Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 3.250-3.350 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 3.170. The company issued revenue guidance of $5.3 billion-$5.3 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $5.3 billion.

Sealed Air Stock Performance

SEE stock traded up $1.98 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $35.96. 1,472,008 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,558,863. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $33.97 and a 200-day simple moving average of $31.90. The company has a current ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.18. Sealed Air has a twelve month low of $22.78 and a twelve month high of $38.85. The company has a market capitalization of $5.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.36.

Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The industrial products company reported $0.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.19. Sealed Air had a net margin of 5.46% and a return on equity of 60.61%. The firm 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. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Sealed Air will post 3.05 earnings per share for the current year.

Sealed Air Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Friday, December 5th will be paid a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 5th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. Sealed Air’s payout ratio is currently 40.40%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Sealed Air from $39.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Truist Financial raised their price target on Sealed Air from $33.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $48.00 price target on Sealed Air and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Mizuho raised their price target on Sealed Air from $36.00 to $41.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Sealed Air from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $41.09.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sealed Air

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in SEE. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new position in shares of Sealed Air in the 4th quarter worth $737,000. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in Sealed Air by 21.4% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 118,808 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,434,000 after buying an additional 20,925 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its holdings in Sealed Air by 94.9% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 1,553 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 756 shares during the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Sealed Air during the 1st quarter worth about $201,000. Finally, United Services Automobile Association bought a new stake in shares of Sealed Air in the 1st quarter valued at about $272,000. 94.40% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.