Q1 Earnings Forecast for Sealed Air Issued By Zacks Research

Sealed Air Co. (NYSE:SEE) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Sealed Air in a report released on Tuesday, March 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $0.67 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.69. The consensus estimate for Sealed Air’s current full-year earnings is $3.05 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Sealed Air’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.81 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.04 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.73 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.21 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.71 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Mizuho dropped their price objective on Sealed Air from $45.00 to $42.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Sealed Air from $37.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Citigroup decreased their price objective on shares of Sealed Air from $44.00 to $42.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of Sealed Air from $39.00 to $38.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their target price on Sealed Air from $41.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $40.25.

Sealed Air Trading Down 1.6 %

Shares of SEE stock opened at $29.58 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.62, a current ratio of 1.29 and a quick ratio of 0.79. The business has a 50-day moving average of $33.68 and a 200 day moving average of $34.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.31 billion, a PE ratio of 10.88 and a beta of 1.32. Sealed Air has a 1-year low of $29.33 and a 1-year high of $41.14.

Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The industrial products company reported $0.75 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $1.37 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.36 billion. Sealed Air had a net margin of 7.34% and a return on equity of 74.21%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down .4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.88 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of SEE. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Sealed Air by 17.7% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 18,330,381 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $620,117,000 after purchasing an additional 2,754,395 shares during the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in Sealed Air by 9.6% during the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 12,316,192 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $416,657,000 after buying an additional 1,081,848 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Sealed Air during the third quarter valued at approximately $139,800,000. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in Sealed Air by 69.2% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,788,839 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $128,176,000 after acquiring an additional 1,549,184 shares during the period. Finally, Swedbank AB boosted its stake in shares of Sealed Air by 57.3% during the 4th quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 2,325,696 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $78,678,000 after acquiring an additional 846,882 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.40% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Sealed Air

In related news, Director Henry R. Keizer bought 1,120 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $30.00 per share, with a total value of $33,600.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 35,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,050,000. This trade represents a 3.31 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Sealed Air Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.70%. Sealed Air’s payout ratio is currently 44.20%.

Sealed Air Company Profile

Sealed Air Corporation provides packaging solutions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. It operates through two segments, Food and Protective. The Food segment offers integrated packaging materials and automation equipment solutions to provide food safety, shelf life extension, reduce food waste, automate processes, and optimize total cost for food processors in the fresh red meat, smoked and processed meats, poultry, seafood, plant-based, fluids and liquids and cheese markets under the CRYOVAC, CRYOVAC Grip & Tear, CRYOVAC Darfresh, LIQUIBOX, Simple Steps, and Optidure brands.