Smurfit WestRock plc [NYSE: SW] jumped around 1.6 points on Wednesday, while shares priced at $48.29 at the close of the session, up 3.43%.
Compared to the average trading volume of 3.40M shares, SW reached a trading volume of 4807387 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about Smurfit WestRock plc [SW]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for SW shares is $61.77 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on SW stock is a recommendation set at 1.56. 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.
Truist have made an estimate for Smurfit WestRock plc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on January 21, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Argus raised their target price to Buy. The new note on the price target was released on December 05, 2024, representing the official price target for Smurfit WestRock plc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $52 to $58, while RBC Capital Mkts kept a Outperform rating on SW stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Smurfit WestRock plc is set at 1.95, with the Price to Sales ratio for SW stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 1.19. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.45, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 1.65. Price to Free Cash Flow for SW in the course of the last twelve months was 1494.83 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.89.
How has SW stock performed recently?
Smurfit WestRock plc [SW] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -9.77. With this latest performance, SW shares dropped by -9.77% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 1.83% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 25.92% 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 SW stock in for the last two-week period is set at 36.52, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 33.52, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 39.16 for Smurfit WestRock plc [SW]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 53.24, while it was recorded at 49.77 for the last single week of trading.
Smurfit WestRock plc [SW]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Smurfit WestRock plc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.89 and a Current Ratio set at 1.37.
Earnings analysis for Smurfit WestRock plc [SW]
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 SW. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Smurfit WestRock plc go to 77.60%.
