Seaport Res Ptn Issues Pessimistic Estimate for SW Earnings

Key Points

• Seaport Res Ptn has significantly lowered its FY2026 EPS estimate for Smurfit Westrock to $3.02, down from a previously estimated $3.59, while maintaining a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock.
• JPMorgan Chase & Co. recently increased its price target for Smurfit Westrock from $60.00 to $61.00, with several other analysts also maintaining positive ratings on the stock.
• Smurfit Westrock reported quarterly earnings with revenues of $7.94 billion but missed the EPS consensus estimate of $0.57, posting actual earnings of $0.45 per share.

Smurfit Westrock PLC (NYSE:SW - Free Report) - Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their FY2026 EPS estimates for Smurfit Westrock in a report issued on Monday, October 6th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $3.02 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $3.59. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Smurfit Westrock's current full-year earnings is $3.25 per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Smurfit Westrock from $60.00 to $61.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday. Wells Fargo & Company set a $52.00 target price on shares of Smurfit Westrock and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Smurfit Westrock in a research report on Saturday, September 27th. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Smurfit Westrock from $64.00 to $63.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, June 30th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Smurfit Westrock from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their target price for the company from $44.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, June 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $57.80.

Smurfit Westrock Price Performance

NYSE SW opened at $41.20 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 1.45 and a quick ratio of 0.95. Smurfit Westrock has a 1 year low of $37.01 and a 1 year high of $56.99. The company has a market cap of $21.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 62.43 and a beta of 1.09. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $44.27 and its 200 day moving average price is $43.98.

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.57 by ($0.12). Smurfit Westrock had a return on equity of 5.90% and a net margin of 1.14%.The firm had revenue of $7.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $7.88 billion. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 167.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Smurfit Westrock Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 18th. Investors of record on Friday, August 15th were paid a dividend of $0.4308 per share. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 15th. Smurfit Westrock's dividend payout ratio is currently 260.61%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of SW. NBC Securities Inc. raised its position in shares of Smurfit Westrock by 127,600.0% during the 1st quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 1,277 shares of the company's stock valued at $57,000 after buying an additional 1,276 shares during the period. Czech National Bank grew its stake in shares of Smurfit Westrock by 6.7% in the second quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 121,218 shares of the company's stock worth $5,231,000 after acquiring an additional 7,657 shares in the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Smurfit Westrock by 106.3% during the first quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 11,709 shares of the company's stock worth $528,000 after purchasing an additional 6,032 shares in the last quarter. Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in Smurfit Westrock in the second quarter valued at $481,000. Finally, Foresight Group Ltd Liability Partnership purchased a new stake in Smurfit Westrock in the first quarter valued at $26,028,000. 83.38% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Smurfit Westrock Company Profile

Smurfit Westrock Plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells containerboard, corrugated containers, and other paper-based packaging products in Ireland and internationally. The company produces containerboard that it converts into corrugated containers or sells to third parties, as well as produces other types of paper, such as consumer packaging board, sack paper, graphic paper, solid board and graphic board, and other paper-based packaging products, such as consumer packaging, solid board packaging, paper sacks, and other packaging products, including bag-in-box.

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