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NYSE:WRK

WestRock (WRK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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About WestRock Stock (NYSE:WRK)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$50.49
$52.16
50-Day Range
$48.79
$54.74
52-Week Range
$27.86
$54.83
Volume
11.86 million shs
Average Volume
2.62 million shs
Market Capitalization
$13.24 billion
P/E Ratio
43.29
Dividend Yield
2.35%
Price Target
$51.75
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

WestRock Company, together with its subsidiaries, provides fiber-based paper and packaging solutions in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. It operates through four segments: Corrugated Packaging, Consumer Packaging, Global Paper, and Distribution. The Corrugated Packaging segment produces containerboards, corrugated sheets, corrugated packaging, and preprinted linerboards to consumer and industrial products manufacturers, and corrugated box manufacturers. It also provides structural and graphic design, engineering services and custom, and proprietary and standard automated packaging machines; turn-key installation, automation, line integration, and packaging solutions; machinery solution that creates pouches; and pack temporary displays, as well as lithographic laminated packaging products. The Consumer Packaging segment manufactures and sells folding cartons that are used to package food, paper, beverages, dairy products, confectionery, health and beauty, and other household consumer products, as well as express mail packages for the overnight courier industry. It also offers inserts and labels, as well as rigid packaging and other printed packaging products, such as transaction cards, brochures, product literature, marketing materials, and grower tags, and plant stakes; and paperboard packaging for over-the-counter and prescription drugs. In addition, this segment manufactures and sells solid fiber and corrugated partitions, and die-cut paperboard components. The Global Paper segment manufactures containerboard, paperboard, and specialty grades primarily to corrugated packaging, folding carton, food service, liquid packaging, tobacco, and commercial print markets. The Distribution segment distributes corrugated packaging materials and other specialty packaging products, including stretch films, void fills, carton sealing tapes, and other specialty tapes; and provides contract packing services. The company is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

WestRock Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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45th Percentile Overall Score

WRK MarketRank™: 

WestRock scored higher than 45% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 145th 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

    WestRock has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    WestRock has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about WestRock's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for WestRock are expected to grow by 77.31% in the coming year, from $2.16 to $3.83 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of WestRock is 43.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.82.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of WestRock is 43.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 109.27.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    WestRock has a PEG Ratio of 2.13. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    WestRock has a P/B Ratio of 1.31. 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 WRK.
  • Dividend Yield

    WestRock pays a meaningful dividend of 2.35%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    WestRock does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of WestRock is 101.68%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, WestRock will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.59% next year. This indicates that WestRock will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about WestRock's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for WRK.
    • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

    • Percentage Held by Insiders

      Only 0.49% of the stock of WestRock is held by insiders.

    • Percentage Held by Institutions

      83.38% of the stock of WestRock is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

    • Read more about WestRock's insider trading history.
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    WRK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

    WestRock (NYSE:WRK) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 2nd. The basic materials company reported $0.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.14. WestRock's revenue for the quarter was down 10.4% on a year-over-year basis.

    The following companies are subsidiaries of WestRock: KapStone, Multi Packaging Solutions, SP Fiber Holdings, MeadWestvaco, A.G. Industries, Simpson Tacoma Paper Mill, National Print Group, and others.

    Top institutional investors of WestRock include First Sabrepoint Capital Management LP, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale (0.01%), Blue Trust Inc. and Wolverine Trading LLC. Insiders that own company stock include Currey M Russell, Vicki L Lostetter, Thomas Stigers, Denise R Singleton, John L O'neal and James E Nevels.
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    Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that WestRock investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), General Electric (GE) and ServiceNow (NOW).

    Company Calendar

    Last Earnings
    5/02/2024
    Today
    12/26/2024
    Fiscal Year End
    9/30/2025

    Industry, Sector and Symbol

    Industry
    Paperboard containers & boxes
    Sub-Industry
    N/A
    Employees
    56,100
    Year Founded
    2015

    Price Target and Rating

    Average Stock Price Target
    $51.75
    High Stock Price Target
    $57.00
    Low Stock Price Target
    $42.00
    Potential Upside/Downside
    +0.5%
    Consensus Rating
    Hold
    Rating Score (0-4)
    2.20
    Research Coverage
    5 Analysts

    Profitability

    Net Income
    $-1,649,000,000.00
    Pretax Margin
    1.81%

    Debt

    Sales & Book Value

    Annual Sales
    $20.31 billion
    Cash Flow
    $9.02 per share
    Book Value
    $39.40 per share

    Miscellaneous

    Free Float
    255,741,000
    Market Cap
    $13.24 billion
    Optionable
    Optionable
    Beta
    1.05

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    This page (NYSE:WRK) was last updated on 12/27/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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