Sealed Air Co. (NYSE:SEE - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Sealed Air in a research report issued to clients and investors 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 previous 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 announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The industrial products company reported $0.75 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $1.37 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.36 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.88 earnings per share. Sealed Air's revenue was down .4% compared to the same quarter last year.
Several other equities research analysts have also commented on SEE. Mizuho dropped 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 note on Tuesday, January 7th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Sealed Air from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of Sealed Air from $41.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Sealed Air from $42.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, 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 note on Monday, January 6th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $40.25.
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Sealed Air Stock Performance
Shares of NYSE:SEE traded up $0.29 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $29.85. The stock had a trading volume of 1,252,096 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,401,093. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $33.53 and its 200 day simple moving average is $34.71. Sealed Air has a 1-year low of $29.33 and a 1-year high of $41.14. The firm has a market capitalization 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 quick ratio of 0.79 and a current ratio of 1.29.
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 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 of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. Sealed Air's payout ratio is 44.20%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, Director Henry R. Keizer acquired 1,120 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $30.00 per share, with a total value of $33,600.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 35,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,050,000. This trade represents a 3.31 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sealed Air
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. acquired a new position in Sealed Air in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Manchester Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in 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 worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 700 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Sealed Air by 218.0% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,323 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 907 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in Sealed Air in the 4th quarter worth approximately $45,000. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Sealed Air by 148.0% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,530 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $51,000 after buying an additional 913 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.40% of the company's stock.
About Sealed Air
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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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