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The price of Smurfit WestRock plc (NYSE: SW) closed at $43.51 in the last session, down -1.98% from day before closing price of $44.39. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.98 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.04 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at SW’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.93 and its Current Ratio is at 1.43. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.80 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.72.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Truist on January 21, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $62.
On December 05, 2024, Argus started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $62.
RBC Capital Mkts Upgraded its Sector Perform to Outperform on October 31, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $52 to $58.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 06 ’25 when Finan Irial bought 15,180 shares for $39.21 per share. The transaction valued at 595,182 led to the insider holds 54,893 shares of the business.
Henao Alvaro sold 4,000 shares of SW for $215,604 on Feb 24 ’25. The insider now owns 44,361 shares after completing the transaction at $53.90 per share. On Feb 24 ’25, another insider, Henao Alvaro, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 4,000 shares for $53.90 each.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Smurfit’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 35.61, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.73. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.48. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.88 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.27.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, SW has reached a high of $56.99, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $37.01. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.79%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.73%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 521.98M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 510.64M. Insiders hold about 2.18% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.13% stake in the company.
