Sealed Air FY2026 EPS Estimate Reduced by Zacks Research

Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Sealed Air in a report released on Monday, June 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $3.16 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $3.20. 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 2026 earnings at $0.87 EPS.

SEE has been the subject of several other research reports. Jefferies Financial Group set a $36.00 price objective on Sealed Air in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Truist Financial cut their price objective on Sealed Air from $44.00 to $33.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Wall Street Zen raised Sealed Air from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, June 6th. Raymond James Financial cut their target price on Sealed Air from $42.00 to $36.00 and set a "strong-buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, Mizuho cut their target price on Sealed Air from $39.00 to $32.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $38.00.

Sealed Air Price Performance

Shares of SEE traded down $0.14 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $31.23. 1,909,894 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,542,279. Sealed Air has a one year low of $22.78 and a one year high of $38.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.26, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 0.76. The firm has a market cap of $4.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.46, a PEG ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 1.37. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $30.69 and a 200-day moving average of $31.48.

Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The industrial products company reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.14. Sealed Air had a return on equity of 65.49% and a net margin of 5.55%. The business had revenue of $1.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.27 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.78 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 4.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sealed Air

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Sealed Air during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL bought a new position in Sealed Air in the first quarter worth $26,000. North Capital Inc. bought a new position in Sealed Air in the first quarter worth $30,000. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. raised its holdings in Sealed Air by 89.0% in the fourth quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 1,512 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 712 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Sealed Air by 148.0% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,530 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 913 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.40% of the company's stock.

Sealed Air Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 27th. Investors of record on Friday, June 13th were issued a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 13th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.56%. Sealed Air's dividend payout ratio is presently 39.60%.

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.