Amcor (AMCR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Amcor plc develops, produces, and sells packaging products in Europe, North America, Latin America, Africa, and the Asia Pacific regions. The company operates through two segments, Flexibles and Rigid Packaging. The Flexibles segment provides flexible and film packaging products in the food and beverage, medical and pharmaceutical, fresh produce, snack food, personal care, and other industries. The Rigid Packaging segment offers rigid containers for various beverage and food products, including carbonated soft drinks, water, juices, sports drinks, milk-based beverages, spirits and beer, sauces, dressings, spreads, and personal care items; and plastic caps for various applications. The company sells its products through its direct sales force. Amcor plc was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.57 to $9.82
• 50-Day Range: $9.43 to $10.38
• 52-Week Range: $8.80 to $11.48
• Volume: 21.95 million shs
• Average Volume: 13.05 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $13.93 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.52
• Dividend Yield: 5.29%
• Price Target: $11.46
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Amcor Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Amcor scored higher than 73% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 83rd out of 179 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Amcor has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Amcor has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.76%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Amcor are expected to grow by 6.76% in the coming year, from $0.74 to $0.79 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Amcor is 17.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.57.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Amcor is 17.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 20.74.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Amcor has a PEG Ratio of 1.96. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Amcor has a P/B Ratio of 3.53. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.28% of the float of Amcor has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Amcor has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.9.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Amcor has recently increased by 13.45%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Amcor is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.25%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Amcor does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Amcor is 92.73%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Amcor will have a dividend payout ratio of 64.56% next year. This indicates that Amcor will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Environmental Score: -3.86

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.28% of the float of Amcor has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Amcor has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.9.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Amcor has recently increased by 13.45%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.02

News Sentiment

Amcor has a news sentiment score of 1.02. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Amcor this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 5 people have searched for AMCR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -81% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 11 people have added Amcor to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -21% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Amcor insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $101,000.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.60% of the stock of Amcor is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

45.14% of the stock of Amcor is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

AMCR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AMCR shares performed this year?

Amcor's stock was trading at $9.41 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, AMCR stock has increased by 2.4% and is now trading at $9.6350.
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How were Amcor's earnings last quarter?

Amcor plc (NYSE:AMCR) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February, 4th. The company reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.16. The business's revenue was down .3% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Amcor have any subsidiaries?

Amcor subsidiaries include Bemis Company, Hebei Qite Packing, Sonoco -Plastics Blow Molding, Plastic Moulders Ltd, Alusa, BPI China, Deluxe Packages, and more.

Who are Amcor's major shareholders?

Amcor's top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (4.08%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (3.19%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.55%) and Invesco Ltd. (2.11%). Insiders that own company stock include Ronald Stephen Delia, Michael Casamento, Eric V Roegner, Michael J Zacka, Ian Wilson, Louis Fred Stephan, Achal Agarwal, Arun Nayar and Julie Marie Sorrells.
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How do I buy shares of Amcor?

Shares of AMCR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Amcor own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Amcor investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Humana (HUM), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), The RMR Group (RMR), AUO (AUOTY) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/04/2025
• Record date for 3/18 Dividend: 2/26/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 3/18 Dividend: 2/26/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/18/2025
• Today: 3/29/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 4/29/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Miscellaneous manufacturing industries
• Sub-Industry: Misc.
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AMCR
• CIK: 1748790
• Web: www.amcor.com
• Phone: 441179753200
• Fax: 920-527-7600
• Employees: 44,000
• Year Founded: 1864

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $11.46
• High Stock Price Target: $12.50
• Low Stock Price Target: $10.80
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.55
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.52
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.02
• P/E Growth: 1.96
• Net Income: $730 million
• Net Margins: 5.89%
• Pretax Margin: 7.44%
• Return on Equity: 26.14%
• Return on Assets: 6.21%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.80
• Current Ratio: 1.26
• Quick Ratio: 0.71

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $13.54 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.03
• Cash Flow: $1.05 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.14
• Book Value: $2.73 per share
• Price / Book: 3.53

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,445,343,000
• Free Float: 1,436,671,000
• Market Cap: $13.93 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.80