Q2 Earnings Forecast for Sealed Air Issued By Zacks Research

Sealed Air Co. (NYSE:SEE) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for Sealed Air in a report released on Monday, February 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $0.79 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.80. 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 Q3 2026 earnings at $0.82 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.86 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Bank of America lowered their target price on Sealed Air from $42.00 to $39.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on Sealed Air from $44.00 to $42.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 6th. StockNews.com upgraded Sealed Air from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Mizuho lowered their target price on Sealed Air from $45.00 to $42.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Truist Financial increased their price target on Sealed Air from $41.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Seven 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Sealed Air currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $40.00.

Sealed Air Stock Down 0.3 %

NYSE:SEE opened at $33.05 on Thursday. Sealed Air has a 52 week low of $30.87 and a 52 week high of $41.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.81 billion, a PE ratio of 12.15 and a beta of 1.34. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $34.32 and a 200-day moving average of $34.94. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.62.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sealed Air

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of SEE. CWM LLC raised its holdings in Sealed Air by 81.4% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 5,961 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $216,000 after buying an additional 2,675 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in Sealed Air by 20.2% during the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 8,590 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $312,000 after buying an additional 1,441 shares in the last quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Sealed Air by 8.9% during the third quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 40,625 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,475,000 after buying an additional 3,334 shares in the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue raised its holdings in Sealed Air by 51.0% during the third quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 129,129 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $4,686,000 after buying an additional 43,635 shares in the last quarter. Finally, New York State Teachers Retirement System raised its holdings in Sealed Air by 5.5% during the third quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 166,502 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $6,044,000 after buying an additional 8,669 shares in the last quarter. 94.40% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Sealed Air Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.42%. Sealed Air’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 29.41%.

About Sealed Air

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.