WestRock Co. (WRK): Price and Financial Metrics

WestRock Co. (WRK): $49.45

0.25 (+0.51%)

POWR Rating

Component Grades

Momentum

C

Stability

C

Sentiment

Quality

C

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Industry: Industrial - Packaging

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WRK Price/Volume Stats

Current price $49.45 52-week high $49.67
Prev. close $49.20 52-week low $26.85
Day low $48.69 Volume 1,978,300
Day high $49.51 Avg. volume 2,168,566
50-day MA $44.13 Dividend yield 2.49%
200-day MA $37.63 Market Cap 12.68B

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WRK POWR Grades

  • Sentiment is the dimension where WRK ranks best; there it ranks ahead of 78.55% of US stocks.
  • The strongest trend for WRK is in Growth, which has been heading down over the past 68 days.
  • WRK's current lowest rank is in the Growth metric (where it is better than 20.45% of US stocks).

WRK Stock Summary

  • With a market capitalization of $10,671,679,251, WESTROCK CO has a greater market value than 83.49% of US stocks.
  • With a price/sales ratio of 0.53, WESTROCK CO has a higher such ratio than merely 17.22% of stocks in our set.
  • Over the past twelve months, WRK has reported earnings growth of -184.25%, putting it ahead of merely 7.25% of US stocks in our set.
  • Stocks that are quantitatively similar to WRK, based on their financial statements, market capitalization, and price volatility, are CTLT, BFI, RELI, BYD, and SSP.
  • Visit WRK's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.westrock.com.

WRK Valuation Summary

  • WRK's EV/EBIT ratio is -14.6; this is 195.42% lower than that of the median Consumer Cyclical stock.
  • WRK's price/earnings ratio has moved down 35.7 over the prior 103 months.

Below are key valuation metrics over time for WRK.

Stock Date P/S P/B P/E EV/EBIT
WRK 2023-12-29 0.5 1.1 -6.5 -14.6
WRK 2023-12-28 0.5 1.1 -6.6 -14.7
WRK 2023-12-27 0.5 1.1 -6.6 -14.8
WRK 2023-12-26 0.5 1.1 -6.6 -14.7
WRK 2023-12-22 0.5 1.1 -6.5 -14.6
WRK 2023-12-21 0.5 1.1 -6.5 -14.7

WRK Growth Metrics

    The year over year net cashflow from operations growth rate now stands at -10.87%.
  • The 2 year price growth rate now stands at 116.19%.
  • Its 4 year cash and equivalents growth rate is now at 63.65%.
Over the past 34 months, WRK's revenue has gone up $3,014,800,000.

The table below shows WRK's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).

Date Revenue Operating Cash Flow Net Income to Common Stock
2022-12-31 21,227.4 2,033.5 807.6
2022-09-30 21,256.5 2,020.4 944.6
2022-06-30 20,944.5 2,157.6 923.8
2022-03-31 20,241.1 2,071 796
2021-12-31 19,296.8 1,813.3 868.6
2021-09-30 18,746.1 2,279.9 838.3

WRK's Quality Factors

The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.
  • WRK has a Quality Grade of C, ranking ahead of 55.47% of graded US stocks.
  • WRK's asset turnover comes in at 0.625 -- ranking 10th of 11 Shipping Containers stocks.
  • SON, GEF, and PKG are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with WRK.

The table below shows WRK's key quality metrics over time.

Period Asset Turnover Gross Margin ROIC
2021-06-30 0.625 0.179 -0.002
2021-03-31 0.601 0.176 -0.008
2020-12-31 0.591 0.179 -0.004
2020-09-30 0.581 0.182 -0.005
2020-06-30 0.581 0.195 0.053
2020-03-31 0.593 0.202 0.059

WRK Price Target

For more insight on analysts targets of WRK, see our WRK price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.

Average Price Target $63.07 Average Broker Recommendation 1.54 (Moderate Buy)

WestRock Co. (WRK) Company Bio


WestRock is an American corrugated packaging company. It was formed in July 2015 after the merger of MeadWestvaco and RockTenn.WestRock is the 2nd largest American packaging company. It is one of the world's largest paper and packaging companies with US$15 billion in annual revenue and 42,000 employees in 30 countries. The company is headquartered in Sandy SpringsGeorgia, consolidating offices from NorcrossGeorgia and RichmondVirginia. (Source:Wikipedia)


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Below are the latest news stories about WESTROCK CO that investors may wish to consider to help them evaluate WRK as an investment opportunity.

What Cardboard Prices Tell Us About the State of the Economy

Producers are lifting prices for the thick paper used to make delivery boxes for the first time since the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates early last year. It is a sign that the inventory hoarding that characterized the postpandemic recovery is ending. Big producers, including International Paper WestRock and Packaging Corp. of America have said that they would raise prices Jan. 1 for both types of containerboard, which are combined to make corrugated cardboard.

Yahoo | December 13, 2023

Cardboard Prices Are Climbing for the First Time in Nearly Two Years

America's big cardboard-box producers are stacked atop the S&P 500 today, lifted by their own price increases. A trade publication that tracks prices and stock analysts reported this week that two of the biggest producers—International Paper and Packaging Corp. of America—have raised prices for the two components of corrugated shipping boxes. Packaging Corp. is up more than 3% and on pace to close at a record high.

Yahoo | November 30, 2023

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Yahoo | November 28, 2023

WestRock Company's (NYSE:WRK) US$608m market value fall may be overlooked by institutional investors after a year of 0.1% returns

Key Insights Significantly high institutional ownership implies WestRock's stock price is sensitive to their trading...

Yahoo | November 22, 2023

Insider Spends US$424k Buying More Shares In Westrock Coffee

Potential Westrock Coffee Company ( NASDAQ:WEST ) shareholders may wish to note that the Co-Founder & Chairman of the...

Yahoo | November 18, 2023

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WRK Price Returns

1-mo 9.82%
3-mo 20.01%
6-mo 40.29%
1-year 71.36%
3-year 0.60%
5-year 50.09%
YTD 20.01%
2023 22.20%
2022 -18.81%
2021 3.78%
2020 4.63%
2019 19.29%

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