What Happened?
Shares of buy-now-pay-later service Sezzle (NASDAQCM:SEZL) fell 2.9% in the morning session after investors took profits following the stock's significant appreciation over the previous months.
The "buy now, pay later" company's shares experienced a substantial run-up, soaring nearly 128% over the previous six months, far outpacing the broader S&P 500 index. This impressive performance was underpinned by strong fundamentals, including a 74.2% year-over-year jump in gross merchandise volume in the second quarter of 2025. In the absence of any new negative catalysts, the dip suggests a technical correction as some shareholders lock in gains after the stock's powerful rally.
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What Is The Market Telling Us
Sezzle’s shares are extremely volatile and have had 87 moves greater than 5% over the last year. In that context, today’s move indicates the market considers this news meaningful but not something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business.
The previous big move we wrote about was 14 days ago when the stock dropped 5.9% on the news that the major indices continued to retreat amid profit-taking and renewed concerns about tariffs.
Investors reacted to a federal court ruling that most of President Trump's global tariffs were illegal, raising uncertainty over trade policy and the fiscal impact of potential refunds. Rising Treasury yields added to the pressure, with the 10-year climbing above 4.2% and the 30-year nearing 5%, intensifying worries about stretched equity valuations. September's historically weak track record for stocks further dampened sentiment, leaving traders cautious ahead of the jobs report later in the week and the Federal Reserve's upcoming rate decision.
Sezzle is up 92.2% since the beginning of the year, but at $87.37 per share, it is still trading 52% below its 52-week high of $182.16 from July 2025. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Sezzle’s shares at the IPO in August 2023 would now be looking at an investment worth $6,466.
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