Smurfit Westrock PLC $SW Shares Acquired by Royal Bank of Canada

Royal Bank of Canada lifted its stake in shares of Smurfit Westrock PLC (NYSE:SW) by 5.1% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,820,494 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 88,309 shares during the quarter. Royal Bank of Canada’s holdings in Smurfit Westrock were worth $72,547,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sound Income Strategies LLC boosted its stake in shares of Smurfit Westrock by 79,790.6% in the fourth quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 127,825 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,459,000 after purchasing an additional 127,665 shares during the period. BIP Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Smurfit Westrock during the 4th quarter valued at $2,412,000. AE Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Smurfit Westrock by 9.1% during the 4th quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 369,652 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,294,000 after purchasing an additional 30,804 shares in the last quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Smurfit Westrock during the 4th quarter worth $924,000. Finally, Horizon Investments LLC increased its stake in Smurfit Westrock by 1,042.7% during the 4th quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 207,429 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,021,000 after buying an additional 189,276 shares during the period. 83.38% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Smurfit Westrock Trading Down 3.1%

SW opened at $46.03 on Friday. Smurfit Westrock PLC has a 12-month low of $32.73 and a 12-month high of $52.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 1.45 and a quick ratio of 0.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.14 billion, a PE ratio of 48.97, a P/E/G ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 0.95. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $44.03 and its 200 day moving average price is $42.85.

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.42 by ($0.07). The company had revenue of $8.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.93 billion. Smurfit Westrock had a return on equity of 4.60% and a net margin of 1.59%.Smurfit Westrock’s revenue was up 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned ($0.05) earnings per share. As a group, research analysts expect that Smurfit Westrock PLC will post 2.13 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Smurfit Westrock Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be given a dividend of $0.4523 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $1.81 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.9%. Smurfit Westrock’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 192.55%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have commented on SW shares. UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of Smurfit Westrock from $60.00 to $56.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 13th. Truist Financial raised their target price on Smurfit Westrock from $55.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft began coverage on Smurfit Westrock in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. They set a “buy” rating and a $57.00 target price on the stock. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $57.00 price target on shares of Smurfit Westrock in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Smurfit Westrock from $56.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $57.23.

Smurfit Westrock News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Smurfit Westrock this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst price targets increased: Truist Financial raised its target from $55 to $57 and maintained a “buy” rating, while Wells Fargo lifted its target from $52 to $55 and assigned an “overweight” rating. The revised targets imply substantial potential upside from recent trading levels. Benzinga analyst coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Acquisition-led growth remains a focus: Smurfit Westrock is reportedly seeking acquisitions to support its next phase of expansion. Successful deals could strengthen its market position, broaden its product portfolio and improve long-term growth. Smurfit Westrock is Hunting for Acquisitions
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend supports shareholder returns: The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.4523 per share, payable September 10 to shareholders of record August 14. The indicated annual yield is approximately 3.8%, providing income support for investors.
• Neutral Sentiment: Regulatory filing completed: Smurfit Westrock filed its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. The filing provides the detailed financial and operating disclosures investors will use to assess the quarter and outlook. Smurfit Westrock Form 10-Q
• Negative Sentiment: Quarterly earnings missed expectations: Smurfit Westrock reported adjusted earnings of $0.35 per share versus the $0.42 consensus estimate. Revenue of $8.03 billion exceeded forecasts and rose 1.1% year over year, but the earnings shortfall triggered a negative market reaction. Smurfit Westrock Shares Gap Down Following Weak Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Cost pressures reduced the outlook: Higher freight, energy and other input costs pressured adjusted EBITDA, leading management to project full-year 2026 adjusted EBITDA of $4.9 billion to $5.1 billion. Investors are weighing this near-term margin pressure against the company’s longer-term growth prospects. Smurfit Westrock Signals 2026 EBITDA Outlook

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.