Zacks Research Brokers Decrease Earnings Estimates for Amcor

Amcor plc (NYSE:AMCR - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Amcor in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 18th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now expects that the company will earn $0.19 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.20. The consensus estimate for Amcor's current full-year earnings is $0.74 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Amcor's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.22 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.73 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.19 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.24 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.79 EPS.

Amcor (NYSE:AMCR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.16. The business had revenue of $3.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.33 billion. Amcor had a return on equity of 26.14% and a net margin of 5.89%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.09 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also issued reports on AMCR. Macquarie upgraded shares of Amcor from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Amcor from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Truist Financial raised Amcor from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $10.00 to $12.00 in a report on Monday, January 6th. Bank of America raised Amcor from an "underperform" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $12.50 price target for the company in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. Finally, UBS Group raised Amcor from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Amcor has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $11.46.

Amcor Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:AMCR traded down $0.16 on Thursday, hitting $10.24. The company's stock had a trading volume of 21,710,048 shares, compared to its average volume of 18,910,525. The company has a market capitalization of $14.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 1.26. Amcor has a 12 month low of $8.80 and a 12 month high of $11.48. The stock's 50-day moving average is $9.72 and its two-hundred day moving average is $10.42.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Amcor

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMCR. Barclays PLC lifted its position in Amcor by 31.8% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 4,544,118 shares of the company's stock worth $51,484,000 after buying an additional 1,096,664 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its stake in shares of Amcor by 39.3% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 719,749 shares of the company's stock worth $8,162,000 after acquiring an additional 203,166 shares during the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Amcor by 24.5% during the third quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 634,631 shares of the company's stock worth $7,190,000 after acquiring an additional 124,945 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its position in Amcor by 78.7% during the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 217,498 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,464,000 after purchasing an additional 95,805 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio purchased a new position in Amcor in the third quarter valued at about $5,919,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 45.14% of the company's stock.

Amcor Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 18th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 26th will be given a $0.1275 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 26th. This represents a $0.51 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.98%. Amcor's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 92.73%.

About Amcor

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.