NYSE:SW Smurfit Westrock (SW) Stock Price, News & Analysis $35.67 -1.68 (-4.49%) Closing price 05/19/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$36.27 +0.60 (+1.69%) As of 08:03 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Smurfit Westrock Stock (NYSE:SW) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Smurfit Westrock alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$35.60▼$36.8650-Day Range$35.67▼$42.7952-Week Range$32.73▼$52.65Volume4.71 million shsAverage Volume5.20 million shsMarket Capitalization$18.70 billionP/E Ratio49.55Dividend Yield5.07%Price Target$53.18Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview 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. It also produces linerboard and corrugated medium, paperboard, and non-packaging grades of paper, as well as converted products, such as folding cartons and corrugated boxes, and other products; recycled paper-based packaging products; and packaging machinery. The company primarily serves food and beverage, e-commerce, retail, consumer goods, industrial, and foodservice markets. Smurfit Westrock Plc was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. Read More Smurfit Westrock Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks91st Percentile Overall ScoreSW MarketRank™: Smurfit Westrock scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 28th out of 180 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.4 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingSmurfit Westrock has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.85, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 11 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialSmurfit Westrock has a consensus price target of $53.18, representing about 49.1% upside from its current price of $35.67.Amount of Analyst CoverageSmurfit Westrock has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Smurfit Westrock's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth42.67% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Smurfit Westrock are expected to grow by 42.67% in the coming year, from $2.32 to $3.31 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Smurfit Westrock is 49.55, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.38.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Smurfit Westrock is 49.55, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 22.65.Price to Book Value per Share RatioSmurfit Westrock has a P/B Ratio of 1.03. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Smurfit Westrock's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted5.56% of the float of Smurfit Westrock has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverSmurfit Westrock has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.89.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Smurfit Westrock has recently decreased by 5.41%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend LeadershipSmurfit Westrock is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.84%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthSmurfit Westrock does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Smurfit Westrock is 251.39%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Smurfit Westrock will have a dividend payout ratio of 54.68% next year. This indicates that Smurfit Westrock will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Smurfit Westrock's dividend. News and Social Media2.8 / 5News Sentiment0.46 News SentimentSmurfit Westrock has a news sentiment score of 0.46. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Basic Materials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Smurfit Westrock this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search Interest11 people have searched for SW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 175% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows3 people have added Smurfit Westrock to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Smurfit Westrock insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.46% of the stock of Smurfit Westrock is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions83.38% of the stock of Smurfit Westrock is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Smurfit Westrock's insider trading history. Receive SW Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Smurfit Westrock and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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Check this out before June 9th...After being invited to the SpaceX launch headquarters in Cape Canaveral from one of Elon's top lobbyists… Hall of Fame Trader Jon Najarian now says EVERYONE is missing an even bigger story about the SpaceX IPO… That it's just the start of an Elon Musk $44 trillion "Superconvergence…" An event that could kick off as soon as June 12th.May 20 at 1:00 AM | Banyan Hill Publishing (Ad)Smurfit Westrock introduces 2030 sustainability goalsMay 13, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comSmurfit WestRock Stock Dividends | NYSE:SW | BenzingaMay 13, 2026 | benzinga.comSmurfit Westrock's (NYSE:SW) Conservative Accounting Might Explain Soft EarningsMay 11, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comSmurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) Upgraded at Zacks ResearchMay 9, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comSmurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) Downgraded by Wall Street Zen to SellMay 9, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comSee More Headlines SW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have SW shares performed this year? Smurfit Westrock's stock was trading at $38.63 at the beginning of the year. Since then, SW shares have decreased by 7.7% and is now trading at $35.6720. How were Smurfit Westrock's earnings last quarter? Smurfit Westrock PLC (NYSE:SW) released its earnings results on Thursday, April, 30th. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.03. The business's quarterly revenue was up .7% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Smurfit Westrock's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Smurfit Westrock include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.68%), Bank of America Corp DE (1.04%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.92%) and Amundi (0.76%). Insiders that own company stock include Anthony P J Smurfit, Ken Bowles, Saverio Mayer, Irial Finan, Alvaro Henao and Jairo Lorenzatto. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Smurfit Westrock? Shares of SW 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 Smurfit Westrock own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Smurfit Westrock investors own include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META), Netflix (NFLX) and Visa (V). Company Calendar Record date for 3/18 Dividend2/17/2026Ex-Dividend for 3/18 Dividend2/17/2026Dividend Payable3/18/2026Last Earnings4/30/2026Record date for 6/10 Dividend5/15/2026Ex-Dividend for 6/10 Dividend5/15/2026Today5/20/2026Dividend Payable6/10/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)7/29/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Red Zone (2m+) 1-Year History May 25 Aug 25 Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 SW's financial health is in the Red zone, according to TradeSmith. SW has been in this zone for over 2 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorBasic Materials Industry PAPER &REL PRDS Sub-IndustryShipping Containers Current SymbolNYSE:SW Previous SymbolNYSE:SW CIK2005951 Webwww.westrock.com Phone353 1 202 7000Fax804-327-6363Employees97,000Year Founded1934Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Smurfit Westrock$53.18 High Price Target$62.00 Low Price Target$45.00 Potential Upside/Downside+49.1%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.85 Research Coverage13 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$0.72 Trailing P/E Ratio49.55 Forward P/E Ratio15.38 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$699 million Net Margins1.22% Pretax Margin2.09% Return on Equity4.96% Return on Assets2.00% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.73 Current Ratio1.44 Quick Ratio0.95 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$31.18 billion Price / Sales0.60 Cash Flow$6.62 per share Price / Cash Flow5.39 Book Value$34.49 per share Price / Book1.03Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares524,250,000Free Float521,842,000Market Cap$18.70 billion OptionableN/A Beta0.95 Social Links 7 Stocks to Ride The A.I. 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