Zacks Research Estimates Sealed Air’s Q3 Earnings (NYSE:SEE)

Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE) – Analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Sealed Air in a research report issued on Thursday, December 18th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.85 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.84. 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 Q1 2027 earnings at $0.82 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.47 EPS.

Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The industrial products company reported $0.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.19. Sealed Air had a return on equity of 54.90% and a net margin of 8.52%.The business had revenue of $1.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.31 billion. Sealed Air has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.250-3.350 EPS.

SEE has been the subject of several other research reports. Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $45.00 price objective (up previously from $43.80) on shares of Sealed Air in a report on Monday, November 17th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Sealed Air in a research note on Monday. Robert W. Baird reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $42.00 price objective (down from $45.00) on shares of Sealed Air in a research report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Sealed Air from $43.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Citigroup raised their target price on Sealed Air from $38.00 to $39.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $42.77.

Sealed Air Price Performance

Shares of Sealed Air stock opened at $41.29 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.75, a current ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.34. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $38.79 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $34.42. The firm has a market cap of $6.07 billion, a PE ratio of 13.40 and a beta of 1.35. Sealed Air has a 12-month low of $22.78 and a 12-month high of $44.27.

Institutional Trading of Sealed Air

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in SEE. Ancora Advisors LLC grew its position in Sealed Air by 81.1% during the 3rd quarter. Ancora Advisors LLC now owns 3,437,412 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $121,513,000 after purchasing an additional 1,538,927 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Sealed Air in the second quarter worth approximately $37,434,000. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in shares of Sealed Air by 31.7% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,754,668 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $168,078,000 after acquiring an additional 1,144,982 shares in the last quarter. Alberta Investment Management Corp raised its holdings in Sealed Air by 43.3% in the 2nd quarter. Alberta Investment Management Corp now owns 2,287,300 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $70,975,000 after acquiring an additional 691,200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jain Global LLC lifted its position in Sealed Air by 9,266.3% in the 3rd quarter. Jain Global LLC now owns 683,930 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $24,177,000 after acquiring an additional 676,628 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.40% of the company’s stock.

Sealed Air Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 5th will be issued a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 5th. Sealed Air’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.97%.

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.