Q2 Earnings Forecast for Sealed Air Issued By Zacks Research

Key Points

• Zacks Research has increased its Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for Sealed Air to $0.79, up from the previous estimate of $0.78, with full-year earnings projected at $3.05 per share.
• Sealed Air reported earnings of $0.89 per share last quarter, exceeding expectations by $0.17, despite a slight revenue decline of 0.7% compared to the previous year.
• The firm recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.20, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.5%, with the payout scheduled for September 26th.

Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for Sealed Air in a research report issued on Tuesday, August 19th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.79 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.78. 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 $0.81 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.23 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.80 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $0.85 EPS.

Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The industrial products company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $1.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.32 billion. Sealed Air had a net margin of 5.46% and a return on equity of 60.61%. The business's quarterly revenue was down .7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.83 earnings per share. Sealed Air has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.900-3.300 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Sealed Air from $33.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, July 11th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Sealed Air from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. Raymond James Financial reiterated a "strong-buy" rating on shares of Sealed Air in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of Sealed Air from $33.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Sealed Air from $39.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, July 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $38.80.

Sealed Air Stock Up 1.3%

Shares of NYSE:SEE opened at $31.68 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $4.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.00, a PEG ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.33. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $30.91 and its 200-day simple moving average is $30.57. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.18. Sealed Air has a fifty-two week low of $22.78 and a fifty-two week high of $38.85.

Institutional Trading of Sealed Air

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of SEE. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Sealed Air in the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL acquired a new stake in shares of Sealed Air during the 1st quarter worth about $26,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in shares of Sealed Air by 383.8% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 837 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 664 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Sealed Air during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, North Capital Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Sealed Air during the 1st quarter worth about $30,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.40% of the company's stock.

Sealed Air Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 12th will be issued a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 12th. Sealed Air's dividend payout ratio is 40.40%.

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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