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SW vs. BALL, GEF.B, AMBP, JBDI, IP, SUZ, SLVM, CLW, RYAM, and MERC

Should you be buying Smurfit Westrock stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Smurfit Westrock include Ball (BALL), Greif Bros. (GEF.B), Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP), JBDI (JBDI), International Paper (IP), Suzano (SUZ), Sylvamo (SLVM), Clearwater Paper (CLW), Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM), and Mercer International (MERC).

Smurfit Westrock vs. Its Competitors

Ball (NYSE:BALL) and Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) are both large-cap shipping containers companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends and earnings.

In the previous week, Ball had 46 more articles in the media than Smurfit Westrock. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for Ball and 5 mentions for Smurfit Westrock. Smurfit Westrock's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Ball's score of 0.30 indicating that Smurfit Westrock is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Ball
12 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
17 Neutral mention(s)
9 Negative mention(s)
7 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Smurfit Westrock
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Ball pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Smurfit Westrock pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Ball pays out 47.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Smurfit Westrock pays out 141.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

86.5% of Ball shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.4% of Smurfit Westrock shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Ball shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Smurfit Westrock shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Ball has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Smurfit Westrock. Ball is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smurfit Westrock, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ball$11.80B1.39$4.01B$1.6835.15
Smurfit Westrock$21.11B1.21$319M$1.2239.96

Ball has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smurfit Westrock has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Ball has a net margin of 4.18% compared to Smurfit Westrock's net margin of 1.98%. Ball's return on equity of 15.41% beat Smurfit Westrock's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ball4.18% 15.41% 5.29%
Smurfit Westrock 1.98%7.38%2.95%

Ball currently has a consensus target price of $64.64, indicating a potential upside of 9.47%. Smurfit Westrock has a consensus target price of $57.90, indicating a potential upside of 18.75%. Given Smurfit Westrock's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Smurfit Westrock is more favorable than Ball.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ball
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.58
Smurfit Westrock
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.90

Summary

Ball beats Smurfit Westrock on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SW and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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SW vs. The Competition

MetricSmurfit WestrockPAPER &REL PRDS IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$25.45B$8.28B$3.28B$21.10B
Dividend Yield3.60%4.55%5.14%3.58%
P/E Ratio39.9612.10110.6527.85
Price / Sales1.211.1929,917,952,646,681,000.0060.47
Price / Cash10.9511.2123.9523.00
Price / Book1.463.166.114.69
Net Income$319M$58.52M$147.58M$994.49M
7 Day Performance8.66%6.55%1.82%1.57%
1 Month Performance14.48%7.68%7.70%5.84%
1 Year Performance2.24%-14.63%30.38%11.42%

Smurfit Westrock Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SW
Smurfit Westrock
4.356 of 5 stars
$48.76
+1.5%
$57.90
+18.8%
-1.6%$25.45B$21.11B39.96100,000Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
BALL
Ball
4.037 of 5 stars
$57.96
+0.2%
$64.64
+11.5%
-4.9%$16.05B$11.80B34.5016,000Trending News
GEF.B
Greif Bros.
N/A$68.54
+0.2%
N/A+3.1%$3.25B$5.45B18.9312,000
AMBP
Ardagh Metal Packaging
2.7749 of 5 stars
$4.53
-1.0%
$4.52
-0.1%
+2.8%$2.73B$4.91B-113.136,300Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
JBDI
JBDI
N/A$0.99
-1.5%
N/AN/A$19.79M$9.39M0.00121Positive News
IP
International Paper
3.8249 of 5 stars
$51.25
+1.8%
$55.65
+8.6%
+18.6%$26.58B$18.62B41.9637,000Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
SUZ
Suzano
1.7716 of 5 stars
$9.16
+1.0%
N/A-0.2%$12.00B$8.79B-65.3923,980
SLVM
Sylvamo
3.6425 of 5 stars
$47.93
-1.9%
$75.00
+56.5%
-32.1%$1.99B$3.77B7.016,500News Coverage
Positive News
CLW
Clearwater Paper
3.4546 of 5 stars
$28.24
+0.8%
$37.00
+31.0%
-46.6%$455.32M$1.38B2.732,200Upcoming Earnings
RYAM
Rayonier Advanced Materials
4.1195 of 5 stars
$4.38
+5.7%
$6.00
+37.1%
-29.4%$276.45M$1.63B-4.132,350News Coverage
MERC
Mercer International
3.5907 of 5 stars
$3.24
-5.0%
$4.75
+46.6%
-51.0%$228.03M$2.04B0.003,320Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
Gap Up

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This page (NYSE:SW) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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