During the recent session, Smurfit WestRock plc (NYSE:SW)’s traded shares were 0.66 million, with the beta value of the company hitting 1.03. At the last check today, the stock’s price was $40.92, reflecting an intraday gain of 2.31% or $0.92. The 52-week high for the SW share is $56.99, that puts it down -39.27 from that peak though still a striking 9.56% gain since the share price plummeted to a 52-week low of $37.01. The company’s market capitalization is $21.30B, and the average trade volume was 4.02 million shares over the past three months.
Smurfit WestRock plc (SW) received a consensus recommendation of Buy from analysts. That translates to a mean rating of 1.65. SW has a Sell rating from 1 analyst(s) out of 16 analysts who have looked at this stock. 4 analyst(s) recommend to Hold the stock while 0 suggest Overweight, and 11 recommend a Buy rating for it. 0 analyst(s) has rated the stock Underweight. Company’s earnings per share (EPS) for the current quarter are expected to be 0.59.
Smurfit WestRock plc (NYSE:SW) trade information
Smurfit WestRock plc (SW) registered a 2.31% upside in the last session and has traded in the green over the past 5 sessions. The stock spiked 2.31% in intraday trading to $40.92, hitting a weekly high. The stock’s 5-day price performance is 1.12%, and it has moved by 7.16% in 30 days. Based on these gigs, the overall price performance for the year is 9.31%.
The consensus price target of analysts on Wall Street is $57, which implies an increase of 28.21% to the stock’s current value. The extremes of the forecast give a target low and a target high price of $57 and $57 respectively. As a result, SW is trading at a discount of -39.3% off the target high and -39.3% off the low.
Smurfit WestRock plc (SW) estimates and forecasts
In the rating firms’ projections, revenue will increase 36.60% compared to the previous financial year.
As companies strive to predict their financial trajectories, we turn our attention to the forthcoming financial quarter. Here are the insights gathered from industry analysts. Revenue for the current quarter is expected to be 7.07B as predicted by 6 analyst(s). Meanwhile, a consensus of 6 analyst(s) estimates revenue growth to 7.09B by the end of current fiscal year. As per earnings report from last fiscal year’s results, sales for the corresponding quarters totaled 2.97B and 7.1B respectively. In this case, analysts expect current quarter sales to grow by 138.14% and then drop by -0.22% in the coming quarter.
An analysis of the company’s performance over the past 5 years shows that the company’s earnings shrunk an estimated -18.33%. While earnings are projected to return 258.01% in 2025, the next five years will return 73.22% per annum.
SW Dividends
Smurfit WestRock plc is due to release its next quarterly earnings in June. However, it is important to remember that the dividend yield ratio is merely an indicator meant to only serve as guidance. Investors should also take the other fundamental and operational aspects into account before investing in the stock. The forward dividend ratio for Smurfit WestRock plc is 1.04, with the dividend yield indicating at 2.53 percent, continuing the trend of increasing dividends in recent years.
Also, the Mutual Funds coming in first place with the largest holdings of Smurfit WestRock plc (SW) shares are VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund and VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund . Data provided on Dec 31, 2024 indicates that VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund owns about 16.33 shares. This amounts to just over 3.13 percent of the company’s overall shares, with a $671.0 million market value. The same data shows that the other fund manager holds slightly less at 13.38, or about 2.56% of the stock, which is worth about $549.84 million.
