Q2 Earnings Forecast for Sealed Air Issued By Zacks Research

Sealed Air Co. (NYSE:SEE) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for Sealed Air in a research note issued to investors on Monday, February 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $0.79 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.80. 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 $0.82 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.86 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on SEE. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on Sealed Air from $39.00 to $38.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 13th. UBS Group dropped their price target on Sealed Air from $39.00 to $37.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 10th. 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. StockNews.com raised Sealed Air from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of Sealed Air from $41.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $40.00.

Sealed Air Price Performance

SEE opened at $33.19 on Thursday. 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 $30.87 and a 1-year high of $41.14. The company has a 50-day moving average of $34.38 and a 200-day moving average of $34.95. The company has a market capitalization of $4.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.20 and a beta of 1.34.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sealed Air

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. PharVision Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Sealed Air during the fourth quarter worth approximately $301,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its holdings in Sealed Air by 14.7% during the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 377,470 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $12,770,000 after acquiring an additional 48,483 shares during the period. Squarepoint Ops LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Sealed Air in the fourth quarter worth $350,000. State of Wyoming grew its position in Sealed Air by 11.8% during the fourth quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 8,900 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $301,000 after buying an additional 936 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tang Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Sealed Air in the 4th quarter valued at $952,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.40% of the company’s stock.

Sealed Air Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.41%. Sealed Air’s payout ratio is currently 29.41%.

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.