On July 15, Sezzle rose 5.84% in regular trading, trading at $192.93/share, with turnover of $66.03 million. The stock continued its recovery after an initial sharp selloff triggered by a rating downgrade earlier this week.
On the news front, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods downgraded Sezzle from outperform to market perform while simultaneously raising its price target from $115 to $190. The stock initially plunged over 10% on the downgrade but has since fully recovered, with the current price now exceeding the $190 target. According to FactSet, the consensus analyst rating remains overweight.
Meanwhile, the broader payment sector provided strong tailwinds, with PayPal surging 17.07% and Block rising 4.56%, creating sector-wide momentum that supported Sezzle's continued rebound. Within the Transaction & Payment Processing Services sector, Visa gained 0.47%, MasterCard rose 0.16%, while Affirm Holdings declined 2.4%.
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