Amcor Plc (NYSE: AMCR)’s stock price has increased by 3.44 compared to its previous closing price of 9.02. However, the company has seen a 1.19% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-04-10 that Amcor (AMCR) was a big mover last session on higher-than-average trading volume. The latest trend in earnings estimate revisions might not help the stock continue moving higher in the near term.
Is It Worth Investing in Amcor Plc (NYSE: AMCR) Right Now?
Amcor Plc (NYSE: AMCR) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 16.94x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.78. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for AMCR is 1.44B, and at present, short sellers hold a 11.46% of that float. On April 14, 2025, the average trading volume of AMCR was 26.42M shares.
AMCR’s Market Performance
The stock of Amcor Plc (AMCR) has seen a 1.19% increase in the past week, with a -3.12% drop in the past month, and a -0.85% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.14%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.27% for AMCR. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.61% for AMCR’s stock, with a -9.06% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of AMCR
Truist, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AMCR reach a price target of $12, previously predicting the price at $10. The rating they have provided for AMCR stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 06th, 2025.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Buy” to AMCR, setting the target price at $12 in the report published on January 06th of the current year.
AMCR Trading at -5.09% 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 -18.73% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.27%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.14%, as shares sank -4.60% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -4.31% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AMCR rose by +1.19%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -5.57% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $9.48. In addition, Amcor Plc saw -0.85% 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 AMCR starting from Foufopoulos – De Ridder Lucrec, who purchase 14,000 shares at the price of $10.31 back on Mar 03 ’25. After this action, Foufopoulos – De Ridder Lucrec now owns 29,523 shares of Amcor Plc, valued at $144,287 using the latest closing price.
Agarwal Achal, the Director of Amcor Plc, purchase 10,000 shares at $10.10 during a trade that took place back on Feb 27 ’25, which means that Agarwal Achal is holding 88,967 shares at $101,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AMCR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.1 for the present operating margin
- -0.57 for the gross margin
The net margin for Amcor Plc stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 20.60, with 4.85 for asset returns.
Based on Amcor Plc (AMCR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.66 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.17. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.96. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.06.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.84 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 6.71. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.94. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.91for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.43. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.26.
Conclusion
To sum up, Amcor Plc (AMCR) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as 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.
