Analyzing WestRock Co (NYSE: WRK)’s Stock Performance and Future Prospects

In the last trading session, 3.73 million WestRock Co (NYSE:WRK) shares changed hands as the company’s beta touched 1.07. With the company’s per share price at $51.62 changed hands at $0.22 or 0.43% during last session, the market valuation stood at $13.33B. WRK’s last price was a discount, traded about -0.33% off its 52-week high of $51.79. The share price had its 52-week low at $26.85, which suggests the last value was 47.99% up since then. When we look at WestRock Co’s average trading volume, we note the 3-month average coming to 2.13 million.

WestRock Co (NYSE:WRK) trade information

Instantly WRK was in green as seen at the end of in last trading. With action 7.63%, the performance over the past five days has been green. The jump to weekly highs of 52.07 added 0.43% to the stock’s daily price. The company’s shares are showing year-to-date upside of 24.33%, with the 5-day performance at 7.63% in the green. However, in the 30-day time frame, WestRock Co (NYSE:WRK) is 4.81% up.

WestRock Co (WRK) estimates and forecasts

Data shows that the WestRock Co share is performing relatively much not better than most of its peers within the same industry. As can be gleaned from the statistics, the company’s share value shot 36.38% over the past 6 months, a -34.77% in annual growth rate that is considerably lower than the industry average of -13.90%. Year-over-year growth is forecast to reach -4.00% down from the last financial year.

Consensus estimates given by 6 financial analysts project the company’s revenue in the current quarter to hit an average of 5.01B. 6 analysts are of the opinion that WestRock Co’s revenue for the current quarter will be 5.11B. The estimates for the next quarter sales put growth at 2.50%.

The 2024 estimates are for WestRock Co earnings to decrease by -30.02%.

WRK Dividends

WestRock Co is expected to release its next quarterly earnings report in June. The 2.24% annual yield figure for the share gives it an annual dividend of 1.16. It is important to note, however, that the 2.24% dividend yield ratio should serve as a guide only, as you should also take into consideration many other aspects of a company’s operations and fundamentals before making any investment decision.