Zacks Research Issues Negative Estimate for Amcor Earnings

Amcor plc (NYSE:AMCR) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Amcor in a report issued on Thursday, November 14th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.16 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.18. The consensus estimate for Amcor’s current full-year earnings is $0.74 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Amcor’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.21 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.74 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.17 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.18 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.81 EPS.

Amcor (NYSE:AMCR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.16 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.16. Amcor had a return on equity of 25.60% and a net margin of 5.68%. The business had revenue of $3.35 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.33 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.16 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 2.6% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup upped their price target on Amcor from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 20th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Amcor from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, August 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Amcor from $10.00 to $11.10 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 13th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Amcor from $10.50 to $10.80 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Amcor has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $10.94.

Amcor Stock Up 0.4 %

AMCR stock opened at $10.22 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $10.92 and its 200 day simple moving average is $10.50. Amcor has a fifty-two week low of $8.78 and a fifty-two week high of $11.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 1.29. The company has a market cap of $14.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 0.85.

Amcor Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 21st will be issued a $0.1275 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 21st. This is a positive change from Amcor’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. This represents a $0.51 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.99%. Amcor’s dividend payout ratio is currently 94.34%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Amcor

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Larson Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Amcor by 3,410.3% in the third quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 2,387 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 2,319 shares in the last quarter. Rise Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Amcor in the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. ORG Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Amcor in the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. True Wealth Design LLC grew its holdings in Amcor by 3,794.1% during the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 3,310 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 3,225 shares during the period. Finally, Quent Capital LLC grew its holdings in Amcor by 51.8% during the second quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 3,638 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 1,241 shares during the period. 45.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Amcor

Amcor plc develops, produces, and sells packaging products in Europe, North America, Latin America, Africa, and the Asia Pacific regions. The company operates through two segments, Flexibles and Rigid Packaging. The Flexibles segment provides flexible and film packaging products in the food and beverage, medical and pharmaceutical, fresh produce, snack food, personal care, and other industries.