Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) Rating Increased to Strong-Buy at Seaport Res Ptn

Key Points

• Smurfit Westrock has been upgraded from a "hold" to a "strong-buy" rating by Seaport Res Ptn, indicating increased confidence in the company's performance.
• Various analysts have adjusted their target prices for Smurfit Westrock, with Morgan Stanley increasing it from $51 to $53, and JPMorgan raising it from $60 to $61, highlighting a generally positive outlook.
• Smurfit Westrock's recent quarterly earnings showed revenue growth of 167.4% year-over-year, although it reported earnings per share below expectations, at $0.45 compared to the forecasted $0.57.

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW - Get Free Report) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a note issued to investors on Monday,Zacks.com reports. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Smurfit Westrock's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.65 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.61 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also weighed in on SW. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Smurfit Westrock from $51.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Smurfit Westrock in a research report on Saturday, September 27th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $52.00 target price on shares of Smurfit Westrock and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Smurfit Westrock from $60.00 to $61.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, Barclays lowered their target price on Smurfit Westrock from $64.00 to $63.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, June 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $57.80.

Smurfit Westrock Trading Down 3.9%

Smurfit Westrock stock opened at $40.33 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $21.06 billion, a PE ratio of 61.11 and a beta of 1.09. Smurfit Westrock has a 12 month low of $37.01 and a 12 month high of $56.99. The company has a current ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $44.41 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $44.00.

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 for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.57 by ($0.12). The company had revenue of $7.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.88 billion. Smurfit Westrock had a return on equity of 5.90% and a net margin of 1.14%.The business's revenue was up 167.4% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts anticipate that Smurfit Westrock will post 3.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Oak Thistle LLC acquired a new stake in Smurfit Westrock during the third quarter worth about $681,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in Smurfit Westrock by 18.5% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 6,405 shares of the company's stock worth $273,000 after buying an additional 1,001 shares during the period. Park National Corp OH bought a new position in Smurfit Westrock in the third quarter valued at approximately $208,000. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Smurfit Westrock by 10.0% during the second quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 11,504 shares of the company's stock worth $496,000 after acquiring an additional 1,047 shares during the period. Finally, Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its stake in Smurfit Westrock by 125.8% in the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 32,261 shares of the company's stock worth $1,393,000 after purchasing an additional 17,975 shares during the period. 83.38% of the stock is owned by 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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