Amcor Plc [AMCR] is -0.62% lower this YTD. Is it still time to buy?

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Amcor Plc [NYSE: AMCR] surged by $0.04 during the normal trading session on while it closed the day at $9.58. The company report on January 23, 2024 at 5:59 PM that Amcor to report Half Year 2024 results.

Amcor plc (NYSE: AMCR; ASX: AMC) will announce its Half Year 2024 results for the six months ended 31 December 2023 after the US market closes on Tuesday 6 February 2024.

A conference call and webcast to discuss the results will be held at 5.30pm US Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday 6 February 2024 / 9.30am Australian Eastern Daylight Time on Wednesday 7 February 2024.

Amcor Plc stock has also gained 1.27% of its value over the past 7 days. However, AMCR stock has inclined by 10.37% in the 3 months of the year. Over the past six months meanwhile, it has lost -6.26% and lost -0.62% year-on date.

The market cap for AMCR stock reached $13.85 billion, with 1.45 billion shares outstanding and 1.44 billion shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 8.26M shares, AMCR reached a trading volume of 6675681 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about Amcor Plc [AMCR]:

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for AMCR shares is $9.44 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on AMCR stock is a recommendation set at 3.00. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

BofA Securities have made an estimate for Amcor Plc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Underperform, with their previous recommendation back on July 10, 2023.

The Average True Range (ATR) for Amcor Plc is set at 0.16, with the Price to Sales ratio for AMCR stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 0.96. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 3.55, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.36. Price to Free Cash Flow for AMCR in the course of the last twelve months was 15.68 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.74.

AMCR stock trade performance evaluation

Amcor Plc [AMCR] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 1.27. With this latest performance, AMCR shares dropped by -1.44% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -6.26% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -19.02% in the past year of trading.

Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for AMCR stock in for the last two-week period is set at 51.16, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 52.38, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 51.60 for Amcor Plc [AMCR]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 9.55, while it was recorded at 9.47 for the last single week of trading, and 9.68 for the last 200 days.

Amcor Plc [AMCR]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals

Amcor Plc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.74 and a Current Ratio set at 1.27.

Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for Amcor Plc [AMCR] stock

With the latest financial reports released by the company, Amcor Plc posted 0.18/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 0.18/share. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for AMCR. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Amcor Plc go to 5.40%.

Amcor Plc [AMCR]: Institutional Ownership

The top three institutional holders of AMCR stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 1.3 billion shares, which is approximately 8.2815%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 1.03 billion shares of the stock with an approximate value of $176.59 billion in AMCR stocks shares; and BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, currently with $156.75 billion in AMCR stock with ownership which is approximately 5.8325%.