Amcor (NYSE:AMCR) Reaches New 52-Week Low – What’s Next?

Amcor PLC (NYSE:AMCR)’s stock price hit a new 52-week low during trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as $38.02 and last traded at $38.2330, with a volume of 2375056 shares. The stock had previously closed at $39.85.

Amcor News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Amcor this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Amcor’s Winterbourne site achieved ISO 13485 certification, strengthening its capabilities and positioning in healthcare packaging — a potential long-term revenue and margin positive in medical segments. Amcor’s Winterbourne site achieves ISO 13485 certification
• Positive Sentiment: Amcor’s Earth Sense® Pro won a sustainability award from the Flexible Packaging Association — boosts ESG credentials and supports demand from sustainability-focused customers. Amcor’s Earth Sense® Pro wins FPA award
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry/ETF flow dynamics: coverage noting Amcor is drawing interest as S&P 500 fund trends evolve — could alter passive/active flows but impact is uncertain until reweighting occurs. Amcor Draws Interest As S&P 500 Fund Trends Evolve
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation/DCF debate: a recent note reviews conflicting discounted cash‑flow signals after share weakness — highlights investor disagreement on fair value and sensitivity to assumptions. That keeps sentiment mixed. A Look At Amcor Valuation After Recent Share Price Weakness And Conflicting DCF Signals
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary notes Amcor has recently outperformed some indices, and analysts remain moderately optimistic — but this hasn’t prevented near-term downside pressure from fresh analyst actions. Is Amcor Stock Outperforming the Nasdaq?
• Negative Sentiment: Wells Fargo downgraded Amcor from Overweight to Equal Weight and cut its price target to $43 from $48 — a clear near-term headwind that likely pressured the stock as analysts reprice upside. Wells Fargo downgrades Amcor (AMCR)
• Negative Sentiment: Short-term market action: headlines and market data report the stock fell and underperformed the market on recent sessions, with above-average volume — signals investors are taking profits or reducing exposure after recent gains. Amcor PLC stock falls Thursday, underperforms market

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the company. Robert W. Baird set a $54.00 price objective on Amcor in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Truist Financial upped their price target on Amcor from $55.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Morgan Stanley cut Amcor from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and set a $46.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered Amcor from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $48.00 to $43.00 in a research note on Friday. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Amcor in a report on Thursday, February 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Amcor currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $52.25.

Amcor Stock Performance

The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $45.17 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $42.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a current ratio of 1.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.00, a P/E/G ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 0.65.

Amcor (NYSE:AMCR) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $3.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.53 billion. Amcor had a return on equity of 15.57% and a net margin of 3.04%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 68.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.80 EPS. Amcor has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.000-4.150 EPS. Analysts forecast that Amcor PLC will post 0.74 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amcor Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 25th were given a dividend of $0.65 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 25th. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.8%. Amcor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 169.93%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of AMCR. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC grew its position in Amcor by 10.1% in the 4th quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,070 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 373 shares during the period. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC raised its holdings in Amcor by 11.1% during the fourth quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC now owns 4,488 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 447 shares during the last quarter. FineMark National Bank & Trust lifted its stake in shares of Amcor by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. FineMark National Bank & Trust now owns 80,503 shares of the company’s stock valued at $671,000 after buying an additional 503 shares in the last quarter. United Asset Strategies Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Amcor by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. United Asset Strategies Inc. now owns 38,453 shares of the company’s stock valued at $321,000 after buying an additional 597 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alternative Investment Advisors LLC. increased its position in shares of Amcor by 6.3% during the fourth quarter. Alternative Investment Advisors LLC. now owns 11,268 shares of the company’s stock worth $94,000 after acquiring an additional 671 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 45.14% of the company’s stock.

Amcor Company Profile

Amcor (NYSE: AMCR) is a global packaging company specializing in the design, development and production of flexible and rigid packaging solutions for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, home and personal care, and other consumer and industrial products. The company’s product portfolio encompasses flexible films, pouches, specialty cartons, rigid containers, metal closures and dispensing systems. Amcor’s packaging solutions are engineered to preserve product quality, extend shelf life and meet the specific requirements of a wide range of end markets.

Founded in its current form in 2005 following a spin-off from a mining conglomerate, Amcor expanded its capabilities and geographic footprint through organic investments and strategic acquisitions.