Recent Investment Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Smurfit Westrock (SW)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Smurfit Westrock (NYSE: SW):

• 5/4/2026 – Smurfit Westrock had its price target lowered by Citigroup Inc. from $53.00 to $51.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/1/2026 – Smurfit Westrock was given a new $50.00 price target by Truist Financial Corporation.
• 5/1/2026 – Smurfit Westrock had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $64.00 to $62.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 5/1/2026 – Smurfit Westrock had its price target lowered by Royal Bank Of Canada from $54.00 to $53.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/16/2026 – Smurfit Westrock was given a new $54.00 price target by Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/15/2026 – Smurfit Westrock had its price target lowered by Truist Financial Corporation from $60.00 to $53.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 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.

Smurfit Westrock Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Investors of record on Friday, May 15th will be given a dividend of $0.4523 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th. This represents a $1.81 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.8%. Smurfit Westrock’s payout ratio is presently 251.39%.

Insider Activity at Smurfit Westrock

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