Smurfit Westrock (SW) Competitors $55.72 +2.56 (+4.82%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrends SW vs. BALL, AMBP, GEF-B, PKG, GPK, SON, SHW, SCCO, RIO, and APDShould you be buying Smurfit Westrock stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Smurfit Westrock include Ball (BALL), Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP), Greif (GEF-B), Packaging Co. of America (PKG), Graphic Packaging (GPK), Sonoco Products (SON), Sherwin-Williams (SHW), Southern Copper (SCCO), Rio Tinto Group (RIO), and Air Products and Chemicals (APD). Smurfit Westrock vs. Ball Ardagh Metal Packaging Greif Packaging Co. of America Graphic Packaging Sonoco Products Sherwin-Williams Southern Copper Rio Tinto Group Air Products and Chemicals Ball (NYSE:BALL) and Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) are both large-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and community ranking. Which has more volatility & risk, BALL or SW? Ball has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smurfit Westrock has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor BALL or SW? Ball received 12 more outperform votes than Smurfit Westrock when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Smurfit Westrock an outperform vote while only 21.28% of users gave Ball an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBallOutperform Votes2021.28% Underperform Votes7478.72% Smurfit WestrockOutperform Votes866.67% Underperform Votes433.33% Does the media favor BALL or SW? In the previous week, Ball had 19 more articles in the media than Smurfit Westrock. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Ball and 25 mentions for Smurfit Westrock. Smurfit Westrock's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Ball's score of 0.41 indicating that Smurfit Westrock is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ball 16 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 8 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Smurfit Westrock 16 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders believe in BALL or SW? 86.5% of Ball shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.4% of Smurfit Westrock shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Ball shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Smurfit Westrock shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is BALL or SW more profitable? Ball has a net margin of 34.05% compared to Smurfit Westrock's net margin of -0.12%. Ball's return on equity of 17.46% beat Smurfit Westrock's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ball34.05% 17.46% 5.66% Smurfit Westrock -0.12%5.98%2.32% Is BALL or SW a better dividend stock? Ball pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Smurfit Westrock pays an annual dividend of $1.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Ball pays out 6.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Smurfit Westrock pays out 672.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do analysts recommend BALL or SW? Ball presently has a consensus price target of $70.75, suggesting a potential upside of 17.10%. Smurfit Westrock has a consensus price target of $58.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.09%. Given Ball's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ball is more favorable than Smurfit Westrock.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ball 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Smurfit Westrock 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BALL or SW? Ball has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Smurfit Westrock. Ball is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smurfit Westrock, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBall$13.79B1.31$707M$13.264.56Smurfit Westrock$20.31B1.43-$22.40M$0.18309.57 SummaryBall beats Smurfit Westrock on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad DTIDownload Our Tesla Ebook For FreeLike many of you, we here at the TradingPub are bullish on Tesla long term. We believe the company will continue to be a leader in technology, EVs and A.I. We also believe it’s share price will be rewarded in a big way… In fact, our #1 Tesla expert just published a brand new Ebook regarding Tesla’s future, and we’d like to send it to you at no cost.To claim your copy free of charge simply follow this link. Get Smurfit Westrock News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SW and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSmurfit WestrockPaperboard containers & boxes IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$28.98B$12.88B$2.84B$19.87BDividend Yield2.26%2.49%5.25%3.54%P/E Ratio309.5770.61117.1942.87Price / Sales1.431.22586,876.4418.11Price / Cash11.849.8523.4617.86Price / Book1.612.463.485.52Net Income-$22.40M$376.03M$151.06M$986.45M7 Day Performance9.25%2.47%0.46%-0.22%1 Month Performance25.64%6.42%-5.55%0.12%1 Year PerformanceN/A25.55%27.69%23.71% Smurfit Westrock Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SWSmurfit Westrock3.1229 of 5 stars$55.72+4.8%$58.00+4.1%N/A$27.65B$20.31B309.5756,100Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBALLBall4.3513 of 5 stars$60.42+0.9%$70.75+17.1%+14.1%$18.03B$13.79B4.5621,000Analyst RevisionAMBPArdagh Metal Packaging3.4354 of 5 stars$3.63+0.6%$4.08+12.5%-4.6%$2.17B$4.85B-30.216,400Positive NewsGEF-BGreifN/A$73.30+2.9%N/A+8.4%$0.00N/A0.0012,000High Trading VolumePKGPackaging Co. of America4.6872 of 5 stars$244.12+2.4%$221.60-9.2%+59.5%$21.40B$7.80B28.4514,900Analyst DowngradePositive NewsGPKGraphic Packaging4.0285 of 5 stars$28.53+1.0%$31.53+10.5%+26.5%$8.56B$9.43B12.1923,500Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsSONSonoco Products4.4019 of 5 stars$49.98+1.6%$58.00+16.0%-9.3%$4.83B$6.78B17.1823,000Positive NewsSHWSherwin-Williams4.493 of 5 stars$371.66-0.5%$396.47+6.7%+36.1%$94.07B$23.05B37.0264,088Analyst UpgradeInsider TradePositive NewsSCCOSouthern Copper2.6334 of 5 stars$102.98-0.8%$90.63-12.0%+37.6%$81.52B$9.90B26.5115,810Positive NewsRIORio Tinto Group2.8242 of 5 stars$62.400.0%N/A-9.9%$78.21B$54.04B0.0057,000APDAir Products and Chemicals4.6317 of 5 stars$327.850.0%$331.53+1.1%+20.4%$72.88B$12.10B19.0823,000Analyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BALL Alternatives AMBP Alternatives GEF-B Alternatives PKG Alternatives GPK Alternatives SON Alternatives SHW Alternatives SCCO Alternatives RIO Alternatives APD Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:SW) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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