Smurfit Westrock (SW) – Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Smurfit Westrock (NYSE: SW) in the last few weeks:

• 7/28/2026 – Smurfit Westrock was given a new $71.00 price target by Loop Capital.
• 7/28/2026 – Smurfit Westrock had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $65.00 to $71.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/17/2026 – Smurfit Westrock had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $53.00 to $56.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/16/2026 – Smurfit Westrock was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c-)” to “hold (c)”.
• 7/15/2026 – Smurfit Westrock had its price target raised by Truist Financial Corporation from $50.00 to $55.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/9/2026 – Smurfit Westrock had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $51.00 to $56.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/9/2026 – Smurfit Westrock had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $50.00 to $52.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/9/2026 – Smurfit Westrock had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $62.00 to $65.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/1/2026 – Smurfit Westrock was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c-)”.
• 6/23/2026 – Smurfit Westrock is now covered by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. They set a “buy” rating and a $57.00 price target on the stock.

Smurfit Westrock Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be given a $0.4523 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $1.81 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.8%. Smurfit Westrock’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 251.39%.

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.