The trading price of WestRock Co (NYSE:WRK) floating higher at last check on Wednesday, April 24, closing at $47.27, 0.36% higher than its previous close.
In examining the 52-week price action we see that the stock hit a 52-week high of $49.67 and a 52-week low of $26.85. Over the past month, the stock has lost -2.92% in value.
WestRock Co, whose market valuation is $12.15 billion at the time of this writing. The dividend yield on the company stock is 2.44%, while its Forward Dividend ratio is 1.16. Investors’ optimism about the company’s current quarter earnings report is understandable. Analysts have predicted the quarterly earnings per share to grow by 0.24 per share this quarter, however they have predicted annual earnings per share of 2.0 for current year and 3.32 for next year.
Analysts have forecast the company to bring in revenue of 4.75B for the current quarter, with the likely lows of 4.61B and highs of 4.95B. From the analysts’ viewpoint, the consensus estimate for the company’s annual revenue is 19.66B.
On the technical side, indicators suggest WRK has a 50% Buy on average for the short term. According to the data of the stock’s medium term indicators, the stock is currently averaging as a 100% Buy, while an average of long term indicators suggests that the stock is currently 100% Buy.
A quick review shows that WRK’s price is currently -2.59% off the SMA20 and 1.06% off the SMA50. The RSI metric on the 14-day chart is currently showing 45.00, and weekly volatility stands at 1.59%. When measured over the past 30 days, the indicator reaches 1.63%. WestRock Co (NYSE:WRK)’s beta value is currently sitting at 1.11, while the Average True Range indicator is currently displaying 0.83.
To see how WestRock Co stock has been performing today in comparison to its peers in the industry, here are the numbers: WRK stock’s performance was 0.36% at last check in today’s session, and 53.18% in the past year.
An evaluation of the daily trading volume of WestRock Co (NYSE:WRK) indicates that the 3-month average is 2.14 million.
Currently, records show that 256.40 million of the company’s shares remain outstanding. The insiders hold 0.71% of outstanding shares, whereas institutions hold 84.40%. However, since the stock’s price has seen 13.85% year-to-date, investors’ interest is likely to be reignited due to its potential to move even higher.
