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摩根士丹利稱，SEI Investments第一季獲利超預期，被視為Net AI的「受益者」。

-- 摩根士丹利週四發布的一份報告指出，SEI Investments (SEIC) 被視為人工智慧的淨“受益者”，其面臨的“顛覆”風險較低。該公司第一季獲利超出預期，利潤率大幅提升，銷售動能強勁。 報告稱，SEI Investments (SEIC) 的每股收益超出預期 0.13 美元，增幅約 10%。營收比市場普遍預期高出約 2%，支出比預期低約 3%。調整後稅前利潤率達到 32%，創下「2009 年以來」的最高水準。淨新增銷售額達到創紀錄的 6,700 萬美元，部分原因是贏得了幾家大型資產管理公司的業務，也反映出其「多元化的業務管道」具有進一步擴張的潛力。 摩根士丹利表示，SEI 預計透過人工智慧提高成本效益和生產力，從而在對帳、報告、合規和外包後台服務等領域獲益，這可能有助於其利潤率的進一步提升。 這家投資銀行將該公司2026年的每股收益預期上調0.52美元至5.87美元，並將2027年的每股收益預期上調0.44美元至6.62美元，反映出更高的利潤率和溫和的營收成長潛力，同時維持了積極的長期展望。 摩根士丹利重申了對SEI Investments的「增持」評級，並將目標股價從108美元上調至113美元。

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