NYSE:SW Smurfit Westrock (SW) Stock Price, News & Analysis $43.99 -0.52 (-1.16%) Closing price 11/6/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$44.65 +0.66 (+1.49%) As of 11/6/2026 07:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Smurfit Westrock Stock (NYSE:SW) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Smurfit Westrock alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$43.66▼$44.6950-Day Range$40.44▼$48.3052-Week Range$32.73▼$52.65Volume4.87 million shsAverage Volume5.35 million shsMarket Capitalization$23.08 billionP/E Ratio49.43Dividend Yield4.11%Price Target$55.15Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Smurfit Westrock is a global paper-based packaging company formed in 2024 through the combination of Smurfit Kappa Group and WestRock. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, the company serves customers across a range of industries and markets worldwide. Its business includes producing paper and packaging materials, as well as designing and manufacturing packaging for consumer and commercial uses. Products include corrugated packaging, consumer packaging, containerboard, paper sacks and bag-in-box packaging. The company also provides recycling services and uses recovered paper in its operations. Smurfit Westrock operates across North America, Europe and other international markets. Anthony “Tony” Smurfit, previously chief executive of Smurfit Kappa, leads the combined company as chief executive officer.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Smurfit Westrock Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks91st Percentile Overall ScoreSW MarketRank™: 4.571759259255 of 5 starsSmurfit Westrock scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 46th out of 228 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.4 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingSmurfit Westrock has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.77, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 11 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.Upside PotentialSmurfit Westrock has a consensus price target of $55.15, representing about 25.4% upside from its current price of $43.99.Amount of Analyst CoverageSmurfit Westrock has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Smurfit Westrock's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth87.72% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Smurfit Westrock are expected to grow by 87.72% in the coming year, from $1.71 to $3.21 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Smurfit Westrock is 49.43, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.41.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Smurfit Westrock is 49.43, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 28.64.Price to Earnings Growth RatioSmurfit Westrock has a PEG Ratio of 1.79. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioSmurfit Westrock has a P/B Ratio of 1.28. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest4.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted4.45% of the float of Smurfit Westrock has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverSmurfit Westrock has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.25.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Smurfit Westrock has recently decreased by 11.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend LeadershipSmurfit Westrock is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.10%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthSmurfit Westrock does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Smurfit Westrock is 203.37%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Smurfit Westrock will have a dividend payout ratio of 56.39% next year. This indicates that Smurfit Westrock will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Smurfit Westrock's dividend. News and Social Media2.0 / 5News Sentiment0.12 News SentimentSmurfit Westrock has a news sentiment score of 0.12. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.43 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Smurfit Westrock this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 3 people have searched for SW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -63% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 1 people have added Smurfit Westrock to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Smurfit Westrock insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.46% of the stock of Smurfit Westrock is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions83.38% of the stock of Smurfit Westrock is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Smurfit Westrock's insider trading history. Receive SW Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Smurfit Westrock and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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SW Stock News HeadlinesSmurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) Share Price Crosses Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average on Analyst DowngradeNovember 6 at 2:20 AM | americanbankingnews.comSmurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) Stock Price Target Cut by BarclaysNovember 5 at 3:07 AM | americanbankingnews.comI'm handing you this one freeElon Musk doesn't own the chip powering every Tesla, every Starlink dish, and every AI satellite he builds. He licenses it from one overlooked company. That supplier just got a major catalyst. Musk filed to launch 1,000,000 satellites, a move analyst Dylan believes could drive a 100X bigger bill for this chipmaker starting December 8th.November 8 at 1:00 AM | Behind the Markets (Ad)Smurfit Westrock Issued Subpoena by DOJ Relating to Jury Investigation Regarding Pricing, Sale of ProductsNovember 4, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comBarclays Remains a Buy on Smurfit Westrock (SW)November 4, 2026 | theglobeandmail.comCitigroup Has Lowered Expectations for Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) Stock PriceNovember 4, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comWhat Just Happened To Smurfit WestRock Stock?October 31, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comSmurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) Stock Price Target Cut by JPMorgan Chase & Co.October 31, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comSee More Headlines SW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have SW shares performed this year? Smurfit Westrock's stock was trading at $38.63 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, SW stock has increased by 13.9% and is now trading at $43.9930. How were Smurfit Westrock's earnings last quarter? Smurfit Westrock PLC (NYSE:SW) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 28th. The company reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.60 by $0.15. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 2.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Smurfit Westrock's major shareholders? Smurfit Westrock's top institutional investors include Artemis Investment Management LLP (0.61%), Pictet Asset Management Holding SA (0.26%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.23%) and Asset Management One Co. Ltd. (0.04%). Insiders that own company stock include Anthony P J Smurfit, Ken Bowles, Saverio Mayer, Irial Finan, Alvaro Henao and Jairo Lorenzatto. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Smurfit Westrock? Shares of SW stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Smurfit Westrock own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Smurfit Westrock investors own include Comcast (CMCSA), Kraft Heinz (KHC), Micron Technology (MU), Blackstone (BX), Chevron (CVX), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) and Coca-Cola (KO). Company Calendar Record date for 9/10 Dividend8/14/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend8/14/2026Dividend Payable9/10/2026Last Earnings10/28/2026Today11/08/2026Record date for 12/10 Dividend11/13/2026Ex-Dividend for 12/10 Dividend11/13/2026Dividend Payable12/10/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (1w+) 1-Year History Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 Aug 26 Nov 26 For the last 10 days, SW's financial health has been in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorMaterials Industry Containers & Packaging Sub-IndustryPaper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials Current SymbolNYSE:SW Previous SymbolNYSE:SW CIK2005951 Webwww.smurfitwestrock.com Phone353 1 202 7000Fax804-327-6363Employees97,000Year Founded1934Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Smurfit Westrock$55.15 High Price Target$71.00 Low Price Target$45.00 Potential Upside/Downside+25.4%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.77 Research Coverage13 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$0.89 Trailing P/E Ratio49.43 Forward P/E Ratio13.70 P/E Growth1.79Net Income$699 million Net Margins1.50% Pretax Margin2.23% Return on Equity4.27% Return on Assets1.71% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.73 Current Ratio1.48 Quick Ratio0.98 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$31.18 billion Price / Sales0.74 Cash Flow$6.92 per share Price / Cash Flow6.36 Book Value$34.34 per share Price / Book1.28Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares524,520,000Free Float522,110,000Market Cap$23.08 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.01 Social Links Don't Wait for the OpenAI IPOThe AI wave will soon hit public markets with Anthropic and OpenAI set to go public later this year. 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