up 2.3% from previous close.

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What Is The Market Telling Us

SEI Investments’s shares are not very volatile and have only had 4 moves greater than 5% over the last year. In that context, today’s move indicates the market considers this news meaningful, although it might not be something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business.

SEI Investments is up 6.1% since the beginning of the year, and at $88.10 per share, it is trading close to its 52-week high of $93.80 from July 2025. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of SEI Investments’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,667.

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