NASDAQ: SEIC · Asset Management
SEI Investments (SEIC) fair value: undervalued or overvalued?
As of 31 Oct 2026, Faircurve's model values SEI Investments (SEIC) at $102.42 a share. The stock last closed at $105.18, which puts the model's fair value 2.6% below the price. On the model's bands that reads as Fairly valued.
Revalued . Price is the close of 5 Nov 2026. SEI Investments Company.
The report adds the live price, the chart against the range the options market prices, the next earnings date and the analysts' consensus. No account needed.
This week, in three parts
What happenedThe run of 31 Oct 2026 held the fair value at $102.42, within 1% of the run of 24 Oct 2026.
What the model makes of itThe price of $105.18 is 2.6% above it: Fairly valued, on a high evidence grade.
What's nextNext report on 27 Jan 2027. Options prices imply a move of about 6% either way over the next month. The next weekly run is on Saturday 7 Nov 2026.
What price range does the model give SEIC?
The calibrated range for SEIC over 63 trading days is $98.64 to $113.82. It sits around the last close, and its width comes from the volatility that SEIC's own options imply (22% a year), calibrated weekly against realised prices (n = 6,661 past valuations, refreshed 31 Oct 2026). Ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time at this horizon. The fair value is the model's opinion and rides beside the range. It is not the centre of it.
The model's own simulated range, from the 20th to the 80th percentile of its runs, is $84.95 to $122.85. In 48% of the simulations the fair value came out above the price the model ran on.
Faircurve Insights · 31 Oct 2026
SEI 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.
Faircurve's model put the fair value at $102.42 a share on 31 Oct 2026. The previous run, on 24 Oct 2026, gave $101.69, so the fair value moved +0.7%. The calibrated range over 63 trading days runs from $101.86 to $117.54. It is calibrated weekly against realised prices, using 6,661 past valuations. Ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time at this horizon. The evidence grade is High. The grade reflects input completeness, the number of comparable companies and how closely they agree, and the spread of outcomes. It does not say whether the fair value is right.
SEI scores 66 out of 100 on the model's overall quality measure, scored against comparable companies. Profitability stands out at 87, with ROIC of 23.4% against a peer median of 9.1%. Balance sheet scores 84, with Net debt / EBITDA of -0.36x against a peer median of 1.41x. Earnings quality is the weakest at 33, with FCF / net income of 0.95x against a peer median of 1.54x. The model compares SEI with Invesco Ltd. (IVZ), Equitable Holdings, Inc. (EQH), Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (AMG), Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN), Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. (VCTR), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (TROW) and Principal Financial Group, Inc. (PFG).
Written from the figures on this page for the 31 Oct 2026 valuation and checked by rule before publishing: every number is one printed here, no forecast, no instruction. The price, the gap and the verdict are the page's own and change daily. Not a recommendation.
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When does SEIC report earnings, and how has the stock reacted?
SEI Investments's next earnings report is scheduled for 27 Jan 2027. Companies can move their dates.
Options prices on 3 Nov 2026 imply a move of about 6.0% in either direction through the nearest expiry, about 44 days out. That is the size the market is pricing, not a direction. SEIC's 30 day implied volatility works out to about 6.2% over one month.
On 5 Nov 2026 SEIC moved 3.2% in one session, against the 1.4% a day that options had priced: 2.3 times the implied size.
Around its last 8 reports: what the options market priced, and what followed
Each move runs from the last close before the report to the first close after it, so it covers companies that report before the open and after the close. The median size across SEIC's last 8 reports, ignoring direction, was 1.9%.
How does SEIC score on business quality?
