Zacks Research Estimates Sealed Air’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:SEE)

Sealed Air Co. (NYSE:SEE) – Research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Sealed Air in a report issued on Tuesday, March 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.67 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate 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.

Several other research firms have also weighed in on SEE. StockNews.com raised Sealed Air from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Sealed Air from $39.00 to $38.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Truist Financial raised their target price on Sealed Air from $41.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Sealed Air from $42.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $36.00 price objective on shares of Sealed Air in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $40.25.

Sealed Air Price Performance

SEE opened at $29.85 on Thursday. Sealed Air has a 1 year low of $29.33 and a 1 year 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 50 day simple moving average is $33.53 and its 200 day simple moving average is $34.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.35 billion, a PE ratio of 10.97 and a beta of 1.32.

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

Sealed Air Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.68%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. Sealed Air’s payout ratio is currently 44.20%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Henry R. Keizer bought 1,120 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $30.00 per share, with a total value of $33,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 35,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,050,000. The trade was a 3.31 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sealed Air

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. QSM Asset Management Ltd acquired a new position in Sealed Air in the fourth quarter worth approximately $5,565,000. Mackenzie Financial Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Sealed Air in the 4th quarter valued at $231,000. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Sealed Air in the fourth quarter worth $372,000. PharVision Advisers LLC acquired a new position in Sealed Air during the fourth quarter worth $301,000. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its holdings in Sealed Air by 14.7% during the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 377,470 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $12,770,000 after buying an additional 48,483 shares in the last quarter. 94.40% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.