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Stocks Info
Smurfit WestRock plc is listed on the NYSE in the Consumer Cyclical sector while operating in the Packaging & Containers industry. The current market capitalization of Smurfit WestRock plc is $28.68B. A total of 2.54 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.45M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Bowles Ken bought 24,225 shares of SW for 55.06 per share on Feb 19 ’25. In a previous transaction on Feb 19 ’25, SMURFIT ANTHONY P J bought 78,000 shares at 55.04 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Lorenzatto Jairo disposed of 491 shares on Jul 29 ’24 at a per-share price of $48.44. This resulted in the insider holding 19,033 shares of SW after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Mayer Saverio sold 25,000 shares at $54.84 per share on Dec 02 ’24. Company shares held by the insider now total 149,911.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Smurfit WestRock plc pays an annual dividend of $1.04, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.87%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 45.28. SW’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3.29% when it declared a $0.4308 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/14/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/15/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2.7%. The SW stock dividend was $0.3025 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, SW has a high of $56.99 and a low of $38.55.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. SW’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $983.90M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $4.25B in debt and $3.20B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $33.36, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $4.97B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for SW is Buy with a score of 4.43.
