WestRock Company manufactures and sells paper and packaging solutions for the consumer and corrugated markets in North America, South America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company operates through three segments: Corrugated Packaging, Consumer Packaging, and Land and Development. The Corrugated Packaging segment produces containerboards, corrugated sheets, corrugated packaging, and preprinted linerboards for consumer and industrial products manufacturers, and corrugated box manufacturers.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Paperboard containers & boxes
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorBasic Materials
Phone770-448-2193
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$18.29 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees51,100
Next Earnings Date1/30/2020 (Confirmed)
OptionableOptionable
Westrock (NYSE:WRK) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Westrock's stock symbol?
Westrock trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WRK."
How often does Westrock pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Westrock?
Westrock declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 7th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 19th will be given a dividend of $0.465 per share on Tuesday, December 3rd. This represents a $1.86 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.58%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 18th. This is a boost from Westrock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. View Westrock's Dividend History.
How were Westrock's earnings last quarter?
Westrock Co (NYSE:WRK) announced its earnings results on Thursday, November, 7th. The basic materials company reported $1.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.19 by $0.05. The basic materials company had revenue of $4.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.84 billion. Westrock had a return on equity of 8.81% and a net margin of 4.72%. The firm's revenue was up 9.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.29 EPS. View Westrock's Earnings History.
When is Westrock's next earnings date?
How can I listen to Westrock's earnings call?
Westrock will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, January 30th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.
What price target have analysts set for WRK?
8 brokerages have issued 1 year target prices for Westrock's stock. Their forecasts range from $34.00 to $52.00. On average, they anticipate Westrock's share price to reach $45.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 12.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Westrock.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Westrock?
8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Westrock in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 1 hold rating and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Westrock.
What are Wall Street analysts saying about Westrock stock?
Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Westrock stock:
- 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "WestRock projects adjusted segment EBITDA at $880-$925 million for fourth-quarter fiscal 2019. Benefits from higher sequential seasonal volumes across both segments will be offset by lower containerboard prices. The company’s guidance for fiscal 2019 adjusted EBITDA is at $3.25 billion, down from $3.3 billion-$3.4 billion. In fiscal 2019, higher maintenance downtime compared with the prior year will impact results. The estimates for the current quarter and fiscal have thus undergone negative revisions lately. Nevertheless, the acquisition of KapStone is likely to generate significant cost synergies and expand its paper packaging product offering in the days ahead. Productivity and performance improvement programs and cost-saving actions remain tailwinds. The company also remains focused on lowering debt levels." (10/14/2019)
- 2. KeyCorp analysts commented, "We’re maintaining our FY19 adj. EBITDA estimate as we were already below the midpoint of guidance, as well as our well below-consensus FY20 adj. EBITDA estimate; we’re raising our FY20 free cash flow estimate on more favorable working capital. WRK will presumably issue FY20 adj. EBITDA and cash flow guidance on its upcoming F4Q19 call. We’re maintaining our FY19 adj. EBITDA estimate of $3.241B (guidance is ~$3.25B at the midpoint) and FY20 estimate of $2.915B (a substantial ~7% below consensus of $3.143B according to Bloomberg). In FY20, WRK should benefit from additional KapStone synergies (we assume $50M-$60M), recent capital projects ($70M of expected EBITDA benefits), and the non-recurrence of costs associated with those capital projects (which totaled $36M in the past two quarters)." (9/23/2019)
Has Westrock been receiving favorable news coverage?
Press coverage about WRK stock has been trending extremely negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Westrock earned a daily sentiment score of -5.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the basic materials company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Westrock.
Are investors shorting Westrock?
Westrock saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 4,750,000 shares, an increase of 6.5% from the December 15th total of 4,460,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,430,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.0 days. Approximately 1.9% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Westrock's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Westrock's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Westrock include SHOWA DENKO KK/ADR (SHWDY), Anglo American (NGLOY), BHP Group (BHP), Newmont Goldcorp (NEM), Fortescue Metals Group (FMG), Nutrien (NTR), Barrick Gold (GOLD), Southern Copper (SCCO), Glencore (GLEN), GIVAUDAN SA/ADR (GVDNY), PPG Industries (PPG), Anglo American (AAL), Franco Nevada (FNV), LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) and Imperial Oil (IMO).
What other stocks do shareholders of Westrock own?
Who are Westrock's key executives?
Westrock's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Steven C. Voorhees, CEO, Pres & Director (Age 65)
- Mr. Ward H. Dickson, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 57)
- Mr. James B. Porter III, Pres of Bus. Devel. & Latin America (Age 68)
- Mr. Jeffrey Wayne Chalovich, Chief Commercial Officer & Pres of Corrugated Packaging (Age 56)
- Mr. Robert A. Feeser, Pres of Consumer Packaging (Age 57)
Who are Westrock's major shareholders?
Westrock's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Patten & Patten Inc. TN (0.49%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.23%), Strs Ohio (0.20%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.15%), CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp (0.12%) and Exchange Traded Concepts LLC (0.11%). Company insiders that own Westrock stock include Currey M Russell, James B Porter, James E Nevels, Jeffrey Wayne Chalovich, John A Luke Jr, Robert A Feeser, Steven C Voorhees and Ward H Dickson. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Westrock.
Which institutional investors are selling Westrock stock?
WRK stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, California Public Employees Retirement System, Dupont Capital Management Corp, Telemus Capital LLC, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Winslow Evans & Crocker Inc., Institute for Wealth Management LLC. and Nippon Life Global Investors Americas Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Westrock company stock in the last year include James B Porter and John A Luke Jr. View Insider Buying and Selling for Westrock.
Which institutional investors are buying Westrock stock?
WRK stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC, Janney Capital Management LLC, M&G Investment Management Ltd., Private Capital Advisors Inc., Granite Investment Advisors LLC, Artemis Investment Management LLP and Sage Capital Advisors llc. Company insiders that have bought Westrock stock in the last two years include Currey M Russell, James E Nevels and Ward H Dickson. View Insider Buying and Selling for Westrock.
How do I buy shares of Westrock?
Shares of WRK can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Westrock's stock price today?
One share of WRK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $40.60.
How big of a company is Westrock?
Westrock has a market capitalization of $10.47 billion and generates $18.29 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $862.90 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.98 on an earnings per share basis. Westrock employs 51,100 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Westrock.
What is Westrock's official website?
How can I contact Westrock?
Westrock's mailing address is 1000 ABERNATHY ROAD NE, ATLANTA GA, 30328. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at 770-448-2193 or via email at [email protected]
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