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In the latest session, Smurfit WestRock plc (NYSE: SW) closed at $51.93 down -0.35% from its previous closing price of $52.11. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.35 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.32 million shares were traded. SW stock price reached its highest trading level at $52.26 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $50.86.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Smurfit WestRock plc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 28.31 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 35.31. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.98 and its Current Ratio is at 1.48. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.83 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.77.
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, Argus on December 05, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $62.
On October 31, 2024, RBC Capital Mkts Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Sector Perform and also upped its target price recommendation from $52 to $58.
On October 23, 2024, Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $57.Citigroup initiated its Buy rating on October 23, 2024, with a $57 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 29 ’24 when Lorenzatto Jairo sold 491 shares for $48.44 per share. The transaction valued at 23,784 led to the insider holds 19,033 shares of the business.
Mayer Saverio sold 25,000 shares of SW for $1,371,000 on Dec 02 ’24. The insider now owns 149,911 shares after completing the transaction at $54.84 per share. On Dec 02 ’24, another insider, Saverio Mayer, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 25,000 shares for $54.76 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, SW now has a Market Capitalization of 27011700736 and an Enterprise Value of 40912896000. As of this moment, Smurfit’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.48, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.45. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.30. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.29 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.50. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.49 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.828.
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 $35.42. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.16%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 13.60%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, SW has traded an average of 3.60M shares per day and 2573200 over the past ten days. A total of 520.06M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 509.25M. Insiders hold about 2.10% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.09% stake in the company. Shares short for SW as of 1734048000 were 18395273 with a Short Ratio of 4.98, compared to 1731628800 on 21578594.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for SW is 0.60, from 1.982 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.038034927The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.3.
