Q1 Earnings Forecast for Sealed Air Issued By Zacks Research

Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE) – Analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Sealed Air in a report released on Tuesday, November 18th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.74 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.77. 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 FY2026 earnings at $3.22 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on SEE. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on Sealed Air from $48.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Stifel Nicolaus restated a “hold” rating and set a $45.00 price objective (up previously from $43.80) on shares of Sealed Air in a research report on Monday. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Sealed Air from $31.00 to $41.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, November 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Sealed Air from $36.00 to $38.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Truist Financial restated a “buy” rating and issued a $45.00 price objective (up previously from $40.00) on shares of Sealed Air in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Sealed Air presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $42.83.

Sealed Air Trading Up 1.6%

NYSE:SEE opened at $42.69 on Thursday. Sealed Air has a 1 year low of $22.78 and a 1 year high of $44.27. The stock has a market cap of $6.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.56, a P/E/G ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.18, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 1.19. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $35.89 and a 200-day simple moving average of $33.03.

Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The industrial products company reported $0.87 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.19. Sealed Air had a return on equity of 60.61% and a net margin of 5.46%.The firm had revenue of $1.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.31 billion. Sealed Air has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.250-3.350 EPS.

Sealed Air Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 5th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%. Sealed Air’s dividend payout ratio is 25.97%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sealed Air

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Sealed Air by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 12,545,129 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $362,555,000 after acquiring an additional 228,937 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Sealed Air by 31.7% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,754,668 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $168,078,000 after purchasing an additional 1,144,982 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in shares of Sealed Air by 13.7% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 4,220,533 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $130,963,000 after purchasing an additional 507,067 shares during the period. Ancora Advisors LLC grew its position in Sealed Air by 81.1% in the 3rd quarter. Ancora Advisors LLC now owns 3,437,412 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $121,513,000 after buying an additional 1,538,927 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in Sealed Air by 5.0% in the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,900,066 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $102,513,000 after buying an additional 137,699 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.40% of the company’s stock.

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.