Q2 Earnings Estimate for Sealed Air Issued By Zacks Research

Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Sealed Air in a research note issued on Monday, June 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.78 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.80. 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 Q3 2026 earnings at $0.80 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.77 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.37 EPS.

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

Several other research firms have also weighed in on SEE. Raymond James Financial lowered their price objective on Sealed Air from $42.00 to $36.00 and set a "strong-buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. UBS Group raised Sealed Air from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $38.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Monday, April 7th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $36.00 target price on Sealed Air in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Wall Street Zen raised Sealed Air from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, June 6th. Finally, Truist Financial decreased their target price on Sealed Air from $44.00 to $33.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Sealed Air has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $38.00.

Sealed Air Stock Performance

SEE stock opened at $31.24 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $30.39 and a 200-day moving average price of $31.63. Sealed Air has a 1-year low of $22.78 and a 1-year high of $38.85. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.26. The firm has a market cap of $4.59 billion, a PE ratio of 15.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 1.37.

Sealed Air Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.56%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 13th. Sealed Air's dividend payout ratio is currently 39.60%.

Institutional Trading of Sealed Air

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SEE. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL bought a new stake in Sealed Air during the 1st quarter worth approximately $26,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. bought a new stake in Sealed Air during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. North Capital Inc. bought a new stake in Sealed Air during the 1st quarter worth approximately $30,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Sealed Air by 89.0% in the 4th quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 1,512 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $51,000 after buying an additional 712 shares during the last quarter. 94.40% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Sealed Air

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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