Q2 Earnings Forecast for Sealed Air Issued By Zacks Research

Sealed Air Co. (NYSE:SEE) – Analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Sealed Air in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, February 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $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 equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Sealed Air from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of Sealed Air from $39.00 to $38.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Sealed Air from $44.00 to $42.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 6th. UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of Sealed Air from $39.00 to $37.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, Mizuho reduced their price target on shares of Sealed Air from $45.00 to $42.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $40.00.

Sealed Air Stock Down 2.2 %

Shares of NYSE:SEE opened at $32.32 on Thursday. Sealed Air has a 52 week low of $30.87 and a 52 week high of $41.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.62, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a current ratio of 1.29. The company’s fifty day moving average is $34.25 and its 200-day moving average is $34.92. The company has a market capitalization of $4.71 billion, a PE ratio of 11.88 and a beta of 1.34.

Sealed Air Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share. 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 2.48%. Sealed Air’s payout ratio is presently 29.41%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SEE. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Sealed Air in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Manchester Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Sealed Air by 139.4% in the 4th quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 1,202 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 700 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Sealed Air in the 4th quarter valued at about $45,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of Sealed Air by 218.0% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,323 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 907 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. increased its stake in shares of Sealed Air by 89.0% in the 4th quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 1,512 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $51,000 after acquiring an additional 712 shares during the last quarter. 94.40% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.