NYSE:SW Smurfit Westrock (SW) Stock Price, News & Analysis $42.56 +0.33 (+0.78%) Closing price 04/28/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$42.48 -0.09 (-0.20%) As of 04/28/2025 06:42 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock About Smurfit Westrock Stock (NYSE:SW) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Smurfit Westrock alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$42.08▼$43.3950-Day Range$38.16▼$54.0652-Week Range$37.01▼$56.99Volume3.12 million shsAverage Volume4.74 million shsMarket Capitalization$22.22 billionP/E Ratio77.38Dividend Yield4.04%Price Target$58.70Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company OverviewSmurfit Westrock Plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells containerboard, corrugated containers, and other paper-based packaging products in Ireland and internationally. The company produces containerboard that it converts into corrugated containers or sells to third parties, as well as produces other types of paper, such as consumer packaging board, sack paper, graphic paper, solid board and graphic board, and other paper-based packaging products, such as consumer packaging, solid board packaging, paper sacks, and other packaging products, including bag-in-box. It also produces linerboard and corrugated medium, paperboard, and non-packaging grades of paper, as well as converted products, such as folding cartons and corrugated boxes, and other products; recycled paper-based packaging products; and packaging machinery. The company primarily serves food and beverage, e-commerce, retail, consumer goods, industrial, and foodservice markets. Smurfit Westrock Plc was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.Read More… Smurfit Westrock Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks76th Percentile Overall ScoreSW MarketRank™: Smurfit Westrock scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 56th out of 186 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.4 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingSmurfit Westrock has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageSmurfit Westrock has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Smurfit Westrock's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth24.92% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Smurfit Westrock are expected to grow by 24.92% in the coming year, from $3.25 to $4.06 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Smurfit Westrock is 77.38, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.76.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Smurfit Westrock is 77.38, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 74.98.Price to Book Value per Share RatioSmurfit Westrock has a P/B Ratio of 1.27. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Smurfit Westrock's valuation and earnings. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for SW. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend LeadershipSmurfit Westrock is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.15%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthSmurfit Westrock does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Smurfit Westrock is 312.73%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Smurfit Westrock will have a dividend payout ratio of 42.36% next year. This indicates that Smurfit Westrock will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Smurfit Westrock's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for SW. News and Social Media2.8 / 5News Sentiment1.02 News SentimentSmurfit Westrock 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 0.51 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 24 news articles for Smurfit Westrock this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 4 people have added Smurfit Westrock to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -92% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Smurfit Westrock insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,549,428.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.49% of the stock of Smurfit Westrock is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions83.38% of the stock of Smurfit Westrock is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Smurfit Westrock's insider trading history. Receive SW Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Smurfit Westrock and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address SW Stock News HeadlinesSmurfit Westrock Ltd (NYSE:SW) Receives $58.70 Consensus PT from BrokeragesApril 28 at 1:23 AM | americanbankingnews.comBarclays Keeps Their Buy Rating on Smurfit Westrock (SW)April 24, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comNow I look stupid. Real stupid... I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. Because here we are, a quarter of a century later, almost to the exact day, and it’s happening again. April 29, 2025 | Porter & Company (Ad)Smurfit Westrock PLC stock rises Thursday, still underperforms marketApril 24, 2025 | marketwatch.comSmurfit Westrock Plc: Value opportunityApril 23, 2025 | ca.finance.yahoo.comSmurfit Westrock price target lowered to $50 from $62 at TruistApril 23, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comSmurfit Westrock PLC stock rises Tuesday, still underperforms marketApril 23, 2025 | marketwatch.comSmurfit Westrock’s Quarterly Earnings Preview: What You Need to KnowApril 22, 2025 | msn.comSee More Headlines SW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have SW shares performed this year? Smurfit Westrock's stock was trading at $53.86 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, SW shares have decreased by 21.0% and is now trading at $42.56. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Smurfit Westrock's earnings last quarter? Smurfit Westrock Ltd (NYSE:SW) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February, 12th. The company reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.33. Smurfit Westrock had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.16% and a net margin of 0.63%. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Smurfit Westrock's major shareholders? Smurfit Westrock's top institutional investors include Vontobel Holding Ltd. (0.27%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.20%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.18%) and Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA (0.16%). Insiders that own company stock include Saverio Mayer, Ken Bowles, Alvaro Henao and Jairo Lorenzatto. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Smurfit Westrock? Shares of SW 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 Smurfit Westrock own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Smurfit Westrock investors own include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META), Netflix (NFLX) and Visa (V). Company Calendar Last Earnings2/12/2025Record date for 3/18 Dividend2/14/2025Ex-Dividend for 3/18 Dividend2/14/2025Dividend Payable3/18/2025Today4/28/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)5/01/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorBasic Materials Industry Paperboard containers & boxes Sub-IndustryShipping Containers Current SymbolNYSE:SW Previous SymbolNYSE:SW CIK2005951 Webwww.westrock.com Phone353 1 202 7000Fax804-327-6363Employees56,100Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$58.70 High Stock Price Target$69.00 Low Stock Price Target$43.00 Potential Upside/Downside+37.9%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.80 Research Coverage10 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.55 Trailing P/E Ratio77.38 Forward P/E Ratio13.10 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$319 million Net Margins0.63% Pretax Margin2.65% Return on Equity6.16% Return on Assets2.42% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.72 Current Ratio1.37 Quick Ratio0.89 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$21.11 billion Price / Sales1.05 Cash Flow$3.44 per share Price / Cash Flow12.39 Book Value$33.40 per share Price / Book1.27Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares521,976,000Free Float517,935,000Market Cap$22.22 billion OptionableN/A Beta1.00 7 Stocks to Buy And Hold ForeverEnter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of seven stocks and why their long-term outlooks are very promising. 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