FY2026 EPS Estimates for Sealed Air Cut by Zacks Research

Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Sealed Air in a note issued to investors on Monday, June 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the industrial products company will earn $3.16 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate 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.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on SEE. Wall Street Zen upgraded Sealed Air from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, June 6th. UBS Group upgraded Sealed Air from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $38.00 price target for the company in a research note on Monday, April 7th. Mizuho decreased their price target 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. Truist Financial decreased their price target on Sealed Air from $44.00 to $33.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Sealed Air from $42.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $38.00.

Sealed Air Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of NYSE SEE opened at $30.95 on Thursday. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $4.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 1.37. Sealed Air has a 1-year low of $22.78 and a 1-year high of $38.85. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $30.49 and a 200 day moving average price of $31.63.

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

Sealed Air Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 13th will be issued a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.58%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 13th. Sealed Air's dividend payout ratio is presently 39.60%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 913 shares during the period. A&I Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in Sealed Air during the fourth quarter worth about $527,000. Amundi grew its holdings in Sealed Air by 131.6% during the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 76,479 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $2,576,000 after acquiring an additional 43,458 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in Sealed Air by 90.0% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,510,529 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $51,101,000 after acquiring an additional 715,668 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in Sealed Air by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,646,933 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $55,716,000 after acquiring an additional 32,976 shares during the period. 94.40% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.

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