NYSE:SW Smurfit Westrock (SW) Stock Price, News & Analysis $53.28 +2.10 (+4.10%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrends 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$50.92▼$53.3650-Day Range$43.42▼$56.6552-Week Range$38.55▼$56.99Volume10.23 million shsAverage Volume4.94 million shsMarket Capitalization$27.71 billionP/E Ratio296.02Dividend Yield2.27%Price Target$60.00Consensus 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™ Stocks77th Percentile Overall ScoreSW MarketRank™: Smurfit Westrock scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 78th out of 193 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 2.78, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageSmurfit Westrock has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Smurfit Westrock's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth23.02% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Smurfit Westrock are expected to grow by 23.02% in the coming year, from $2.65 to $3.26 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Smurfit Westrock is 296.02, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.74.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Smurfit Westrock is 296.02, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 112.35.Price to Book Value per Share RatioSmurfit Westrock has a P/B Ratio of 1.35. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for SW. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldSmurfit Westrock pays a meaningful dividend of 2.36%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthSmurfit Westrock does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Smurfit Westrock is 672.22%. 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 37.12% 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 Media3.4 / 5News Sentiment1.04 News SentimentSmurfit Westrock has a news sentiment score of 1.04. 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 0.48 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Smurfit Westrock this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.Search Interest7 people have searched for SW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 40% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 4 people have added Smurfit Westrock to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% 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 $1,371,000.00 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) Insider Saverio Mayer Sells 25,000 SharesDecember 5, 2024 | insidertrades.comSmurfit Westrock PLC stock outperforms competitors on strong trading dayDecember 20 at 9:12 PM | marketwatch.comEven Trump can’t stop what’s coming.No matter who sits in the White House over the next four years, a series of events has been triggered that could devastate millions of Americans. These events have caused five major cracks in our economy... That's why I have moved 7-figures of my own money out of the stock market.December 22, 2024 | Behind the Markets (Ad)Smurfit Westrock PLC stock outperforms competitors despite losses on the dayDecember 20 at 11:09 AM | marketwatch.comSmurfit Westrock Seeks Reporting Exemption in CanadaDecember 20 at 11:09 AM | markets.businessinsider.comSmurfit Westrock Applies to Cease to be a Reporting Issuer in Certain Canadian JurisdictionsDecember 19 at 8:47 AM | finance.yahoo.comPackaging Corp. upgraded to Buy from Hold at JefferiesDecember 18, 2024 | msn.comBarclays Increases Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) Price Target to $68.00December 14, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comSee More Headlines SW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have SW shares performed this year? Smurfit Westrock's stock was trading at $49.26 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, SW shares have increased by 8.2% and is now trading at $53.28. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. Who are Smurfit Westrock's major shareholders? Smurfit Westrock's top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (3.76%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.45%), FMR LLC (1.68%) and Mizuho Securities USA LLC (1.51%). Insiders that own company stock include Saverio Mayer 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. Compare Top Brokerages Here. 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 Ex-Dividend for 12/18 Dividend11/15/2024Dividend Payable12/18/2024Today12/22/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorBasic Materials Industry Paperboard containers & boxes Sub-IndustryShipping Containers Current SymbolNYSE:SW Previous SymbolNYSE:SW CUSIPN/A CIK2005951 Webwww.westrock.com Phone353 1 202 7000Fax804-327-6363Employees56,100Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$60.00 High Stock Price Target$69.00 Low Stock Price Target$50.00 Potential Upside/Downside+12.6%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.78 Research Coverage9 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.18 Trailing P/E Ratio296.02 Forward P/E Ratio20.11 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$-22,400,000.00 Net Margins-0.12% Pretax Margin-0.64% Return on Equity5.98% Return on Assets2.32% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.73 Current Ratio1.48 Quick Ratio0.98 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$16.80 billion Price / Sales1.65 Cash Flow$4.47 per share Price / Cash Flow11.91 Book Value$39.56 per share Price / Book1.35Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares520,156,000Free Float517,607,000Market Cap$27.71 billion OptionableN/A Beta1.04 Beginners Guide To Retirement StocksClick the link below and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of seven best retirement stocks and why they should be in your portfolio. 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