Smurfit Kappa Group (SKG) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Smurfit Kappa Group Plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells containerboard, corrugated containers, and other paper-based packaging products in Ireland, Germany, France, Mexico, rest of Europe, and other Americas. The company offers e-commerce, retail, consumer, industrial, bottle, protective, heavy-duty, hexacomb, and various punnet packaging products; composite cardboard tubes, bags, and sacks; and bag-in-box, a packaging system that comprises films, accessories, bags, taps, and boxes. It also provides point of sale displays; cardboards of social distancing; corrugated sheet boards, solid board sheets, folding carton sheet boards, sack Kraft papers, MG brown Kraft papers, preprint products, agro-papers, technical papers, BanaBag, and Catcher Board MB12; and various types of containerboards, such as kraftliners, testliners, and containerboard flutings. In addition, the company offers recycling solutions to cardboard and paper products; and supplies packaging machinery. It primarily serves consumer goods, industrial goods, and food and drink sectors. Smurfit Kappa Group Plc was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 3,558 to 3,675.97
• 50-Day Range: 3,656 to 3,656
• 52-Week Range: 2,528 to 3,910
• Volume: 24.17 million shs
• Average Volume: 691,367 shs
• Market Capitalization: £9.55 billion
• P/E Ratio: 1,474.19
• Dividend Yield: 3.58%
• Price Target: GBX 4,200
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Smurfit Kappa Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Smurfit Kappa Group scored higher than 21% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Smurfit Kappa Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Smurfit Kappa Group has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Smurfit Kappa Group is 1,474.19, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 114.55.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Smurfit Kappa Group is 1,474.19, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 359.70.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Smurfit Kappa Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.70. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for SKG.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Smurfit Kappa Group pays a meaningful dividend of 3.38%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Smurfit Kappa Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Smurfit Kappa Group is 5,282.26%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.87

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for SKG.

News and Social Media

• Score: N/A
• News Sentiment: N/A

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Smurfit Kappa Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.86% of the stock of Smurfit Kappa Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

75.75% of the stock of Smurfit Kappa Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

SKG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SKG shares performed this year?

Smurfit Kappa Group's stock was trading at GBX 3,120 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, SKG stock has increased by 17.2% and is now trading at GBX 3,656.
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How do I buy shares of Smurfit Kappa Group?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Smurfit Kappa Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Smurfit Kappa Group investors own include GSK (GSK), AstraZeneca (AZN), Barclays (BARC), BP (BP), HSBC (HSBA), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) and Rio Tinto Group (RIO).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Packaging & Containers
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:SKG
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.smurfitkappa.com
• Phone: 353 1 202 7000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 47,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 4,200
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 4,200
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 4,200
• Potential Upside/Downside: +14.9%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 2.48
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,474.19
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.97
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £758 million
• Net Margins: 6.72%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 14.31%
• Return on Assets: 6.89%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 67.19
• Current Ratio: 1.51
• Quick Ratio: 1.04

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £11.27 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.85
• Cash Flow: GBX 225.32 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.23
• Book Value: GBX 2,151 per share
• Price / Book: 1.70

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 261,100,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £9.55 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.94