Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for Smurfit Westrock (SW)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Smurfit Westrock (NYSE: SW):

• 1/9/2026 – Smurfit Westrock was upgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 1/8/2026 – Smurfit Westrock had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Morgan Stanley.
• 1/6/2026 – Smurfit Westrock had its price target lowered by analysts at Truist Financial Corporation from $50.00 to $49.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/6/2026 – Smurfit Westrock had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $50.00 to $48.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/6/2026 – Smurfit Westrock had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $49.00 to $48.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 12/29/2025 – Smurfit Westrock had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/22/2025 – Smurfit Westrock had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/18/2025 – Smurfit Westrock was given a new $51.00 price target on by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada.
• 12/15/2025 – Smurfit Westrock had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/9/2025 – Smurfit Westrock had its price target lowered by analysts at Argus from $55.00 to $45.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 12/8/2025 – Smurfit Westrock had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/1/2025 – Smurfit Westrock had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/25/2025 – Smurfit Westrock had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/19/2025 – Smurfit Westrock had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/18/2025 – Smurfit Westrock was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating.

Smurfit Westrock Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 18th. Investors of record on Friday, November 14th were given a $0.4308 dividend. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 14th. Smurfit Westrock’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 120.28%.

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.