Zacks Research Comments on Amcor plc's FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:AMCR)

Amcor plc (NYSE:AMCR - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Amcor in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, April 1st. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.74 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $0.73. The consensus estimate for Amcor's current full-year earnings is $0.68 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Amcor's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.21 EPS.

Amcor Trading Down 1.4 %

AMCR traded down $0.13 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $9.18. The company's stock had a trading volume of 8,945,251 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,056,796. Amcor has a 52-week low of $8.45 and a 52-week high of $11.35. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $9.28 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $9.27. The company has a current ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.74. The firm has a market cap of $13.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.16, a PEG ratio of 10.39 and a beta of 0.78.

Amcor (NYSE:AMCR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 6th. The company reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.01. Amcor had a return on equity of 24.28% and a net margin of 4.59%. The business had revenue of $3.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.29 billion.

Amcor Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 19th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 28th were given a $0.125 dividend. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.45%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 27th. Amcor's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 113.64%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of AMCR. Signaturefd LLC raised its stake in shares of Amcor by 1,619.5% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 3,267 shares of the company's stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 3,077 shares during the period. Money Concepts Capital Corp bought a new position in Amcor during the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. Clear Street Markets LLC lifted its stake in Amcor by 93.6% during the first quarter. Clear Street Markets LLC now owns 2,913 shares of the company's stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 1,408 shares during the last quarter. Quent Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Amcor by 99.6% in the 3rd quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 3,814 shares of the company's stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 1,903 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC bought a new stake in Amcor during the 3rd quarter valued at $38,000. 45.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Amcor

Amcor plc develops, produces, and sells packaging products in Europe, North America, Latin America, Africa, and the Asia Pacific regions. The company operates through two segments, Flexibles and Rigid Packaging. The Flexibles segment provides flexible and film packaging products in the food and beverage, medical and pharmaceutical, fresh produce, snack food, personal care, and other industries.