Q1 Earnings Forecast for Sealed Air Issued By William Blair

Sealed Air Co. (NYSE:SEE) – Investment analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Sealed Air in a report released on Friday, February 28th. William Blair analyst R. Sparenblek forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $0.67 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Sealed Air’s current full-year earnings is $3.05 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Sealed Air’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.74 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.85 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.20 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Truist Financial increased their target price on Sealed Air from $41.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. StockNews.com raised Sealed Air from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. UBS Group lifted their price target on Sealed Air from $37.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Citigroup decreased their target price on Sealed Air from $44.00 to $42.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Mizuho reduced their price objective on Sealed Air from $45.00 to $42.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $40.17.

Sealed Air Stock Performance

NYSE SEE opened at $31.08 on Monday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $34.04 and a 200 day moving average price of $34.91. The company has a market capitalization of $4.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.43 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.62, a current ratio of 1.29 and a quick ratio of 0.79. Sealed Air has a 1-year low of $30.87 and a 1-year high of $41.14.

Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The industrial products company reported $0.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.08. Sealed Air had a return on equity of 74.21% and a net margin of 7.34%. The business had revenue of $1.37 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.36 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.88 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down .4% on a year-over-year basis.

Sealed Air Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.57%. Sealed Air’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 44.20%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sealed Air

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of SEE. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Sealed Air by 20.2% during the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 8,590 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $312,000 after acquiring an additional 1,441 shares during the last quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System lifted its holdings in shares of Sealed Air by 5.5% in the third quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 166,502 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $6,044,000 after purchasing an additional 8,669 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Sealed Air by 129.1% in the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 138,186 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $5,019,000 after purchasing an additional 77,881 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Sealed Air by 1.8% in the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 55,570 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,017,000 after purchasing an additional 961 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mitchell Mcleod Pugh & Williams Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Sealed Air in the third quarter valued at $212,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.40% 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.