Smurfit WestRock plc (NYSE: SW) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -2.49 compared to its previous closing price of 53.35. However, the company has seen a fall of -2.98% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2024-12-19 that DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Smurfit Westrock plc (NYSE: SW, LSE: SWR) (“Smurfit Westrock”) announces that it has applied to the Autorité des marchés financiers (the “AMF”), as Smurfit Westrock’s principal securities regulator in Canada, for a decision that it has ceased to be a reporting issuer (the “Order Sought”) in Québec, Manitoba and British Columbia (the “Canadian Jurisdictions”). If the Order Sought is granted by the AMF, Smurfit Westrock will cease to be a reporting issuer in the Canadian.
Is It Worth Investing in Smurfit WestRock plc (NYSE: SW) Right Now?
Smurfit WestRock plc (NYSE: SW) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 16.51x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for SW is at 1.02. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for SW is 509.25M, and currently, shorts hold a 3.52% of that float. The average trading volume for SW on January 07, 2025 was 3.59M shares.
SW’s Market Performance
SW stock saw a decrease of -2.98% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -5.02% and a quarterly a decrease of 11.99%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.16%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.12% for Smurfit WestRock plc (SW).. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.67% for SW’s stock, with a 14.03% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of SW
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SW stocks, with Argus repeating the rating for SW by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for SW in the upcoming period, according to Argus is $62 based on the research report published on December 05, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
RBC Capital Mkts, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SW reach a price target of $58, previously predicting the price at $52. The rating they have provided for SW stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on October 31st, 2024.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Buy” to SW, setting the target price at $57 in the report published on October 23rd of the previous year.
SW Trading at -1.76% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SW to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -8.71% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.12%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.16%, as shares sank -4.58% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +13.63% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SW fell by -2.82%, in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $53.45. In addition, Smurfit WestRock plc saw -3.42% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SW starting from Lorenzatto Jairo, who sale 491 shares at the price of $48.44 back on Jul 29 ’24. After this action, Lorenzatto Jairo now owns 19,033 shares of Smurfit WestRock plc, valued at $23,784 using the latest closing price.
Mayer Saverio, the of Smurfit WestRock plc, sale 25,000 shares at $54.84 during a trade that took place back on Dec 02 ’24, which means that Mayer Saverio is holding 149,911 shares at $1,371,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SW
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.24 for the gross margin
The net margin for Smurfit WestRock plc stands at 0.01. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value 14.24, with 5.82 for asset returns.
Based on Smurfit WestRock plc (SW), the company’s capital structure generated 0.44 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.11. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.77. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.42.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.06 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 10.97. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.8. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.7for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.48. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.48.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Smurfit WestRock plc (SW) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
