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NYSE:WRK

WestRock (WRK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

About WestRock Stock (NYSE:WRK)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$50.49
$52.16
50-Day Range
$48.79
$54.74
52-Week Range
$27.86
$54.83
Volume
11.86 million shs
Average Volume
2.62 million shs
Market Capitalization
$13.24 billion
P/E Ratio
43.29
Dividend Yield
2.35%
Price Target
$51.75
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

WestRock Company, together with its subsidiaries, provides fiber-based paper and packaging solutions in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. It operates through four segments: Corrugated Packaging, Consumer Packaging, Global Paper, and Distribution. The Corrugated Packaging segment produces containerboards, corrugated sheets, corrugated packaging, and preprinted linerboards to consumer and industrial products manufacturers, and corrugated box manufacturers. It also provides structural and graphic design, engineering services and custom, and proprietary and standard automated packaging machines; turn-key installation, automation, line integration, and packaging solutions; machinery solution that creates pouches; and pack temporary displays, as well as lithographic laminated packaging products. The Consumer Packaging segment manufactures and sells folding cartons that are used to package food, paper, beverages, dairy products, confectionery, health and beauty, and other household consumer products, as well as express mail packages for the overnight courier industry. It also offers inserts and labels, as well as rigid packaging and other printed packaging products, such as transaction cards, brochures, product literature, marketing materials, and grower tags, and plant stakes; and paperboard packaging for over-the-counter and prescription drugs. In addition, this segment manufactures and sells solid fiber and corrugated partitions, and die-cut paperboard components. The Global Paper segment manufactures containerboard, paperboard, and specialty grades primarily to corrugated packaging, folding carton, food service, liquid packaging, tobacco, and commercial print markets. The Distribution segment distributes corrugated packaging materials and other specialty packaging products, including stretch films, void fills, carton sealing tapes, and other specialty tapes; and provides contract packing services. The company is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

WestRock Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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38th Percentile Overall Score

WRK MarketRank™: 

WestRock scored higher than 38% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 150th out of 195 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    WestRock has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    WestRock has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about WestRock's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for WestRock are expected to grow by 77.31% in the coming year, from $2.16 to $3.83 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of WestRock is 43.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 133.84.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of WestRock is 43.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 127.21.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    WestRock has a PEG Ratio of 2.13. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    WestRock has a P/B Ratio of 1.31. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for WRK.
  • Dividend Yield

    WestRock pays a meaningful dividend of 2.35%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of WestRock is 101.68%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, WestRock will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.59% next year. This indicates that WestRock will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about WestRock's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for WRK.
  • Search Interest

    2 people have searched for WRK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.49% of the stock of WestRock is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    83.38% of the stock of WestRock is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about WestRock's insider trading history.
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WRK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

WestRock (NYSE:WRK) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 2nd. The basic materials company reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.14. WestRock's revenue for the quarter was down 10.4% on a year-over-year basis.

WestRock subsidiaries include KapStone, Multi Packaging Solutions, SP Fiber Holdings, MeadWestvaco, A.G. Industries, Simpson Tacoma Paper Mill, National Print Group, and more.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that WestRock investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), General Electric (GE) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/02/2024
Today
10/17/2024
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Paperboard containers & boxes
Sub-Industry
N/A
Employees
56,100
Year Founded
2015

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$51.75
High Stock Price Target
$57.00
Low Stock Price Target
$42.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+0.5%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.20
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$-1,649,000,000.00
Pretax Margin
1.81%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$20.31 billion
Cash Flow
$9.02 per share
Book Value
$39.40 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
255,741,000
Market Cap
$13.24 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.05

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This page (NYSE:WRK) was last updated on 10/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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