Negative sentiment towards SW reflected by a jump of 19.37% in short interest

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Smurfit WestRock plc shares valued at $595,182 were purchased by Finan Irial on May 06 ’25. At $39.21 per share, Finan Irial acquired 15,180 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 54,893 shares worth approximately $2.36 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Henao Alvaro sold 4,000 shares, netting a total of over 215,604 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $53.90 each, the insider now holds 44,361 shares.

Before that, Henao Alvaro had added 4,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $215,604, the Officer bought Smurfit WestRock plc shares for $53.90 each.

As published in their initiating research note from Truist on January 21, 2025, Smurfit WestRock plc [SW] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $62. Analysts at Argus started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early December. As of October 31, 2024, RBC Capital Mkts has increased its “Sector perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for SW. Earlier on October 23, 2024, Citigroup initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for SW stock.

Analyzing SW Stock Performance

On last trading session,, Smurfit WestRock plc [NYSE: SW] plunged -0.90% to $43.00. The stock’s lowest price that day was $42.7, but it reached a high of $43.3 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.16%. Over the course of the year, Smurfit WestRock plc shares have dropped approximately -20.16%.

Support And Resistance Levels for Smurfit WestRock plc (SW)

RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 46.46 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Smurfit WestRock plc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Smurfit WestRock plc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 3.56 million shares to 18.39 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 14.83 million shares. A jump of 19.37% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.43 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.43.

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