Zacks Research Predicts Sealed Air's Q2 Earnings (NYSE:SEE)

Sealed Air Co. (NYSE:SEE - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Sealed Air in a research report issued on Tuesday, May 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.71 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $0.74 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.71 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.78 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.42 EPS.

Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The industrial products company reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.14. Sealed Air had a net margin of 7.34% and a return on equity of 74.21%. The business had revenue of $1.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.27 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.78 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 4.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other analysts have also recently issued reports on SEE. Mizuho decreased their target price on Sealed Air from $39.00 to $32.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. UBS Group raised Sealed Air from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $38.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 7th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $36.00 target price on Sealed Air in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Sealed Air from $42.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Sealed Air from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Sealed Air currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $38.00.

Sealed Air Trading Up 2.4%

Shares of NYSE SEE traded up $0.76 on Thursday, reaching $32.65. 671,495 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,560,247. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.62. Sealed Air has a fifty-two week low of $22.78 and a fifty-two week high of $41.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.80 billion, a PE ratio of 12.00 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a 50 day moving average of $28.54 and a 200 day moving average of $32.22.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of SEE. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Sealed Air by 17.7% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 18,330,381 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $620,117,000 after purchasing an additional 2,754,395 shares during the period. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Sealed Air by 1.9% in the 1st quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 12,545,129 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $362,555,000 after buying an additional 228,937 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in Sealed Air by 2.5% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,884,200 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $112,253,000 after purchasing an additional 95,361 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Sealed Air by 42.1% in the 1st quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,864,927 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $82,796,000 after acquiring an additional 849,485 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Swedbank AB boosted its position in shares of Sealed Air by 57.3% in the 4th quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 2,325,696 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $78,678,000 after purchasing an additional 846,882 shares during the period. 94.40% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Sealed Air

In other news, Director Henry R. Keizer purchased 1,120 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $30.00 per share, with a total value of $33,600.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 35,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,050,000. This represents a 3.31% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.41% 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.