SEI Investments (SEIC) has caught investor attention after reporting record Q1 2026 results. Revenue and EPS came in ahead of analyst expectations, with broad momentum across its core custody banking and asset management businesses.

At a share price of $89.42, SEI Investments has a 90 day share price return of 10.18% and a 1 year total shareholder return of 5.66%, suggesting recent momentum building on longer term gains.

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With the stock up 10.18% over 90 days and trading at a reported 38.26% discount to one intrinsic estimate and 17.26% below analyst targets, you have to ask: is there still an opportunity here, or is the market already pricing in future growth?

Most Popular Narrative: 33.5% Overvalued

At $89.42, the most widely followed narrative pegs SEI Investments' fair value at $67, which implies a meaningful gap between price and expectations.

The assumed bearish price target for SEI Investments is $67.0, which represents up to two standard deviations below the consensus price target of $97.33. This valuation is based on what can be assumed as the expectations of SEI Investments's future earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors from analysts on the more bearish end of the spectrum.

Want to see what sits behind that lower fair value? Revenue growth, margins and future earnings are all being put under a microscope. The exact mix of assumptions might surprise you.

Result: Fair Value of $67 (OVERVALUED)

However, record IMS sales activity and SEI's heavy use of buybacks could support earnings resilience and continue to challenge the more bearish fair value story.

Another View on Valuation

The bearish $67 fair value leans on cautious earnings assumptions, but the SWS DCF model paints a very different picture, with an estimated future cash flow value of $144.84 per share, which suggests SEI Investments is trading well below that level. Which story feels closer to how you see the business?

Next Steps

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