Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates for Smurfit Westrock (SW)

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE: SW) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 4/14/2026 – Smurfit Westrock had its price target lowered by Citigroup Inc. from $59.00 to $53.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/13/2026 – Smurfit Westrock had its price target lowered by UBS Group AG from $60.00 to $56.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/7/2026 – Smurfit Westrock was downgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong sell”.
• 4/1/2026 – Smurfit Westrock had its price target lowered by Barclays PLC from $56.00 to $54.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 3/24/2026 – Smurfit Westrock is now covered by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.. They set a “buy” rating and a $49.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/20/2026 – Smurfit Westrock had its price target lowered by Wells Fargo & Company from $55.00 to $50.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 3/6/2026 – Smurfit Westrock had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $61.00 to $60.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 2/18/2026 – Smurfit Westrock had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Morgan Stanley. They now have a $61.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/17/2026 – Smurfit Westrock had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $47.00 to $56.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 2/13/2026 – Smurfit Westrock had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $48.00 to $59.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

Smurfit Westrock Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 18th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 17th were issued a dividend of $0.4523 per share. This is a boost from Smurfit Westrock’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 17th. This represents a $1.81 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.3%. Smurfit Westrock’s payout ratio is presently 135.34%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Ken Bowles sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.26, for a total value of $512,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 151,644 shares in the company, valued at $7,773,271.44. This trade represents a 6.19% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Anthony P. J. Smurfit sold 40,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.54, for a total transaction of $2,061,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,642,610 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $84,660,119.40. This trade represents a 2.38% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.46% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.