Zacks Research Estimates Sealed Air’s Q4 Earnings (NYSE:SEE)

Sealed Air Co. (NYSE:SEE) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research decreased their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Sealed Air in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, May 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $0.75 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.81. 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 FY2026 earnings at $3.20 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group set a $36.00 target price on Sealed Air in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Mizuho lowered their price target on shares of Sealed Air from $39.00 to $32.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Raymond James decreased their target price on shares of Sealed Air from $42.00 to $36.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. UBS Group raised shares of Sealed Air from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $38.00 price target for the company in a research report on Monday, April 7th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted 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. Four equities research 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. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $38.00.

Sealed Air Trading Down 1.0%

Sealed Air stock opened at $31.92 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $28.50 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $32.31. The company has a quick ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.62. Sealed Air has a 12 month low of $22.78 and a 12 month high of $41.14. The stock has a market cap of $4.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.73 and a beta of 1.35.

Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The industrial products company reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.14. Sealed Air had a net margin of 7.34% and a return on equity of 74.21%. The company had revenue of $1.27 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.27 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.78 EPS. The business’s revenue was down 4.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Henry R. Keizer bought 1,120 shares of Sealed Air stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $30.00 per share, for a total transaction of $33,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 35,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,050,000. This trade represents a 3.31% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Sealed Air by 17.7% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 18,330,381 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $620,117,000 after buying an additional 2,754,395 shares during the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Sealed Air by 1.9% in the first quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 12,545,129 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $362,555,000 after acquiring an additional 228,937 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in shares of Sealed Air by 2.5% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,884,200 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $112,253,000 after purchasing an additional 95,361 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Sealed Air by 42.1% during the 1st quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,864,927 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $82,796,000 after purchasing an additional 849,485 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Swedbank AB grew its position in shares of Sealed Air by 57.3% in the 4th quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 2,325,696 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $78,678,000 after purchasing an additional 846,882 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 94.40% of the company’s stock.

About Sealed Air

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.