Currently, Smurfit WestRock plc’s (SW) stock is trading at $42.55, marking a gain of 3.25% from last night’s close. At this price, the stock is -15.12% below its 52-week high of $50.13 and 38.96% above its 52-week low of $30.62. Based on the past 30-day period, the stock price is -14.16% below the high and +10.22% above the low.
As well, it is important to consider SW stock ratios such as price-to-sales, which is currently 0.90.Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the last twelve months stands at 14.46. SW’s price to book ratio for the most recent quarter was 73.55, resulting in an 367617.81 price to cash per share for the period.
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How does Smurfit WestRock plc (SW) stock rate among analysts? Buy, sell, or hold?
The key to trading is to concentrate on the future rather than on the past. During uncertain times, it can be hard to make decisions. The analysts who understand how a market works are usually the most accurate at forecasting its future. Currently, there are 11 brokerage firms that recommend the stock as a Moderate Buy. The ratings are commonly aggregated into a single number between 1 and 5. Buy or strong buy is scored 5, outperform is scored 4, hold is scored 3, underperform is scored 2 and strong sell is 1. Using a scale of 1-5, the current average recommendation is 4.18 in simple terms.
Smurfit WestRock plc (SW): Earnings History
If we examine Smurfit WestRock plc’s recent earnings history, in the last quarter ended on 6/30/2024, it posted adjusted earnings per share of $0.51, beating the consensus of $0.76. In other words, it topped the consensus by -$0.25, resulting in a -32.90% surprise. In the 3 months period before the previous quarter which was closed on 6/30/2024, the stock recorded adjusted earnings per share of $0.51 in contrast with the Outlook of $0.76. That was a difference of -$0.25 and a surprise of -32.90%.
Smurfit WestRock plc (SW): Earnings History
Most analysts expect public companies to report earnings and revenue in line with their projections, but sometimes these figures vary from what they actually expected. In the current quarter, the company had earnings predictions made by 3 different analysts, who are expecting earnings to fall in between the range of 0.90 and 0.61 with an average Earnings Estimate of 0.77 which is in contrast with the last year earnings estimate of 0.81 and also replicates -4.94% growth rate year over year.
Smurfit WestRock plc (NYSE: SW) Ownership Details
I will give a breakdown of the key shareholders in Smurfit WestRock plc (SW). Recent figures show that the company’s insiders hold 0.49% of shares. A total of 454 institutional investors hold shares in the company, making 64.96% of its stock and 65.28% of its float.
Jul 31, 2024 , it was reported that the Company’s largest institutional holder is Franklin Templeton ETF Tr-Franklin FTSE United Kingdom ETF holding total of 128.52 shares that make 0.02% of the company’s total number of shares and are currently priced at 5.47 million.
The securities firm BNY Mellon ETF Tr-BNY Mellon U.S. Mid Cap Core Equity ETF holds 38.08 shares of SW, making it the second largest institutional shareholder. Taking this into account, the holding percentage comes to 0.01% , and the holding percentage of shares is valued at 1.62 million.
An overview of Smurfit WestRock plc’s technicals
In order to learn about trade movements and investor behavior, it is best to analyze the short, medium, and long term technical indicators along with the average volume of a stock. A 20-day average of the stock’s daily volume suggests Smurfit WestRock plc (SW) traded 4,812,859 shares per day, with a moving average of $43.69 and price change of -4.33.
