WestRock (NYSE:WRK) Stock Price & Quote Analysis

WRK fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	5/6
Future Growth	1/6
Past Performance	1/6
Financial Health	3/6
Dividends	4/6

WRK Stock Overview

WestRock Company, together with its subsidiaries, provides fiber-based paper and packaging solutions in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Rewards

Trading at 60.3% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 9.23% per year

Trading at good value vs. peer average Price-To-Earnings ratio

Trading at good value vs. industry average Price-To-Earnings ratio

Trading below our calculated fair Price-To-Earnings ratio

Risk Analysis

Has a high level of debt

Unstable dividend track record

Large one-off items impacting financial results

WestRock Company Competitors

Sealed Air

NYSE:SEE

US$7.6b

Packaging Corporation of America

NYSE:PKG

US$12.2b

Graphic Packaging Holding

NYSE:GPK

US$7.0b

International Paper

NYSE:IP

US$13.1b

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for WestRock
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	US$37.51
52 Week High	US$54.78
52 Week Low	US$30.08
Beta	1.13
1 Month Change	12.47%
3 Month Change	-9.00%
1 Year Change	-19.06%
3 Year Change	-6.99%
5 Year Change	-39.89%
Change since IPO	389.02%

WestRock to sell stake in RTS Packaging to Sonoco Products for $330M

Nov 09

WestRock raises dividend by 10% to $0.275

Oct 27

Recent updates

What Does WestRock Company's (NYSE:WRK) Share Price Indicate?

Aug 29

These 4 Measures Indicate That WestRock (NYSE:WRK) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Jul 08

At US$47.12, Is WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK) Worth Looking At Closely?

Mar 25

WestRock (NYSE:WRK) Posted Healthy Earnings But There Are Some Other Factors To Be Aware Of

Feb 10

Can You Imagine How WestRock's (NYSE:WRK) Shareholders Feel About The 35% Share Price Increase?

Mar 02

Results: WestRock Company Exceeded Expectations And The Consensus Has Updated Its Estimates

Feb 09

Don't Buy WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK) For Its Next Dividend Without Doing These Checks

Feb 08

Shareholder Returns

	WRK	US Packaging	US Market
7D	2.7%	2.5%	1.3%
1Y	-19.1%	-16.8%	-18.5%

Return vs Industry: WRK underperformed the US Packaging industry which returned -16.8% over the past year.

Return vs Market: WRK matched the US Market which returned -18.5% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is WRK's price volatile compared to industry and market?
WRK volatility
WRK Average Weekly Movement	6.0%
Packaging Industry Average Movement	5.6%
Market Average Movement	7.4%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market	15.5%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market	3.3%

Stable Share Price: WRK is not significantly more volatile than the rest of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 6% a week.

Volatility Over Time: WRK's weekly volatility (6%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
n/a	50,500	David Sewell	https://www.westrock.com

WestRock Company, together with its subsidiaries, provides fiber-based paper and packaging solutions in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. It operates in four segments, Corrugated Packaging, Consumer Packaging, Global Paper, and Distribution. The Corrugated Packaging segment produces containerboards, corrugated sheets, corrugated packaging, and preprinted linerboards to consumer and industrial products manufacturers, and corrugated box manufacturers.

WestRock Company Fundamentals Summary

How do WestRock's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
WRK fundamental statistics
Market Cap	US$9.54b
Earnings (TTM)	US$944.50m
Revenue (TTM)	US$21.26b

10.1x

P/E Ratio

0.4x

P/S Ratio

Is WRK overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report
WRK income statement (TTM)
Revenue	US$21.26b
Cost of Revenue	US$17.24b
Gross Profit	US$4.02b
Other Expenses	US$3.08b
Earnings	US$944.50m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2022

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	3.71
Gross Margin	18.92%
Net Profit Margin	4.44%
Debt/Equity Ratio	65.6%

How did WRK perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

2.9%

Current Dividend Yield

27%

Payout Ratio

WRK Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

WestRock Company Competitors

NYSE:SEE

US$7.6b

NYSE:PKG

US$12.2b

NYSE:GPK

US$7.0b

NYSE:IP

US$13.1b

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Sonoco Products Company (NYSE:SON) has entered a definitive agreement to acquire RTS Packaging, LLC and WestRock Company, Paper Mill in Chattanooga, Tennessee from WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK) for $330 million.

