Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. (NYSE: AMBP) is a global supplier of sustainable metal packaging for beverage manufacturers. The company produces aluminum and steel beverage cans, can ends and specialty containers used for products including carbonated soft drinks, beer, energy drinks and other ready-to-drink beverages.

Ardagh Metal Packaging serves major beverage companies and brand owners through manufacturing operations in Europe, North America and Brazil. Its products are designed to support brand differentiation, convenient consumption and the circular-economy benefits of metal packaging, which can be recycled repeatedly without losing its essential properties.

The company was formed from the beverage can business of Ardagh Group and became a publicly traded company in 2021 through a business combination with Gores Holdings V. Ardagh Metal Packaging is part of the broader Ardagh Group, a global packaging organization, and is led by Chief Executive Officer Oliver Graham.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $4.64 to $4.80
• 50-Day Range: $4.30 to $5.36
• 52-Week Range: $3.29 to $5.47
• Volume: 2.16 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.81 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.79 billion
• P/E Ratio: 77.76
• Dividend Yield: 8.57%
• Price Target: $4.83
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Ardagh Metal Packaging Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ardagh Metal Packaging scored higher than 55% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 147th out of 228 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Ardagh Metal Packaging has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.17, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Ardagh Metal Packaging is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ardagh Metal Packaging has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 14.81%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ardagh Metal Packaging are expected to grow by 14.81% in the coming year, from $0.27 to $0.31 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ardagh Metal Packaging is 77.76, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.70.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ardagh Metal Packaging is 77.76, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 23.69.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ardagh Metal Packaging has a PEG Ratio of 0.78. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.51% of the float of Ardagh Metal Packaging has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ardagh Metal Packaging has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.78.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ardagh Metal Packaging has recently decreased by 3.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Ardagh Metal Packaging is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 9.24%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Ardagh Metal Packaging does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ardagh Metal Packaging is 666.67%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Ardagh Metal Packaging will have a dividend payout ratio of 129.03% in the coming year. This indicates that Ardagh Metal Packaging may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.18

News Sentiment

Ardagh Metal Packaging has a news sentiment score of 0.18. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.44 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Ardagh Metal Packaging this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 7 people have searched for AMBP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Ardagh Metal Packaging to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ardagh Metal Packaging insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.02% of the stock of Ardagh Metal Packaging is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

16.93% of the stock of Ardagh Metal Packaging is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/22/2026
• Record date for 9/24 Dividend: 9/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/24 Dividend: 9/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/24/2026
• Today: 10/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Containers & Packaging
• Sub-Industry: Metal, Glass & Plastic Containers
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AMBP
• CIK: 1845097
• Web: www.ardaghmetalpackaging.com
• Phone: 352-2625-8555
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 6,500
• Year Founded: 1932

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Ardagh Metal Packaging: $4.83
• High Price Target: $5.20
• Low Price Target: $4.30
• Potential Upside/Downside: +3.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.17
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.06
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 77.76
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.28
• P/E Growth: 0.78
• Net Income: $11 million
• Net Margins: 0.68%
• Pretax Margin: 0.75%
• Return on Equity: -27.93%
• Return on Assets: 3.09%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.06
• Quick Ratio: 0.73

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.50 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.51
• Cash Flow: $1.10 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.26
• Book Value: ($1.13) per share
• Price / Book: -4.13

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 597,710,000
• Free Float: 597,586,000
• Market Cap: $2.79 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.50