Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) Stock Rating Upgraded by Seaport Res Ptn

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) was upgraded by stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday,Zacks.com reports. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Smurfit Westrock’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.65 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.61 EPS.

SW has been the subject of several other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company set a $52.00 price target on shares of Smurfit Westrock and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday. UBS Group began coverage on shares of Smurfit Westrock in a report on Monday, September 15th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $60.00 target price for the company. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Smurfit Westrock from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $44.00 to $55.00 in a report on Monday, June 16th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Smurfit Westrock in a report on Saturday, September 27th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Smurfit Westrock from $60.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $57.80.

Smurfit Westrock Price Performance

NYSE SW opened at $41.20 on Monday. Smurfit Westrock has a 52 week low of $37.01 and a 52 week high of $56.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 62.43 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a quick ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 1.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $44.27 and a 200-day moving average price of $43.98.

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.57 by ($0.12). Smurfit Westrock had a net margin of 1.14% and a return on equity of 5.90%. The business had revenue of $7.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.88 billion. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 167.4% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that Smurfit Westrock will post 3.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SW. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT bought a new position in Smurfit Westrock in the 1st quarter worth approximately $29,000. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new position in shares of Smurfit Westrock during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Tsfg LLC bought a new position in shares of Smurfit Westrock during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $30,000. IMA Advisory Services Inc. bought a new position in shares of Smurfit Westrock during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Rexford Capital Inc. bought a new position in shares of Smurfit Westrock during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $35,000. 83.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Smurfit Westrock Company Profile

Smurfit Westrock Plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells containerboard, corrugated containers, and other paper-based packaging products in Ireland and internationally. The company produces containerboard that it converts into corrugated containers or sells to third parties, as well as produces other types of paper, such as consumer packaging board, sack paper, graphic paper, solid board and graphic board, and other paper-based packaging products, such as consumer packaging, solid board packaging, paper sacks, and other packaging products, including bag-in-box.