After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
Smurfit WestRock plc is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Consumer Cyclical sector and is a part of the Packaging & Containers industry. The current market capitalization of Smurfit WestRock plc is $18.76B. A total of 10.3 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 4.52M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Finan Irial bought 15,180 shares of SW for 39.21 per share on May 06 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 54,893 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 24 ’25, Henao Alvaro sold 4,000 shares at 53.90 per share. SW shares that the insider owns now total 44,361.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Henao Alvaro acquired of 4,000 shares on Feb 24 ’25 at a per-share price of $53.90. In another insider transaction, Bowles Ken sold 24,225 shares at $55.06 per share on Feb 19 ’25. Company shares held by the insider now total 111,458.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Smurfit WestRock plc pays an annual dividend of $1.59, resulting in a dividend yield of 4.43%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 25.27.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, SW has a high of $56.99 and a low of $37.01.
As of this writing, SW has an earnings estimate of $0.52 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 4.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.58 per share and a lower estimate of $0.46. The company reported an EPS of $0.42 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s 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 $35.30, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $4.97B.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to 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 4.75.
