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ConsensusBuy14 ratings
Bullish1178.6%
Neutral321.4%
Bearish00.0%
SEI Investments Company · SEIC · FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2026
SEI starts 2026 with strong EPS and outsourcing momentum
The current analysis supports a constructive operating thesis for SEI: resilient outsourcing demand, Stratos expansion, and AI-enabled efficiency are supporting growth and margins. The evidence is strongest on current execution; the absence of formal guidance and the identified concentration, fee, and margin risks limit confidence in extending that trajectory.
Reported After market closeNASDAQFinancial Services
$13.01B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$1.44
Consensus $1.29
EPS surprise
+11.6%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$622.2M
Consensus $610.2M
Revenue surprise
+2.0%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
event-close to next-session close
Stock move
+7.4%
Event window
SPY move
-0.4%
Same window
Abnormal move
+7.8%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
2.4×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
-1.6%
Up to 20 sessions
SEICSPY benchmark
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Why did SEIC rise 7.4% after beating EPS estimates in FY2026 Q1?What changed in SEIC's guidance and outlook in FY2026 Q1?Give me the bull and bear case for SEIC after FY2026 Q1 earnings.
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What changed
SEI moved from the prior quarter's Stratos integration and outsourcing setup to reported contribution from Stratos, record net sales events, more than $50 million of alternative-manager IMS sales, and a stronger emphasis on AI-enabled client services and margin expansion.
Guidance delta
No formal guidance was provided; the analysis describes a confident operating outlook supported by outsourcing demand, Stratos cross-selling, AI-enabled services, and international expansion.
Key takeaways
- Adjusted EPS rose 20% to $1.44, while net sales events reached a record $67 million.
- Alternative-manager outsourcing generated more than $50 million of IMS sales, including two top-five global alternative managers.
- Stratos contributed roughly $20 million of revenue and $3 million of operating profit in its first full quarter.
- AI, automation, and the IBM partnership were highlighted as drivers of margin expansion and capacity.
Management priorities
- Launch the registered transfer agency solution in Q3.
- Expand Professional Services through AI-enabled data cloud and cybersecurity offerings.
- Continue integrating and cross-selling Stratos across advisory channels.
- Deepen the international footprint in Singapore and Europe.
- Maintain share repurchases and disciplined capital allocation.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$108.43Current
$53Low
$106.18Average
$129High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 22, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 19, 2026 |
| William Blair | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Sep 15, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 8, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Nov 23, 2022 |
| Truist Securities | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Nov 3, 2021 |
| Keefe Bruyette & Woods | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Apr 15, 2019 |
| Mizuho | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 28, 2017 |
| CLSA | Buy | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 27, 2015 |
| Sterne Agee | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 16, 2014 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 30, 2013 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 30, 2013 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $108.43. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piper Sandler | Crispin Love | $127 | $104.94 | +17.1% | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $129 | $103.87 | +19.0% | Oct 1, 2026 |
| UBS | Alex Kramm | $125 | $96.74 | +15.3% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Crispin Love | $120 | $98.75 | +10.7% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Crispin Love | $114 | $95.45 | +5.1% | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Patrick O'Shaughnessy | $124 | $95.06 | +14.4% | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Patrick O'Shaughnessy | $82 | $90.9 | -24.4% | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $105 | $84.79 | -3.2% | Apr 23, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Crispin Love | $106 | $80.92 | -2.2% | Feb 20, 2026 |
| UBS | Alex Kramm | $115 | $84.13 | +6.1% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $109 | $86.1 | +0.5% | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Patrick O\'Shaughnessy | $117 | $87.26 | +7.9% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Crispin Love | $102 | $84.35 | -5.9% | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Patrick O'Shaughnessy | $120 | $82.52 | +10.7% | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Ryan Kenny | $115 | $86.62 | +6.1% | Sep 19, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Ryan Kenny | $100 | $86.85 | -7.8% | Jun 26, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Ryan Kenny | $84 | $84.97 | -22.5% | Jun 3, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Patrick O'Shaughnessy | $99 | $82.96 | -8.7% | Jan 30, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Ryan Kenny | $75 | $75.1 | -30.8% | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Crispin Love | $77 | $74.69 | -29.0% | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Glenn Greene | $85 | $74.69 | -21.6% | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Crispin Love | $71 | $66.07 | -34.5% | Jul 25, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Crispin Love | $72 | $64.26 | -33.6% | Jul 10, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Crispin Love | $69 | $65.52 | -36.4% | Apr 25, 2024 |
| J.P. Morgan | Seth Seifman | $68 | $32.29 | -37.3% | Dec 26, 2023 |
| Piper Sandler | Crispin Love | $64 | $57 | -41.0% | Oct 3, 2023 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $53 | $62.94 | -51.1% | Dec 1, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $52 | $53.3 | -52.0% | Jul 21, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $55 | $53.56 | -49.3% | Jul 6, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $58 | $57.58 | -46.5% | Jun 2, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $62 | $59.25 | -42.8% | Apr 21, 2022 |
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Snapshot as of publicationSEI Investments Company is a publicly traded enterprise primarily focused on asset management. Leveraging its network of subsidiaries, SEI delivers a comprehensive suite of financial offerings. These encompass wealth, retirement, and investment solutions, alongside specialized asset management, asset administration, and outsourced investment processing services, in addition to general financial services and investment advisory expertise. Its extensive client roster serves a diverse array of financial entities, including private banks, independent financial advisors, investment managers, wealth management organizations, hedge fund managers, and broker-dealers.…
Historical context
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Sources
- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-26T00:37:12.209961+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-22T03:00:45.570681+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-22T03:00:45.567950+00:00
Methodology
Reported and consensus figures come from FN2's earnings event records. Market reaction and volume are calculated from daily adjusted bars around the event; abnormal move subtracts the SPY move over the same window.
Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.
Transcript intelligence is a structured synthesis of the current and prior earnings-call analyses. Missing values stay missing and are never estimated.
By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-22. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.