Q1 Earnings Estimate for Sealed Air Issued By William Blair

Sealed Air Co. (NYSE:SEE - Free Report) - Investment analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Sealed Air in a note issued to investors on Friday, February 28th. William Blair analyst R. Sparenblek expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.67 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Sealed Air's current full-year earnings is $3.05 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Sealed Air's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.74 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.85 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.20 EPS.

Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results 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 return on equity of 74.21% and a net margin of 7.34%. The firm had revenue of $1.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.36 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.88 EPS. Sealed Air's revenue for the quarter was down .4% on a year-over-year basis.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Mizuho lowered their price objective on Sealed Air from $45.00 to $42.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. UBS Group upped their price objective on Sealed Air from $37.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" 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. Truist Financial upped their price objective on Sealed Air from $41.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Bank of America lowered their price objective on Sealed Air from $42.00 to $39.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 6th. 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $40.17.

Sealed Air Stock Down 4.7 %

Shares of NYSE:SEE traded down $1.60 on Monday, hitting $32.58. 1,772,233 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,314,453. The firm's 50-day moving average is $34.12 and its 200 day moving average is $34.93. The company has a market capitalization of $4.75 billion, a PE ratio of 11.98 and a beta of 1.34. Sealed Air has a 1-year low of $30.87 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.

Institutional Trading of Sealed Air

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. QSM Asset Management Ltd purchased a new stake in Sealed Air during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $5,565,000. Mackenzie Financial Corp purchased a new stake in Sealed Air during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $231,000. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Sealed Air during the 4th quarter worth approximately $372,000. PharVision Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of Sealed Air during the 4th quarter worth approximately $301,000. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its stake in shares of Sealed Air by 14.7% during the 4th 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 worth $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.

Sealed Air Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Shareholders 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 2.46%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. Sealed Air's dividend payout ratio is presently 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.