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Smurfit Westrock (SW) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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$47.38 +0.99 (+2.14%)
Closing price 08/29/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$47.36 -0.02 (-0.04%)
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Smurfit Westrock - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

Consensus Rating

Sell
0
Hold
1
Buy
8

Based on 9 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Smurfit Westrock in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 9 analysts, 1 has given a hold rating, and 8 have given a buy rating for SW.

Consensus Price Target

$57.78
21.94% Upside
According to the 9 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Smurfit Westrock, the average price target is $57.78. The highest price target for SW is $69.00, while the lowest price target for SW is $46.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 21.94% from the current price of $47.38.
MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.
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SW Analyst Ratings Over Time

TypeCurrent Forecast
9/1/24 to 9/1/25
1 Month Ago
8/2/24 to 8/2/25
3 Months Ago
6/3/24 to 6/3/25
1 Year Ago
9/2/23 to 9/1/24
Strong Buy
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy
8 Buy rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
Hold
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
Sell
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target$57.78$58.00$58.20$57.80
Forecasted Upside21.94% Upside30.72% Upside35.75% Upside21.89% Upside
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Moderate Buy
Moderate Buy
Moderate Buy

SW Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.
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SW Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.
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Smurfit Westrock Stock vs. The Competition

TypeSmurfit WestrockBasic Materials CompaniesS&P 500
Consensus Rating Score
2.89
2.71
2.53
Consensus RatingModerate BuyModerate BuyModerate Buy
Predicted Upside21.94% Upside279.83% Upside10.21% Upside
News Sentiment Rating
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DateBrokerageAnalyst NameActionRatingPrice TargetUpside/Downside on Report DateDetails
7/31/2025Wells Fargo & Company
3 of 5 stars
Gabe Hajde
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Boost TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$45.00 ➝ $46.00+2.32%
7/11/2025Truist Financial
3 of 5 stars
M. Roxland
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Boost TargetBuy ➝ Buy$50.00 ➝ $54.00+12.39%
7/8/2025Morgan Stanley
3 of 5 stars
Brian Morton
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Boost TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$51.00 ➝ $53.00+12.83%
6/30/2025Barclays
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Gaurav Jain
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Lower TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$64.00 ➝ $63.00+46.84%
6/16/2025Jefferies Financial Group
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Philip Ng
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UpgradeHold ➝ Buy$44.00 ➝ $55.00+31.12%
5/2/2025Royal Bank Of Canada
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M. Mckellar
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Lower TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$57.00 ➝ $56.00+35.56%
1/6/2025Citigroup
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A. Pettinari
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Boost TargetBuy ➝ Buy$61.00 ➝ $62.00+16.21%
12/5/2024Argus
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 Initiated CoverageBuy$62.00+13.62%
11/29/2024JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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 Boost TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$65.00 ➝ $69.00+26.17%
8/23/2024Redburn Atlantic
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C. Isaac
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Initiated CoverageBuy$60.00+37.02%

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SW Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 9 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Smurfit Westrock is $57.78, with a high forecast of $69.00 and a low forecast of $46.00.

9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Smurfit Westrock in the last twelve months. There is currently 1 hold rating and 8 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" SW shares.

According to analysts, Smurfit Westrock's stock has a predicted upside of 21.94% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Smurfit Westrock's stock had 1 upgrade by analysts.

Smurfit Westrock has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, Jefferies Financial Group, Morgan Stanley, Truist Financial, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Smurfit Westrock more than other "basic materials" companies. The consensus rating score for Smurfit Westrock is 2.89 while the average consensus rating score for "basic materials" companies is 2.71. Learn more on how SW compares to other companies.


This page (NYSE:SW) was last updated on 9/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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