Smurfit WestRock plc’s recently made public that its Director Finan Irial acquired Company’s shares for reported $0.6 million on May 06 ’25. In the deal valued at $39.21 per share,15,180 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, Finan Irial now holds 54,893 shares worth roughly $2.55 million.
Then, Henao Alvaro sold 4,000 shares, generating $215,604 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $53.90, the insider now owns 44,361 shares.
Before that, Henao Alvaro bought 4,000 shares. Smurfit WestRock plc shares valued at $215,604 were divested by the Officer at a price of $53.90 per share.
Truist initiated its Smurfit WestRock plc [SW] rating to a Buy in a research note published on January 21, 2025; the price target was $62. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Argus’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in early December with a ‘”a Buy”‘ rating. RBC Capital Mkts also remained covering SW and has increased its forecast on October 31, 2024 with a “an Outperform” recommendation from previously “Sector perform” rating. Citigroup started covering the stock on October 23, 2024. It rated SW as “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of SW
On Monday, Smurfit WestRock plc [NYSE:SW] saw its stock fall -0.54% to $46.39. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 3.09%. Smurfit WestRock plc shares have fallen nearly -13.87% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 24.94% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in Smurfit WestRock plc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Smurfit WestRock plc stocks on 2025-04-30, dropping by -1.58 million shares to a total of 14.83 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-03-31 was 16.41 million shares. There was a decline of -10.66%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on August 23, 2024 when Redburn Atlantic began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Buy”‘ rating along with a $60 price target.
