Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for Smurfit Westrock (SW)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Smurfit Westrock (NYSE: SW) recently:

• 10/13/2025 – Smurfit Westrock had its price target raised by analysts at Truist Financial Corporation from $54.00 to $55.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/8/2025 – Smurfit Westrock had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 10/7/2025 – Smurfit Westrock was given a new $52.00 price target on by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/6/2025 – Smurfit Westrock was upgraded by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $52.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $46.00.
• 10/6/2025 – Smurfit Westrock was upgraded by analysts at Seaport Res Ptn from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 10/6/2025 – Smurfit Westrock had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $60.00 to $61.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 9/27/2025 – Smurfit Westrock had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 9/15/2025 – Smurfit Westrock is now covered by analysts at UBS Group AG. They set a “buy” rating and a $60.00 price target on the stock.

Smurfit Westrock Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 15th were paid a $0.4308 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 15th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.1%. Smurfit Westrock’s payout ratio is presently 260.61%.

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.