Sealed Air Co. (NYSE:SEE - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Sealed Air in a report released on Tuesday, March 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.67 per share 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.
Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 25th. The industrial products company reported $0.75 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.08. Sealed Air had a net margin of 7.34% and a return on equity of 74.21%. The business had revenue of $1.37 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.36 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.88 earnings per share. Sealed Air's quarterly revenue was down .4% on a year-over-year basis.
SEE has been the subject of several other reports. Truist Financial raised their price target on Sealed Air from $41.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. Citigroup dropped their target price on shares of Sealed Air from $44.00 to $42.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Sealed Air from $42.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. StockNews.com raised Sealed Air from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on Sealed Air from $39.00 to $38.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 13th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $40.25.
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Sealed Air Stock Up 1.0 %
SEE stock traded up $0.29 on Thursday, reaching $29.85. 1,252,096 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,403,715. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $33.53 and a 200-day simple moving average of $34.70. The company has a market cap of $4.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.97 and a beta of 1.32. Sealed Air has a one year low of $29.33 and a one year high of $41.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.62, a current ratio of 1.29 and a quick ratio of 0.79.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sealed Air
Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in 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 period. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its stake 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 worth $416,657,000 after acquiring an additional 1,081,848 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Sealed Air during the 3rd quarter valued at $139,800,000. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 1,549,184 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Swedbank AB boosted its stake in shares of Sealed Air by 57.3% during the fourth quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 2,325,696 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $78,678,000 after purchasing an additional 846,882 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.40% of the company's stock.
Insider Buying and Selling at Sealed Air
In related news, Director Henry R. Keizer acquired 1,120 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $30.00 per share, with a total value of $33,600.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 35,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,050,000. This represents a 3.31 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Sealed Air Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.68%. Sealed Air's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 44.20%.
Sealed Air Company Profile
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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.
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