Is Smurfit Westrock suffers from twice the performance of the S&P 500?

Its headquarters is located in Dublin, Ireland, Smurfit Westrock PLC (SW) is an international provider for sustainable paper packing solutions. It manufactures container containers, corrugated containers, consumer packaging and specialized products, including Solid Board, Kraft Paper, Paper Sacks and Bag-Inbox.

With a market formation of about $ 22.6 billion, Smurfit Westrock is located in the “Grand” league, which is more than $ 10 billion, reaching food, drinks, retail, e -commerce, and industrial customers in more than 40 countries.

The stock had a fair share of bumps. SW shares have decreased by more than 25.8 % of a height of 52 weeks at $ 56.99 in November 2024. Over the past three months, the arrow has decreased, while in a blatant contradiction, the S&P 500 ($ SPX) has gained 8.4 % during the same extension.

Over the past 52 weeks, SW has decreased by 11.6 %, and annually decreased by 21.5 %. On the other hand, the broader index increased by 15.4 % in the past year and 12.3 % on an annual basis.

As of this month, SW shares are traded less than 50 days moving average of $ 45.09 and a 200 -day moving average, which is $ 46.88, indicating that investors are cautious.

He did not do the latest report on little profits to raise feelings. On July 30, the stock decreased by another 1.7 % after the company informed the results of the Q2 2025, which revealed a net loss of $ 26 million, compared to a net profit of $ 132 million in the quarter of last year. The costs of restructuring are highly weighed, with $ 280 million in the fees associated with pre -announced closures and cost saving movements.

However, the upper line showed some flexibility. The net sales amounted to $ 7.9 billion, an increase of 167.4 % on an annual basis, while the modified Ebitda amounted to $ 1.21 billion, an increase of 152.7 % on an annual basis. Without the effect of restructuring, the results fell in line with the modified EBITDA directions.

In the future, Management Smurfit Westrock Ebitda expects about $ 1.3 billion for next quarter and maintained its expectations throughout the whole year between $ 5 billion and $ 5.2 billion, provided that the current market conditions are fixed.

Meanwhile, the company can witness long -term support from the high packaging needs fed by the prosperous e -commerce activity and steady demand through the food, beverage and health care markets.

To put SW in its correct perspective, Ball Corporation (Ball) decreased by 27 % in 52 weeks and 12.1 % in 2025.

Despite the current opposite winds of the industry and weak price procedures, analysts remain based on SW horizons. Among 16 analysts, the arrow covers, the consensus classification is a “strong purchase”, and the average target price of $ 57.21 by 35.3 % to the current levels.

On the date of publication, Anushka Mukherje did not have positions (either directly or indirectly) in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information and data in this article are only for media purposes. This article was originally published on Barchart.com