At the time of writing, Smurfit WestRock plc [SW] stock is trading at $54.86, up 0.59%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The SW shares have gain 3.00% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.83%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Smurfit WestRock plc [NYSE: SW] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 21, 2025, when Truist initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $62. Previously, Argus started tracking the stock with Buy rating on December 05, 2024, and set its price target to $62. On October 31, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform and revised its price target to $58 on the stock. Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $57 on October 23, 2024. Redburn Atlantic initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $60 as its price target on August 23, 2024. In a note dated July 19, 2024, Morgan Stanley initiated an Overweight rating and provided a target price of $60 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Smurfit WestRock plc fluctuated between $37.13 and $56.99. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $55.33 within the next 12 months. Smurfit WestRock plc [NYSE: SW] shares were valued at $54.86 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 0.86% based on the average SW price forecast.
Analyzing the SW fundamentals
According to Smurfit WestRock plc [NYSE:SW], the company’s sales were 11.78B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 207.88% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.24% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.04%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.02%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.01%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.05 and Total Capital is 0.02. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.77.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 54.21 points at the first support level, and at 53.57 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 55.52, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 56.19.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Smurfit WestRock plc [NYSE:SW] has a current ratio of 1.48. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.98, while the Cash Ratio is 0.13. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.42, the price to book ratio is 1.59 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 17.41.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Lorenzatto Jairo, that happened on Jul 29 ’24 when 491.0 shares were sold., Mayer Saverio completed a deal on Dec 02 ’24 to sell 25000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Saverio Mayer bought 25000.0 shares on Dec 02 ’24.
