Piper Jaffray analyst Michael Olson says Sea Limited had a "strong" Q3 with revenue and adjusted EBITDA ahead of plan. The combination of GDP and connectivity growth, along with a "secular rising tide" in the company's core verticals, will drive "strong" near-term growth, followed by "material" long-term profitability, Olson tells investors in a post-earnings research note. He lowered his price target for the shares to $18 from $19 on his sum-of-the-parts valuation but maintains an Overweight rating on Sea Limited.

Loop Capital upgraded Sea Limited to Buy from Hold with a price target of $92, up from $59. The stock's valuation pressure the last two years is mainly because of aggressive competition and share loss to TikTok, the analyst tells investors in a research note. However, the firm says the recent announcement of a commission rate increase by the combined TikTok-Tokopedia, its first move since merging to satisfy Indonesian regulators, "has sparked a revaluation" Sea shares. Loop believes this signals that the shift to sustained profitable growth is "finally underway" and serves as a significant catalyst for revaluation of Sea Limited. With "competitive rationality" setting in, Loop moved from its "broken stock" valuation framework for Sea.

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Sea Limited is up 9.0%, or $4.97 to $60.03.