Smurfit WestRock plc [NYSE: SW] surged by $0.63 during the normal trading session on while it closed the day at $46.61.
Smurfit WestRock plc stock has also gained 16.53% of its value over the past 7 days. However, SW stock has declined by -8.48% in the 3 months of the year. Over the past six months meanwhile, it has lost -11.03% and lost -13.46% year-on date.
The market cap for SW stock reached $24.25 billion, with 521.98 million shares outstanding and 510.64 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 3.98M shares, SW reached a trading volume of 5151458 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 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 $55.10 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 1.65. 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 1.80, with the Price to Sales ratio for SW stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 0.94. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.36, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 1.53.
SW stock trade performance evaluation
Smurfit WestRock plc [SW] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 16.53. With this latest performance, SW shares gained by 12.48% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -11.03% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 15.72% 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 65.00, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 74.49, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 58.64 for Smurfit WestRock plc [SW]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 43.16, while it was recorded at 44.24 for the last single week of trading, and 48.08 for the last 200 days.
Smurfit WestRock plc [SW]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals
Smurfit WestRock plc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.93 and a Current Ratio set at 1.43.
Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for Smurfit WestRock plc [SW] stock
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 73.22%.
Smurfit WestRock plc [SW]: Institutional Ownership
There are presently around $92.35%, or 92.79%% of SW stock, in the hands of institutional investors.
