Company Performance - Smurfit Westrock reported quarterly earnings of 0.68 per share, representing an earnings surprise of -50% [1] - The company posted revenues of 4.62 billion [2] - Over the last four quarters, Smurfit Westrock has surpassed consensus EPS estimates just once and has not beaten consensus revenue estimates during the same period [2] Stock Outlook - The stock has lost about 0.4% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P 500 has gained 3.2% [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the coming quarter is 8 billion in revenues, and for the current fiscal year, it is 31.98 billion in revenues [7] - The estimate revisions trend for Smurfit Westrock is currently unfavorable, resulting in a Zacks Rank 4 (Sell) for the stock, indicating expected underperformance in the near future [6] Industry Context - The Paper and Related Products industry, to which Smurfit Westrock belongs, is currently in the bottom 44% of the Zacks industry rankings [8] - Empirical research indicates a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, suggesting that industry outlook can significantly impact stock performance [5][8]
Smurfit Westrock (SW) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Miss Estimates