Sealed Air (SEE) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE - Get Free Report) is anticipated to announce its Q1 2025 earnings results before the market opens on Tuesday, May 6th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.67 per share and revenue of $1.27 billion for the quarter. Sealed Air has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.900-3.300 EPS and its FY25 guidance at $2.90 to $3.30 EPS.

Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 25th. The industrial products company reported $0.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $1.37 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.36 billion. Sealed Air had a net margin of 7.34% and a return on equity of 74.21%. The firm's revenue was down .4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.88 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Sealed Air to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Sealed Air Stock Down 0.7 %

NYSE SEE traded down $0.20 on Thursday, reaching $27.36. The company had a trading volume of 1,274,522 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,532,817. The company's fifty day moving average is $28.65 and its 200-day moving average is $32.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.06 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.62, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a current ratio of 1.29. Sealed Air has a 1-year low of $22.78 and a 1-year high of $41.14.

Sealed Air Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th were issued a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.92%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 14th. Sealed Air's payout ratio is 44.20%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have weighed in on SEE shares. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on Sealed Air from $39.00 to $38.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Sealed Air from $42.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Bank of America dropped their target price on Sealed Air from $42.00 to $39.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 6th. StockNews.com raised shares of Sealed Air from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Finally, UBS Group raised shares of Sealed Air from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $38.00 target price on the stock in a report on Monday, April 7th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Sealed Air has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $38.00.

Insider Activity at Sealed Air

In related news, Director Henry R. Keizer acquired 1,120 shares of Sealed Air stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was bought at an average price of $30.00 per share, with a total value of $33,600.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 35,000 shares in the company, valued at $1,050,000. This represents a 3.31 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sealed Air

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in Sealed Air stock. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new position in shares of Sealed Air Co. (NYSE:SEE - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 21,800 shares of the industrial products company's stock, valued at approximately $737,000. 94.40% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.