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Smurfit Westrock (SW): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Strong Buy10 Buy0 Hold0 Sell
Ratings of 10 analysts in the last 3 months12-month forecast
Based on 10 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $57.25, the highest $69.00, the lowest $54.00. The average is +39.1% from the last price of $41.16.
Analyst ratings 14
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI OpenAI Packaging and ContainersOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $43.00 → $44.00+2.3% | Hold | +6.9% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks 05:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Packaging and ContainersAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $41.00 → $42.00+2.4% | Hold | +2.0% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks 05:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Packaging and ContainersPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $45.00 → $46.00+2.2% | Buy | +11.8% | Upgrade | 17.10.26on TipRanks 05:05 | — | |
| Matt McKellar★★★★★★★★★★#2953 · hits 47% · avg +5.8% | RBC Capital | $60.00 → $55.00−8.3% | Buy | +33.6% | Reiterated | 16.10.26on TipRanks 09:05 | +0.9% | ↗ |
| Michael Roxland★★★★★★★★★★#2315 · hits 57% · avg +5.0% | Truist Financial | $57.00 → $54.00−5.3% | Buy | +31.2% | Reiterated | 12.10.26on TipRanks 07:35 | −0.5%next day +0.9% | ↗ |
| AI xAi Packaging and ContainersxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $46.00 → $45.00−2.2% | Buy | +9.3% | Upgrade | 11.10.26on TipRanks 05:05 | — | |
| AI Google Packaging and ContainersGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $46.00 → $45.00−2.2% | Buy | +9.3% | Upgrade | 11.10.26on TipRanks 05:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Packaging and ContainersDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $45.00 → $44.00−2.2% | Hold | +6.9% | Reiterated | 09.10.26on TipRanks 05:05 | — | |
| Gabrial Hajde★★★★★★★★★★#4016 · hits 57% · avg +2.6% | Wells Fargo | $55.00 | Buy | +33.6% | Reiterated | 07.10.26on TipRanks 17:10 | +0.8%next day −1.0% · 5 days −0.2% | ↗ |
| Anthony Pettinari★★★★★★★★★★#445 · hits 61% · avg +13.3% | Citi | $57.00 → $54.00−5.3% | Buy | +31.2% | Reiterated | 02.10.26on TipRanks 08:20 | −1.9%next day −1.0% · 5 days −4.1% | ↗ |
| Detlef Winckelmann★★★★★★★★★★#4134 · hits 57% · avg +4.9% | J.P. Morgan | $68.00 → $69.00+1.5% | Buy | +67.6% | Assigned | 23.09.26on TipRanks 07:10 | +0.8%next day −1.0% · 5 days −4.5% | ↗ |
| Andrew Jones CFA★★★★★★★★★★#2603 · hits 65% · avg +7.9% | UBS | $57.00 | Buy | +38.5% | Reiterated | 21.09.26on TipRanks 08:15 | +0.9%next day +2.3% · 5 days +0.3% | ↗ |
| Brian Morgan★★★★★★★★★★#5444 · hits 64% · avg +4.4% | Morgan Stanley | $58.00 | Buy | +40.9% | Assigned | 14.09.26on TipRanks 07:55 | +1.7%next day +0.4% · 5 days +1.9% | ↗ |
| Gabriel Simoes★★★★★★★★★★#7290 · hits 67% · avg +15.5% | Goldman Sachs | — | Buy | — | Reiterated | 09.09.26on TipRanks 05:55 | −4.2%next day +0.6% · 5 days +6.7% | ↗ |
| Unknown Analyst | Argus Research | — | Buy | — | Reiterated | 01.09.26on TipRanks Sep 3 21:03 | −2.4%next day −0.6% · 5 days −7.2% | ↗ |
| Pallav Mittal★★★★★★★★★★#6105 · hits 47% · avg +1.7% | Barclays | $52.00 → $56.00+7.7% | Buy | +36.1% | Reiterated | 04.08.26on TipRanks 02:45 | +1.7%next day +0.1% · 5 days +2.4% | ↗ |
| Hillary Cacanando★★★★★★★★★★#919 · hits 80% · avg +29.8% | Deutsche Bank | $57.00 | Buy | +38.5% | Initiated | 23.06.26on TipRanks 21:20 | +5.0%next day +0.5% · 5 days −2.7% | ↗ |
| Unknown Analyst | Jefferies | $58.00 | Buy | +40.9% | Reiterated | 01.05.26on TipRanks 09:00 | +2.4%next day −3.3% · 5 days +3.0% | ↗ |
| Reinhardt van der Walt★★★★★★★★★★#2433 · hits 68% · avg +25.7% | Bank of America Securities | $55.00 → $62.00+12.7% | Buy | +50.6% | Reiterated | 22.02.26on TipRanks Feb 23 06:55 | −4.0%next day −1.6% · 5 days +0.6% | ↗ |
| Mark Weintraub★★★★★★★★★★#2578 · hits 63% · avg +8.7% | Seaport Global | $52.00 → $51.00−1.9% | Buy | +23.9% | Reiterated | 23.11.25on TipRanks 10:15 | −1.7%next day +2.8% · 5 days +0.3% | ↗ |
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The latest rating of each analyst in the last 12 months, as TipRanks lists them. Every rating kept, earlier ones included
Best analysts covering Smurfit Westrock
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $58.86 at a price of $44.10 (+33.5%); now: $57.25 at $41.16 (+39.1%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Buy | 19 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 18 |
| Hold | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 04.11.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $0.60 (from $0.51 to $0.70). Last quarter: $0.35.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $8.3B (from $8.0B to $8.4B). Last quarter: $8.0B.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Consumercyclical
About Smurfit Westrock
- CEO: Anthony Paul J. Smurfit
- Employees: 97,000
- Beech Hill, Dublin, DU, D04 N2R2, IE
- www.smurfitwestrock.com
Smurfit Westrock Plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells containerboard, corrugated containers, and other paper-based packaging products in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and internationally. The company produces containerboard and paperboard; packaging of corrugated containers; consumer packaging; and offers solid board, kraft paper, and graphic board, as well as other packaging products, such as solidboard packaging, paper sacks and bag-in-box. It produces linerboard and corrugated medium and paperboard; and other paper-based packaging, such as folding cartons, inserts, labels and displays. The company primarily serves food and beverage, healthcare, beauty and personal care, garden, consumer goods, industrial, and foodservice markets. It markets its products through its own sales force, independent sales representatives, and independent distributors. Smurfit Westrock Plc was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
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