Smurfit Westrock (SW) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$48.67 +0.11 (+0.22%)

Closing price 07/24/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

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$48.34 -0.33 (-0.67%)

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Smurfit Westrock - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 13 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
2

Buy
11

Based on 13 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 13 analysts, 2 have given a hold rating, and 11 have given a buy rating for SW.

Consensus Price Target

$54.83
12.67% Upside

According to the 13 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Smurfit Westrock, the average price target is $54.83. The highest price target for SW is $65.00, while the lowest price target for SW is $45.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 12.67% from the current price of $48.67.

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

Type	Current Forecast 7/27/25 to 7/27/26	1 Month Ago 6/27/25 to 6/27/26	3 Months Ago 4/28/25 to 4/28/26	1 Year Ago 7/27/24 to 7/27/25
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	11 Buy rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)
Hold	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$54.83	$53.33	$53.91	$57.90
Forecasted Upside	12.67% Upside	13.35% Upside	32.49% Upside	18.50% 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.

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.

Smurfit Westrock Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Smurfit Westrock	Basic Materials Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.85	2.60	2.52
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	12.67% Upside	161.92% Upside	14.30% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent SW News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
7/17/2026	Royal Bank Of Canada 3 of 5 stars	Matthew McKellar 3 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Outperform	$53.00 ➝ $56.00	+25.76%
7/16/2026	Weiss Ratings 5 of 5 stars		Upgrade	Hold (C-) ➝ Hold (C)
7/15/2026	Truist Financial 3 of 5 stars	Michael Roxland 2 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Buy	$50.00 ➝ $55.00	+28.00%
7/9/2026	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Anthony Pettinari Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$51.00 ➝ $56.00	+32.99%
7/9/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Gabe Hajde Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$50.00 ➝ $52.00	+23.49%
7/9/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Detlef Winckelmann Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$62.00 ➝ $65.00	+54.36%
6/23/2026	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Hillary Cacanando Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Hold ➝ Buy	$57.00	+25.45%
5/21/2026	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Pallav Mittal Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight	$54.00 ➝ $52.00	+40.02%
5/6/2026	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$57.00	+36.13%
5/6/2026	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Strong Sell ➝ Hold
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4/13/2026	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Andrew Jones Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$60.00 ➝ $56.00	+36.35%
3/24/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Buy	$49.00	+26.88%
2/12/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Philip Ng Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$58.00	+12.73%
12/9/2025	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Alexandra Yates Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$55.00 ➝ $45.00	+24.60%
8/23/2024	Rothschild & Co Redburn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Colin Isaac Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$60.00	+37.02%

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SW Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 13 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Smurfit Westrock is $54.83, with a high forecast of $65.00 and a low forecast of $45.00.

13 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Smurfit Westrock in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" SW shares.

According to analysts, Smurfit Westrock's stock has a predicted upside of 12.67% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Smurfit Westrock's stock had 2 upgrades and 1 downgrade by analysts.

Smurfit Westrock has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank Of Canada, Truist Financial, Weiss Ratings, Wells Fargo & Company, and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Smurfit Westrock more than other "basic materials" companies. The consensus rating score for Smurfit Westrock is 2.85 while the average consensus rating score for "basic materials" companies is 2.60. Learn more on how SW compares to other companies.

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Smurfit Westrock (SW) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Smurfit Westrock - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

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SW Price Targets by Month

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Smurfit Westrock (SW) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Smurfit Westrock - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Consensus Price Target

SW Analyst Ratings Over Time

SW Analyst Recommendations By Month

SW Price Targets by Month

Smurfit Westrock Stock vs. The Competition

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

SW Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

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