In the past week, SW stock has gone up by 13.27%, with a monthly gain of 17.09% and a quarterly surge of 41.63%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.99%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.57% for Smurfit WestRock plc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 16.34% for SW’s stock, with a 19.24% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Smurfit WestRock plc (NYSE: SW) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Smurfit WestRock plc (NYSE: SW) is above average at 35.31x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.00.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy”, 5 as “overweight”, 0 as “hold”, and 0 as “sell”.
The public float for SW is 519.75M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.50% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of SW on February 12, 2026 was 5.35M shares.
SW stock’s latest price update
Smurfit WestRock plc (NYSE: SW)’s stock price has soared by 9.90% in relation to previous closing price of $45.75. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 13.27% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2026-02-11 that Smurfit Westrock Plc (SW) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Analysts’ Opinion of SW
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SW stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for SW by listing it as a “Overweight”. The predicted price for SW in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $52 based on the research report published on October 07, 2025 of the previous year 2025.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Buy” to SW, setting the target price at $55 in the report published on June 16th of the previous year.
SW Trading at 24.62% 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 -9.38% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.57%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.99%.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SW starting from Finan Irial, who purchase 15,180 shares at the price of $39.21 back on May 06 ’25. After this action, Finan Irial now owns 54,893 shares of Smurfit WestRock plc, valued at $595,182 using the latest closing price.
Henao Alvaro, the insider of Smurfit WestRock plc, sale 4,000 shares at $53.90 during a trade that took place back on Feb 24 ’25, which means that Henao Alvaro is holding 44,361 shares at $215,604 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SW
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.06% for the present operating margin
- 0.2% for the gross margin
The net margin for Smurfit WestRock plc stands at 0.02%. The total capital return value is set at 0.05%. Equity return is now at value 4.11%, with 1.65% for asset returns.
Based on Smurfit WestRock plc (SW), the company’s capital structure generated 0.43 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.21. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.77. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.21.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is $1.72 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.11. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.27. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.43for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.68. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.48.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Smurfit WestRock plc (SW) has experienced a better performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.