Market Analysts see Smurfit WestRock plc [SW] gaining to $60. Time to buy?

Edison Baldwin

Smurfit WestRock plc [NYSE: SW] price plunged by -2.24 percent to reach at -$0.97.

A sum of 4076262 shares traded at recent session while its average daily volume was at 4.11M shares. Smurfit WestRock plc shares reached a high of $43.0 and dropped to a low of $42.14 until finishing in the latest session at $42.28.

The one-year SW stock forecast points to a potential upside of 27.08. The average equity rating for SW stock is currently 1.53, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.

Guru’s Opinion on 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 $57.98 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 1.53. 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.

UBS have made an estimate for Smurfit WestRock plc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on September 15, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on June 16, 2025, representing the official price target for Smurfit WestRock plc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $62, while Truist analysts kept a Buy rating on SW stock.

The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.21, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 1.49.

SW Stock Performance Analysis:

Smurfit WestRock plc [SW] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -4.28. With this latest performance, SW shares dropped by -8.68% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -6.63% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -21.50% 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 34.63, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 1.17, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 1.22 for Smurfit WestRock plc [SW]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 45.09, while it was recorded at 43.33 for the last single week of trading, and 46.88 for the last 200 days.

Insight into Smurfit WestRock plc Fundamentals:

Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Smurfit WestRock plc [SW] shares currently have an operating margin of 6.37% and a Gross Margin at 19.10%. Smurfit WestRock plc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 1.14%.

Smurfit WestRock plc (SW) Capital Structure & Debt Analysis

Smurfit WestRock plc (SW) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics

Based on Smurfit WestRock plc’s (SW) latest financial statements, the Debt-to-Equity Ratio is 0.78%, indicating its reliance on debt financing relative to shareholder equity.

Smurfit WestRock plc (SW) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics

From an operational efficiency perspective, Smurfit WestRock plc. (SW) effectively leverages its workforce, generating an average of $3520.0 per employee. The company’s liquidity position is robust, with a Current Ratio of 1.45% and a Quick Ratio of 0.95%, indicating strong ability to cover short-term liabilities.

SW Stock EPS

With the latest financial reports released by the company, Smurfit WestRock plc posted 0.73/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 0.74/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company fail the estimates by a Surprise Factor of -0.01. 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 69.95%.

Smurfit WestRock plc [SW] Institutonal Ownership Details

There are presently around $91.40%, or 91.84%% of SW stock, in the hands of institutional investors.

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