Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Sealed Air has updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance, projecting earnings per share between $2.900 and $3.300, below the consensus estimate of $3.101.
• The company reported a quarterly earnings per share of $0.89, exceeding analysts' expectations of $0.72, with revenues of $1.34 billion for the quarter.
• Sealed Air declared a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share, yielding 2.6% annually, with a payout ratio of 39.60%.

Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 2.900-3.300 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 3.101. The company issued revenue guidance of $5.1 billion-$5.5 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $5.3 billion.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently commented on SEE. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Sealed Air from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. Mizuho boosted their price target on shares of Sealed Air from $34.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock an "outperformer" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. Wall Street Zen raised Sealed Air from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, June 6th. Citigroup lifted their target price on Sealed Air from $33.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, July 11th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Sealed Air from $39.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, July 18th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $38.27.

Sealed Air Stock Performance

Shares of SEE stock traded up $0.21 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $29.49. The stock had a trading volume of 425,309 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,570,388. The stock's 50 day moving average is $31.32 and its 200 day moving average is $30.93. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.34 billion, a PE ratio of 14.89, a PEG ratio of 2.73 and a beta of 1.33. Sealed Air has a twelve month low of $22.78 and a twelve month high of $38.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.18, a current ratio of 1.19 and a quick ratio of 0.76.

Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The industrial products company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.17. Sealed Air had a return on equity of 60.61% and a net margin of 5.46%. The firm had revenue of $1.34 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.32 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.83 EPS. The firm's revenue was down .7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts forecast that Sealed Air will post 3.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Sealed Air Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 26th. Investors of record on Friday, September 12th will be paid a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 12th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. Sealed Air's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 39.60%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Sealed Air in the 4th quarter worth approximately $737,000. Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake in shares of Sealed Air by 21.4% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 118,808 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $3,434,000 after buying an additional 20,925 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its position in shares of Sealed Air by 66.9% in the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 41,184 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $1,190,000 after buying an additional 16,515 shares in the last quarter. United Services Automobile Association purchased a new position in Sealed Air during the 1st quarter valued at about $272,000. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Sealed Air during the first quarter worth about $201,000. 94.40% of the stock is currently 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.