Q2 Earnings Forecast for Sealed Air Issued By Zacks Research

Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2026 earnings 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 forecast 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 issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The industrial products company reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $1.27 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.27 billion. Sealed Air had a return on equity of 65.49% and a net margin of 5.55%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.78 earnings per share.

Several other brokerages have also commented on SEE. UBS Group raised shares of 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. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Sealed Air from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, June 6th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $36.00 price objective on shares of Sealed Air in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Raymond James Financial cut their target price on Sealed Air from $42.00 to $36.00 and set a "strong-buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, Truist Financial cut their price objective on Sealed Air from $44.00 to $33.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $38.00.

Sealed Air Stock Down 0.5%

Sealed Air stock traded down $0.14 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $31.23. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,909,894 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,547,224. Sealed Air has a 52-week low of $22.78 and a 52-week high of $38.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.46, a PEG ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 1.37. 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's 50-day simple moving average is $30.69 and its 200-day simple moving average is $31.55.

Sealed Air Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL acquired a new stake in shares of Sealed Air during the 1st quarter valued at about $26,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. acquired a new stake in Sealed Air in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. North Capital Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Sealed Air in the first quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its position 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 buying an additional 913 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. raised its stake in shares of Sealed Air by 89.0% during 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 period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.