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

Sealed Air Co. (NYSE:SEE - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Sealed Air in a research report issued on Tuesday, March 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $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.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on the stock. Bank of America lowered their price objective on shares of Sealed Air from $42.00 to $39.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Mizuho decreased their target price on shares of Sealed Air from $45.00 to $42.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $36.00 target price on shares of Sealed Air in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Sealed Air from $44.00 to $42.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Sealed Air from $41.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Six equities 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $40.25.

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Sealed Air Stock Up 1.0 %

SEE traded up $0.29 on Thursday, reaching $29.85. 1,252,096 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,401,093. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $33.53 and its 200-day moving average price is $34.71. Sealed Air has a 52-week low of $29.33 and a 52-week high of $41.14. The company has a market cap of $4.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.97 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.62, a current ratio of 1.29 and a quick ratio of 0.79.

Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 25th. The industrial products company reported $0.75 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.08. Sealed Air had a net margin of 7.34% and a return on equity of 74.21%. The firm had revenue of $1.37 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.36 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.88 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was down .4% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sealed Air

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Quarry LP raised its stake in shares of Sealed Air by 9.2% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 3,701 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $134,000 after buying an additional 311 shares in the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System raised its stake in shares of Sealed Air by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 42,277 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $1,430,000 after buying an additional 348 shares in the last quarter. Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Sealed Air by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC now owns 43,450 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $1,470,000 after purchasing an additional 350 shares during the last quarter. Choreo LLC grew its holdings in shares of Sealed Air by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 9,829 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $331,000 after purchasing an additional 351 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Metis Global Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Sealed Air by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 9,039 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $306,000 after purchasing an additional 375 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.40% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Sealed Air

In other Sealed Air news, Director Henry R. Keizer acquired 1,120 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was bought at an average price of $30.00 per share, for a total transaction of $33,600.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 35,000 shares in the company, valued at $1,050,000. This represents a 3.31 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.30% of the company's stock.

Sealed Air Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.68%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. 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.