Zacks Research Forecasts Increased Earnings for Sealed Air

Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE) – Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Sealed Air in a research report issued on Monday, March 16th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.75 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.74. 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 $0.87 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.26 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.81 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $0.90 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Sealed Air in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Raymond James Financial lowered Sealed Air from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Sealed Air from $45.00 to $49.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Robert W. Baird reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $42.00 price objective (down from $45.00) on shares of Sealed Air in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $45.00 target price (up from $43.80) on shares of Sealed Air in a research note on Monday, November 17th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $44.09.

Sealed Air Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of NYSE SEE opened at $41.86 on Tuesday. Sealed Air has a 1 year low of $22.78 and a 1 year high of $44.27. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $41.84 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $39.07. The company has a market cap of $6.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.20 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.65, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.56.

Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 2nd. The industrial products company reported $0.77 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.05. Sealed Air had a net margin of 9.43% and a return on equity of 47.21%. The firm had revenue of $1.40 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.34 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.75 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Sealed Air Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. Sealed Air’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 23.32%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in shares of Sealed Air by 383.8% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 837 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 664 shares in the last quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in Sealed Air during the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Sealed Air during the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. Quarry LP purchased a new position in Sealed Air in the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Bayforest Capital Ltd bought a new position in Sealed Air in the fourth quarter worth about $36,000. 94.40% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Sealed Air

Sealed Air Corporation is a global packaging company that develops and manufactures a wide range of materials, equipment and services designed to protect, preserve and promote products. Best known for inventing Bubble Wrap® protective packaging, the company serves customers across food and beverage, e-commerce, electronics, manufacturing and healthcare industries. Sealed Air’s solutions help businesses reduce product damage, extend shelf life and improve operational efficiency.

The company’s product portfolio is organized into three primary segments.