The stock of Amcor Plc (NYSE: AMCR) has decreased by -1.52 when compared to last closing price of 10.50. Despite this, the company has experienced a -0.39% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2024-08-01 that ZURICH, Aug. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Amcor plc (NYSE: AMCR; ASX: AMC) will announce its full year results for the twelve months ended 30 June 2024 after the US market closes on Thursday 15 August 2024. A conference call and webcast to discuss the results will be held at 5.30pm US Eastern Daylight Time on Thursday 15 August 2024 / 7.30am Australian Eastern Standard Time on Friday 16 August 2024.
Is It Worth Investing in Amcor Plc (NYSE: AMCR) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Amcor Plc (NYSE: AMCR) is above average at 22.97x. The 36-month beta value for AMCR is also noteworthy at 0.85. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for AMCR is 1.44B, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.26% of that float. The average trading volume of AMCR on August 02, 2024 was 9.55M shares.
AMCR’s Market Performance
AMCR stock saw an increase of -0.39% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 7.48% and a quarterly increase of 4.76%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.75%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.79% for Amcor Plc (AMCR). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.58% for AMCR’s stock, with a 8.71% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of AMCR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AMCR stocks, with Stifel repeating the rating for AMCR by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for AMCR in the upcoming period, according to Stifel is $10.80 based on the research report published on July 09, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Wells Fargo, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AMCR reach a price target of $9.80. The rating they have provided for AMCR stocks is “Equal Weight” according to the report published on June 28th, 2024.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Underperform” to AMCR, setting the target price at $9 in the report published on July 10th of the previous year.
AMCR Trading at 3.45% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AMCR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -2.64% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.79%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.75%, as shares surge +9.01% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +2.84% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AMCR fell by -0.23%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +16.49% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $10.12. In addition, Amcor Plc saw 7.26% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AMCR starting from Roegner Eric V, who purchase 1,560 shares at the price of $9.10 back on Feb 09 ’24. After this action, Roegner Eric V now owns 520 shares of Amcor Plc, valued at $14,197 using the latest closing price.
Guerra Karen Jane, the Director of Amcor Plc, sale 25,000 shares at $9.02 during a trade that took place back on Feb 09 ’24, which means that Guerra Karen Jane is holding 75,424 shares at $225,444 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AMCR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.19 for the gross margin
The net margin for Amcor Plc stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.09. Equity return is now at value 15.94, with 3.85 for asset returns.
Based on Amcor Plc (AMCR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.65 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.18. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.82. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 7.02.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.99 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.15. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.61. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.12for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.83. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.29.
Conclusion
In summary, Amcor Plc (AMCR) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
