Amcor (AMCR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The Rigid Packaging segment offers rigid containers for various beverage and food products, including carbonated soft drinks, water, juices, sports drinks, milk-based beverages, spirits and beer, sauces, dressings, spreads, and personal care items; and plastic caps for various applications. The company sells its products through its direct sales force. Amcor plc was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.61 to $8.78
• 50-Day Range: $8.49 to $9.94
• 52-Week Range: $8.37 to $11.48
• Volume: 20.39 million shs
• Average Volume: 29.14 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $12.60 billion
• P/E Ratio: 24.21
• Dividend Yield: 5.85%
• Price Target: $11.42
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Amcor Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Amcor scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 4th out of 179 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Amcor has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.78, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Amcor has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.76%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Amcor are expected to grow by 6.76% in the coming year, from $0.74 to $0.79 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Amcor is 24.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.58.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Amcor is 24.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.80.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Amcor has a PEG Ratio of 1.14. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Amcor has a P/B Ratio of 1.07. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.74% of the float of Amcor has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Amcor has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Amcor has recently decreased by 5.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Amcor is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.86%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Amcor has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Amcor is 141.67%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Amcor will have a dividend payout ratio of 64.56% next year. This indicates that Amcor will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Environmental Score: -3.86

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.74% of the float of Amcor has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Amcor has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Amcor has recently decreased by 5.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.14

News Sentiment

Amcor has a news sentiment score of 1.14. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 24 news articles for Amcor this week, compared to 16 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

37 people have searched for AMCR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 131% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

28 people have added Amcor to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 180% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Amcor insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $85,500.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.60% of the stock of Amcor is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

45.14% of the stock of Amcor is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

AMCR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AMCR shares performed this year?

Amcor's stock was trading at $9.41 at the beginning of the year. Since then, AMCR shares have decreased by 7.4% and is now trading at $8.7150.

How were Amcor's earnings last quarter?

Amcor PLC (NYSE:AMCR) released its earnings results on Thursday, August, 14th. The company reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.01. The firm's revenue was up 43.8% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Amcor have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Amcor: Bemis Company, Hebei Qite Packing, Sonoco -Plastics Blow Molding, Plastic Moulders Ltd, Alusa, BPI China, Deluxe Packages, and others.

Who are Amcor's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Amcor include State Street Corp (8.97%), Vanguard Group Inc. (7.63%), M&G PLC (5.92%) and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (5.59%). Insiders that own company stock include Ronald Stephen Delia, Michael Casamento, Eric V Roegner, Michael J Zacka, Ian Wilson, Louis Fred Stephan, Achal Agarwal, Arun Nayar and Stephen E Sterrett.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Amcor?

Shares of AMCR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Amcor own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Amcor investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Humana (HUM), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), The RMR Group (RMR), AU Optronics (AUOTY) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/10 Dividend: 5/22/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/10 Dividend: 5/22/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/10/2025
• Last Earnings: 8/14/2025
• Today: 8/23/2025
• Record date for 9/25 Dividend: 9/05/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/25 Dividend: 9/05/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/25/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/30/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: CONTNRS - PPR/PLS
• Sub-Industry: Misc.
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AMCR
• CIK: 1748790
• Web: www.amcor.com
• Phone: 441179753200
• Fax: 920-527-7600
• Employees: 41,000
• Year Founded: 1864

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Amcor: $11.42
• High Price Target: $12.50
• Low Price Target: $10.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +31.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.78
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.36
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.44
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.78
• P/E Growth: 1.14
• Net Income: $511 million
• Net Margins: 3.40%
• Pretax Margin: 4.33%
• Return on Equity: 19.43%
• Return on Assets: 5.15%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.18
• Current Ratio: 1.21
• Quick Ratio: 0.37

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $15.01 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.84
• Cash Flow: $1.31 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.65
• Book Value: $8.12 per share
• Price / Book: 1.07

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,445,340,000
• Free Float: 1,436,671,000
• Market Cap: $12.60 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.74