Sonoco Products Company (NYSE:SON) has entered a definitive agreement to acquire RTS Packaging, LLC and WestRock Company, Paper Mill in Chattanooga, Tennessee from WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK) for $330 million.

WestRock to sell stake in RTS Packaging to Sonoco Products for $330M

WestRock Company Increases Quarterly Dividend, Payable on November 23, 2022

WestRock raises dividend by 10% to $0.275

WestRock Company to Close Corrugated Medium Operations At St. Paul, Minnesota Facility

Recent updates

Sonoco Products Company (NYSE:SON) has entered a definitive agreement to acquire RTS Packaging, LLC and WestRock Company, Paper Mill in Chattanooga, Tennessee from WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK) for $330 million.

Sonoco Products Company (NYSE:SON) has entered a definitive agreement to acquire RTS Packaging, LLC and WestRock Company, Paper Mill in Chattanooga, Tennessee from WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK) for $330 million.

WestRock Company Increases Quarterly Dividend, Payable on November 23, 2022

WestRock Company to Close Corrugated Medium Operations At St. Paul, Minnesota Facility

WestRock Company to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Nov 10, 2022

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

WestRock Company Announces Introduction of CanCollar® X

What Does WestRock Company's (NYSE:WRK) Share Price Indicate?

Independent Director recently sold US$60k worth of stock

WestRock Company Announces Executive Changes

Price target decreased to US$51.75

Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Upcoming dividend of US$0.25 per share

Westrock Company Declares Quarterly Dividend on Its Common Stock, Payable on August 24, 2022

WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK) agreed to acquire remaining 67.7% stake in Gondi, S.A. de C.V. for $970million.

WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK) agreed to acquire remaining 67.7% stake in Gondi, S.A. de C.V. for $970million.

These 4 Measures Indicate That WestRock (NYSE:WRK) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

WestRock Company to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Aug 04, 2022

WestRock Announces Quarterly Dividend, Payable on May 24, 2022

WestRock Company to Close Panama City, Florida, Paper Mill

Alpa Sutaria Joins WestRock as Senior Vice President, Strategy and Sustainability

WestRock Company to Report Q2, 2022 Results on May 05, 2022

At US$47.12, Is WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK) Worth Looking At Closely?

WestRock Company Announces Executive Changes

WestRock (NYSE:WRK) Posted Healthy Earnings But There Are Some Other Factors To Be Aware Of

First quarter 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Does WestRock (NYSE:WRK) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Upcoming dividend of US$0.25 per share

WestRock Announces Election of E. Jean Savage to Board of Directors

WestRock Company Announces Quarterly Dividend, Payable on February 23, 2022

Executive VP & CFO Ward Dickson has left the company

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK)?

Independent Director recently sold US$151k worth of stock

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS US$3.13 (vs US$2.67 loss in FY 2020)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.25 per share

Executive VP exercised options and sold US$248k worth of stock

Executive VP notifies of intention to sell stock

Executive VP notifies of intention to sell stock

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.94 (vs US$0.69 in 3Q 2020)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.24 per share

WestRock's (NYSE:WRK) Dividend Will Be Increased To US$0.24

WestRock (NYSE:WRK) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

WestRock Company Introduces Evergrow™ Fiber-Based Produce Packaging Collection

Executive VP notifies of intention to sell stock

Should You Buy WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK) For Its Dividend?

Upcoming dividend of US$0.24 per share

Price target increased to US$62.07

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.42 (vs US$0.57 in 2Q 2020)

WestRock Company Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on May 28, 2021

Does WestRock (NYSE:WRK) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Insider recently sold US$1.0m worth of stock

CEO, President & Director Steven Voorhees has left the company

This Insider Has Just Sold Shares In WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK)

Interfor Corporation (TSX:IFP) completed the acquisition of South Carolina Sawmill from WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK).

CEO, President & Director exercised options and sold US$169k worth of stock

New 90-day high: US$47.91

Westrock Company Announces Executive Changes

Can You Imagine How WestRock's (NYSE:WRK) Shareholders Feel About The 35% Share Price Increase?

Interfor Corporation (TSX:IFP) signed a definitive agreement to acquire South Carolina Sawmill from WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK) for $59 million.