Investing In Smurfit WestRock plc (NYSE: SW): Why Should You?

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

The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Packaging & Containers industry segment. The current market capitalization of Smurfit WestRock plc is $22.47B. A total of 4.45 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.56M 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

The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Smurfit WestRock plc pays an annual dividend of $1.59, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.69%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 65.30.

It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in 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 $0.72 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 6.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.76 per share and a lower estimate of $0.65. The company reported an EPS of $0.73 in the last quarter

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. 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 $35.05, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $4.97B.

Analysts Opinion

There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. 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 4.47.

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