What is William Blair’s Forecast for Sealed Air Q2 Earnings?

Sealed Air Co. (NYSE:SEE) – Investment analysts at William Blair decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Sealed Air in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 6th. William Blair analyst R. Sparenblek now expects that the industrial products company will earn $0.73 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.74. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $0.72 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.79 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.23 EPS.

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

SEE has been the subject of a number of other reports. Raymond James decreased their price objective on Sealed Air from $42.00 to $36.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group set a $36.00 price objective on Sealed Air in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Truist Financial lowered their price target on shares of Sealed Air from $44.00 to $33.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Sealed Air from $42.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of Sealed Air from $39.00 to $38.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 13th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Sealed Air presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $38.00.

Sealed Air Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of NYSE SEE opened at $30.59 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $4.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.25 and a beta of 1.35. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $28.19 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $32.59. 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 52-week low of $22.78 and a 52-week high of $41.14.

Sealed Air Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th were given a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.62%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 14th. Sealed Air’s dividend payout ratio is currently 44.20%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Sealed Air

In other Sealed Air news, Director Henry R. Keizer bought 1,120 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $30.00 per share, for a total transaction of $33,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 35,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,050,000. This trade represents a 3.31 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Sealed Air

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of SEE. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL purchased a new position in shares of Sealed Air in the first quarter valued at $26,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Sealed Air in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. North Capital Inc. purchased a new position in Sealed Air during the first quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Manchester Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Sealed Air by 139.4% during the 4th quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 1,202 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 700 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in Sealed Air by 218.0% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,323 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 907 shares in the last quarter. 94.40% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.