FY2025 Earnings Estimate for Amcor Issued By Zacks Research

Amcor plc (NYSE:AMCR - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research issued their FY2025 earnings estimates for Amcor in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, May 14th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department expects that the company will earn $0.72 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for Amcor's current full-year earnings is $0.74 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Amcor's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.21 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.20 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.20 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.82 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.21 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.20 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.23 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.90 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on AMCR. Jefferies Financial Group raised Amcor from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Truist Financial lowered their price target on shares of Amcor from $12.00 to $11.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, Raymond James began coverage on shares of Amcor in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. They issued a "market perform" rating on the stock. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $11.31.

Amcor Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE AMCR traded down $0.14 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $9.04. The company had a trading volume of 30,036,442 shares, compared to its average volume of 18,650,464. Amcor has a 12 month low of $8.37 and a 12 month high of $11.48. The stock has a market cap of $13.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.44, a PEG ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 0.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 0.71. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $9.37 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $9.75.

Amcor (NYSE:AMCR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.18 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.18. Amcor had a net margin of 5.89% and a return on equity of 26.14%. The firm had revenue of $3.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.51 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.13 earnings per share. Amcor's quarterly revenue was down 2.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Amcor

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Focus Partners Wealth grew its holdings in Amcor by 11.3% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 43,137 shares of the company's stock worth $418,000 after acquiring an additional 4,396 shares during the period. Bayforest Capital Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Amcor in the 1st quarter worth approximately $355,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its holdings in shares of Amcor by 16.5% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 8,746,344 shares of the company's stock worth $84,840,000 after purchasing an additional 1,239,433 shares in the last quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC lifted its stake in Amcor by 119,244.6% during the first quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 66,833 shares of the company's stock valued at $648,000 after purchasing an additional 66,777 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MBB Public Markets I LLC acquired a new stake in Amcor during the first quarter valued at approximately $322,000. Institutional investors own 45.14% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Amcor

In other news, Director Achal Agarwal bought 10,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 27th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $10.10 per share, for a total transaction of $101,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 88,967 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $898,566.70. This trade represents a 12.66% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Amcor Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 22nd will be given a $0.1275 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 22nd. This represents a $0.51 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.64%. Amcor's dividend payout ratio is presently 91.07%.

Amcor Company Profile

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.