Smurfit Westrock (SW) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW - Get Free Report) is expected to be releasing its H1 2025 earnings data before the market opens on Wednesday, July 30th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.59 per share and revenue of $7.88 billion for the quarter.

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.73 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.65 by $0.08. Smurfit Westrock had a return on equity of 7.38% and a net margin of 1.98%. The business had revenue of $7.66 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.41 billion. Smurfit Westrock's revenue for the quarter was up 161.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Smurfit Westrock to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Smurfit Westrock Price Performance

SW stock traded up $0.83 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $48.86. 3,098,021 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,241,164. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $44.73 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $46.46. The company has a quick ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. 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 $25.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.05 and a beta of 1.02.

Smurfit Westrock Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 19th were issued a dividend of $0.4308 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 16th. Smurfit Westrock's payout ratio is presently 140.98%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on SW shares. Barclays cut their price target on Smurfit Westrock from $64.00 to $63.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, June 30th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Smurfit Westrock from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price objective for the company from $44.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, June 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their target price on shares of Smurfit Westrock from $57.00 to $56.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of Smurfit Westrock from $50.00 to $54.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Smurfit Westrock from $51.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $57.90.

Insider Buying and Selling at Smurfit Westrock

In other news, Director Irial Finan acquired 15,180 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 6th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $39.21 per share, for a total transaction of $595,207.80. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 54,893 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,152,354.53. This represents a 38.22% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.49% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Smurfit Westrock

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC raised its stake in shares of Smurfit Westrock by 6.7% in the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 5,501 shares of the company's stock valued at $248,000 after purchasing an additional 346 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in Smurfit Westrock by 90.5% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 13,425 shares of the company's stock worth $593,000 after buying an additional 6,378 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Smurfit Westrock by 192.3% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 13,264 shares of the company's stock worth $598,000 after acquiring an additional 8,726 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP raised its position in shares of Smurfit Westrock by 40.8% in the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 41,772 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,882,000 after purchasing an additional 12,096 shares during the period. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its holdings in Smurfit Westrock by 5.9% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 48,559 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,188,000 after acquiring an additional 2,698 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 83.38% of the company's stock.

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.