SEI Investments's overall quality score is 66 out of 100. Each factor below is a score against comparable companies, not a percentile of the metric beside it.
| Factor | Score (0 to 100) | Headline measure | Peer median |
|---|---|---|---|
| ProfitabilityReturn on invested capital against the peer group, with a bonus for an improving trend. | 87 | 23.4%ROIC | 9.1% |
| Earnings qualityHow much of reported profit is cash: free cash flow to net income, and the accrual ratio (the share of earnings that is not cash). | 33 | 0.95xFCF / net income | 1.54x |
| Growth qualityTrailing revenue growth, forward growth from consensus, and the direction of analysts' rating changes. | 65 | 8.1%Revenue growth, trailing | 19.8% |
| Capital disciplineReinvestment efficiency (capital spending per unit of revenue) and net buybacks. | 50 | 2.6%Net buybacks / market value | 2.8% |
| Balance sheetNet debt to EBITDA and interest coverage. | 84 | -0.36xNet debt / EBITDA | 1.41x |
| StabilityDownside volatility of the EBITDA margin over the last five years. | 64 | 3.1 ptsEBITDA margin downside volatility, 5y | 5.6 pts |
How does SEIC compare with similar companies?
The companies in asset management closest to SEI Investments in market value, each on the same model and the same date.
| Company | Last close | Model fair value | Gap | Model verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IVZ Invesco Ltd. | $27.08 | $31.81 | +17.5% | Undervalued |
| CG The Carlyle Group Inc. | $39.96 | $33.13 | -17.1% | Low evidence grade |
| EQH Equitable Holdings, Inc. | $52.91 | $63.09 | +19.2% | Undervalued |
| AMG Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | $350.54 | $471.55 | +34.5% | Undervalued |
| BEN Franklin Resources, Inc. | $32.21 | $28.83 | -10.5% | Fairly valued |
| VCTR Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. | $112.41 | $134.30 | +19.5% | Undervalued |
| TROW T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | $108.71 | $125.72 | +15.6% | Undervalued |
| PFG Principal Financial Group, Inc. | $112.82 | $108.00 | -4.3% | Fairly valued |
What the comparable companies' multiples alone would give for SEIC, the peer-implied price, is $101.30 a share on this run. The fair value weighs that against the company's own multiple.
SEI Investments at a glance
SEI 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.
- Market value
- $12.3B
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Revenue expected, next twelve months
- $2.8B
- Consensus revenue growth, next fiscal year
- +13.2%
- Analysts with estimates
- 6
- Beta to the US market
- 0.60
- First valued by Faircurve
- 11 Jul 2026
At the close of 5 Nov 2026, 55.1% of the 1,060 graded US stocks the model covers traded below the model's fair value. SEIC was not among them.
How the fair value is worked out: the model prices SEI Investments on the value of the whole business, debt included, against the operating profit analysts expect next year (forward EV/EBITDA), runs 2,000 simulations across its inputs and takes the midpoint. The full method is documented here.
What changed in the latest valuation?
On 24 Oct 2026 the model's fair value for SEIC was $101.69. As of 31 Oct 2026 it is $102.42, a change of +0.7%. The model revalues every stock it covers each week, and again after an earnings report.
Questions about SEI Investments's valuation
Is SEI Investments stock undervalued or overvalued?
On Faircurve's model, SEIC reads as Fairly valued as of 31 Oct 2026. The model's fair value is $102.42 a share against a last close of $105.18, a gap of -2.6%.
What is SEIC's fair value?
$102.42 a share as of 31 Oct 2026, the midpoint of 2,000 simulations. The model's own 20th to 80th percentile range is $84.95 to $122.85.
What price range does the model give SEIC?
$98.64 to $113.82 over 63 trading days. Ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time across 6,661 past valuations, refreshed 31 Oct 2026.
When does SEI Investments report earnings next?
The next report is scheduled for 27 Jan 2027. Companies can move their dates.
How much has SEIC moved on past earnings reports?
Across its last 8 reports the median two session move was 1.9%, ignoring direction. The largest was +9.5% around the report of 22 Apr 2026.
How confident is the model in this valuation?
The model's evidence grade for SEIC is high. The grade looks at how complete the inputs are, how many comparable companies there are and how closely they agree, and how wide the range of outcomes is. It is not a probability that the fair value is right, or that the price reaches it.
The model's own ideas on SEIC
The model holds no idea open on SEIC today. Signed-in readers see the rule each idea runs on, the floor and the exit level the model set and its time limit, and the model's closed ideas on SEIC with their outcomes. A free account is enough.