What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Estimate for SW Q4 Earnings?

Smurfit Westrock PLC (NYSE:SW) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Smurfit Westrock in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, November 17th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.48 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.61. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Smurfit Westrock’s current full-year earnings is $3.25 per share.

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The company reported $0.58 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by ($0.10). The company had revenue of $8 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.89 billion. Smurfit Westrock had a net margin of 2.40% and a return on equity of 6.21%. The firm’s revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis.

SW has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Smurfit Westrock from $63.00 to $47.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Truist Financial dropped their target price on shares of Smurfit Westrock from $55.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. UBS Group started coverage on shares of Smurfit Westrock in a report on Monday, September 15th. They set a “buy” rating and a $60.00 price target on the stock. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $52.00 price target on shares of Smurfit Westrock in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Smurfit Westrock in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $55.30.

Smurfit Westrock Trading Down 0.2%

NYSE SW opened at $33.84 on Tuesday. Smurfit Westrock has a 12 month low of $33.60 and a 12 month high of $56.99. The company has a current ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $40.68 and its 200-day moving average price is $43.31. The stock has a market cap of $17.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.66 and a beta of 1.12.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Smurfit Westrock

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in SW. Ethic Inc. raised its stake in shares of Smurfit Westrock by 0.6% in the second quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 41,103 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,770,000 after acquiring an additional 254 shares during the period. Moody National Bank Trust Division grew its holdings in Smurfit Westrock by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Moody National Bank Trust Division now owns 15,001 shares of the company’s stock valued at $647,000 after purchasing an additional 255 shares during the last quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC raised its position in Smurfit Westrock by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 13,551 shares of the company’s stock worth $585,000 after purchasing an additional 258 shares during the period. Benjamin Edwards Inc. lifted its stake in Smurfit Westrock by 4.1% in the second quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 6,776 shares of the company’s stock worth $292,000 after purchasing an additional 264 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Smurfit Westrock by 21.8% during the second quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,494 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,000 after buying an additional 267 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 83.38% of the company’s stock.

Smurfit Westrock Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 18th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.4308 per share. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 14th. Smurfit Westrock’s payout ratio is currently 120.28%.

About Smurfit Westrock

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.