Smurfit Westrock plc
About: Smurfit WestRock manufactures corrugated packaging and consumer packaging, such as folding cartons and paperboard. After the merger of Smurfit Kappa and WestRock in summer 2024, Smurfit WestRock became the largest producer of containerboard in the world, with substantial operations in North America, South America, and Europe.
Employees: 100,000
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
1,882% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $33.8M | Put options by funds: $1.71M
182% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 138 | Existing positions closed: 49
17% more funds holding
Funds holding: 497 [Q3] → 583 (+86) [Q4]
7.74% more ownership
Funds ownership: 75.62% [Q3] → 83.37% (+7.74%) [Q4]
7% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 15 [Q3] → 16 (+1) [Q4]
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $22.2B [Q3] → $23.3B (+$1.13B) [Q4]
5% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 193 | Existing positions reduced: 183
Research analyst outlook
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
3 analyst ratings
Morgan Stanley Brian Morton 67% 1-year accuracy 2 / 3 met price target | 41%upside $64 | Overweight Maintained | 11 Mar 2025 |
Truist Securities Michael Roxland 18% 1-year accuracy 9 / 49 met price target | 37%upside $62 | Buy Initiated | 21 Jan 2025 |
Citigroup Anthony Pettinari 30% 1-year accuracy 32 / 108 met price target | 37%upside $62 | Buy Maintained | 6 Jan 2025 |
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