Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A., together with its subsidiaries, supplies consumer metal beverage cans in Europe, the United States, and Brazil. Its products are used in various end-use categories, including beer, carbonated soft drinks, energy drinks, hard seltzers, juices, pre-mixed cocktails, teas, sparkling waters, and wine. The company serves beverage producers. Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg. Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. is a subsidiary of Ardagh Group S.A.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3.67 to $3.81
• 50-Day Range: $3.38 to $4.24
• 52-Week Range: $3.16 to $4.26
• Volume: 1.35 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.38 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.21 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 10.80%
• Price Target: $4.08
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Ardagh Metal Packaging Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ardagh Metal Packaging scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 122nd out of 181 stocks in the industrial products sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Ardagh Metal Packaging has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.29, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ardagh Metal Packaging has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 31.25%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ardagh Metal Packaging are expected to grow by 31.25% in the coming year, from $0.16 to $0.21 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ardagh Metal Packaging is -30.87, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ardagh Metal Packaging is -30.87, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ardagh Metal Packaging has a PEG Ratio of 0.92. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.98% of the float of Ardagh Metal Packaging has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ardagh Metal Packaging has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ardagh Metal Packaging has recently decreased by 4.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Ardagh Metal Packaging is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 10.67%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Ardagh Metal Packaging does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Ardagh Metal Packaging will have a dividend payout ratio of 190.48% in the coming year. This indicates that Ardagh Metal Packaging may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.98% of the float of Ardagh Metal Packaging has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ardagh Metal Packaging has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ardagh Metal Packaging has recently decreased by 4.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.97

News Sentiment

Ardagh Metal Packaging has a news sentiment score of 0.97. 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 0.61 average news sentiment score of Industrial Products companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Ardagh Metal Packaging this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

7 people have searched for AMBP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 133% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added Ardagh Metal Packaging to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 133% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.02% of the stock of Ardagh Metal Packaging is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 16.93% of the stock of Ardagh Metal Packaging is held by institutions.

AMBP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AMBP shares performed this year?

Ardagh Metal Packaging's stock was trading at $3.84 at the beginning of the year. Since then, AMBP shares have decreased by 3.5% and is now trading at $3.7050.
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How were Ardagh Metal Packaging's earnings last quarter?

Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. (NYSE:AMBP) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 24th. The company reported $0.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.01. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Who are Ardagh Metal Packaging's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Ardagh Metal Packaging include Private Management Group Inc. (0.92%), Citigroup Inc. (0.85%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (0.51%) and Gilman Hill Asset Management LLC (0.30%).

How do I buy shares of Ardagh Metal Packaging?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Ardagh Metal Packaging own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Ardagh Metal Packaging investors own include The RMR Group (RMR), Waste Connections (WCN), American Water Works (AWK), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC), AUO (AUOTY) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 9/26 Dividend: 9/12/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/26/2024
• Last Earnings: 10/24/2024
• Today: 11/12/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/19 Dividend: 12/05/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/19/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/27/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrial Products
• Industry: Metal cans
• Sub-Industry: Shipping Containers
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AMBP
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1845097
• Web: www.gores.com
• Phone: 352-2625-8555
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 6,400
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $4.08
• High Stock Price Target: $5.10
• Low Stock Price Target: $3.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.29
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.12)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 23.16
• P/E Growth: 0.92
• Net Income: $-50,000,000.00
• Net Margins: -0.99%
• Pretax Margin: -1.11%
• Return on Equity: 1,760.00%
• Return on Assets: 2.00%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 124.21
• Current Ratio: 1.17
• Quick Ratio: 0.88

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.85 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.46
• Cash Flow: $0.71 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.25
• Book Value: ($0.15) per share
• Price / Book: -24.70

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 597,589,000
• Free Float: 597,469,000
• Market Cap: $2.21 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.62