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Smurfit Westrock (SW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$53.28 +2.10 (+4.10%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

About Smurfit Westrock Stock (NYSE:SW)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$50.92
$53.36
50-Day Range
$43.42
$56.65
52-Week Range
$38.55
$56.99
Volume
10.23 million shs
Average Volume
4.94 million shs
Market Capitalization
$27.71 billion
P/E Ratio
296.02
Dividend Yield
2.27%
Price Target
$60.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Smurfit 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.

Smurfit Westrock Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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77th Percentile Overall Score

SW 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.

  • Consensus Rating

    Smurfit 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 Coverage

    Smurfit 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 Growth

    Earnings 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 Market

    The 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. Sector

    The 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 Ratio

    Smurfit 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 Interest

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

    Smurfit Westrock pays a meaningful dividend of 2.36%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Smurfit Westrock does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Smurfit Westrock is 672.22%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based 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.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for SW.
  • News Sentiment

    Smurfit 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 Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Smurfit Westrock this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    7 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 Follows

    Only 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.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In 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 Insiders

    Only 0.49% of the stock of Smurfit Westrock is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    83.38% 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.
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SW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

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.
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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.
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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.
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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 Dividend
11/15/2024
Dividend Payable
12/18/2024
Today
12/22/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

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

Price 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 Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.78
Research Coverage
9 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$-22,400,000.00
Pretax Margin
-0.64%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$16.80 billion
Cash Flow
$4.47 per share
Book Value
$39.56 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
517,607,000
Market Cap
$27.71 billion
Optionable
N/A
Beta
1.04
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This page (NYSE:SW) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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