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Yahoo
an hour ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Analysts Estimate Smurfit Westrock (SW) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for
The market expects Smurfit Westrock (SW) to deliver a year-over-year decline in earnings on higher revenues when it reports results for the quarter ended June 2025. This widely-known consensus outlook is important in assessing the company's earnings picture, but a powerful factor that might influence its near-term stock price is how the actual results compare to these estimates. The earnings report, which is expected to be released on July 30, might help the stock move higher if these key numbers are better than expectations. On the other hand, if they miss, the stock may move lower. While management's discussion of business conditions on the earnings call will mostly determine the sustainability of the immediate price change and future earnings expectations, it's worth having a handicapping insight into the odds of a positive EPS surprise. Zacks Consensus Estimate This paper and packaging company is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.57 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of -17.4%. Revenues are expected to be $7.98 billion, up 168.8% from the year-ago quarter. Estimate Revisions Trend The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has been revised 0.32% lower over the last 30 days to the current level. This is essentially a reflection of how the covering analysts have collectively reassessed their initial estimates over this period. Investors should keep in mind that an aggregate change may not always reflect the direction of estimate revisions by each of the covering analysts. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise Earnings Whisper Estimate revisions ahead of a company's earnings release offer clues to the business conditions for the period whose results are coming out. Our proprietary surprise prediction model -- the Zacks Earnings ESP (Expected Surprise Prediction) -- has this insight at its core. The Zacks Earnings ESP compares the Most Accurate Estimate to the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter; the Most Accurate Estimate is a more recent version of the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. The idea here is that analysts revising their estimates right before an earnings release have the latest information, which could potentially be more accurate than what they and others contributing to the consensus had predicted earlier. Thus, a positive or negative Earnings ESP reading theoretically indicates the likely deviation of the actual earnings from the consensus estimate. However, the model's predictive power is significant for positive ESP readings only. A positive Earnings ESP is a strong predictor of an earnings beat, particularly when combined with a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold). Our research shows that stocks with this combination produce a positive surprise nearly 70% of the time, and a solid Zacks Rank actually increases the predictive power of Earnings ESP. Please note that a negative Earnings ESP reading is not indicative of an earnings miss. Our research shows that it is difficult to predict an earnings beat with any degree of confidence for stocks with negative Earnings ESP readings and/or Zacks Rank of 4 (Sell) or 5 (Strong Sell). How Have the Numbers Shaped Up for Smurfit Westrock? For Smurfit Westrock, the Most Accurate Estimate is lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate, suggesting that analysts have recently become bearish on the company's earnings prospects. This has resulted in an Earnings ESP of -2.24%. On the other hand, the stock currently carries a Zacks Rank of #3. So, this combination makes it difficult to conclusively predict that Smurfit Westrock will beat the consensus EPS estimate. Does Earnings Surprise History Hold Any Clue? Analysts often consider to what extent a company has been able to match consensus estimates in the past while calculating their estimates for its future earnings. So, it's worth taking a look at the surprise history for gauging its influence on the upcoming number. For the last reported quarter, it was expected that Smurfit Westrock would post earnings of $0.65 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.73, delivering a surprise of +12.31%. Over the last four quarters, the company has beaten consensus EPS estimates just once. Bottom Line An earnings beat or miss may not be the sole basis for a stock moving higher or lower. Many stocks end up losing ground despite an earnings beat due to other factors that disappoint investors. Similarly, unforeseen catalysts help a number of stocks gain despite an earnings miss. That said, betting on stocks that are expected to beat earnings expectations does increase the odds of success. This is why it's worth checking a company's Earnings ESP and Zacks Rank ahead of its quarterly release. Make sure to utilize our Earnings ESP Filter to uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they've reported. Smurfit Westrock doesn't appear a compelling earnings-beat candidate. However, investors should pay attention to other factors too for betting on this stock or staying away from it ahead of its earnings release. Stay on top of upcoming earnings announcements with the Zacks Earnings Calendar. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Smurfit Westrock PLC (SW) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research ( Zacks Investment Research Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Business Insider
7 days ago
- Business
- Business Insider
Smurfit Westrock (SW) Gets a Buy from RBC Capital
In a report released yesterday, Matt McKellar from RBC Capital maintained a Buy rating on Smurfit Westrock, with a price target of $58.00. The company's shares closed yesterday at $45.87. Elevate Your Investing Strategy: Take advantage of TipRanks Premium at 50% off! Unlock powerful investing tools, advanced data, and expert analyst insights to help you invest with confidence. Make smarter investment decisions with TipRanks' Smart Investor Picks, delivered to your inbox every week. According to TipRanks, McKellar is a 3-star analyst with an average return of 3.5% and a 44.19% success rate. McKellar covers the Basic Materials sector, focusing on stocks such as Clearwater Paper, Mercer International, and Rayonier Advanced Materials. In addition to RBC Capital, Smurfit Westrock also received a Buy from Truist Financial's Michael Roxland in a report issued on July 11. However, on July 10, Wells Fargo reiterated a Hold rating on Smurfit Westrock (NYSE: SW). SW market cap is currently $24.14B and has a P/E ratio of 37.97. Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 110 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is positive on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders buying their shares of SW in relation to earlier this year. Most recently, in May 2025, Irial Finan, a Director at SW bought 15,180.00 shares for a total of $595,056.00.
Forbes
09-07-2025
- Health
- Forbes
Hard Decisions: Using Legal Authority Over An Aging Parent
The phone call came to Dad's daughter (FD) at 6 AM. Again. This time, it was the night caregiver reporting that her father had fallen while trying to get out of bed. She had jumped up and tried to stop him but she could only get to him in time to break his fall. Fortunately, he wasn't hurt this time. She had a hard time getting him off the floor by herself and had called out to Dad's wife in the next room to help get him back into bed. His wife, (SW) had slept through the entire thing. The caregiver was exasperated. She needed more help and SW did not provide it. It was the third incident in two weeks, and FD knew something had to change. Trying To Supervise From A Distance For months, FD had watched her father's condition deteriorate from 300 miles away, visiting as often as she could. Advanced dementia had robbed Dad of his independence, and multiple physical ailments had left him requiring round-the-clock care. He was on hospice care, meaning he was expected to be at end of life within six months. He could no longer climb stairs. Even with workers there 24/7, he was not receiving the quality attention he needed in the two-story condo he shared with his wife of fifteen years. The bathroom was on the second floor and he couldn't even have a shower. Sponge baths were just not what FD believed were good enough. Distressed elder can't make a decision SW was extremely stubborn and totally resistant to change. She refused to participate in any discussions about FD moving Dad to a memory care senior home even when invited to do so. At 78 herself, she lacked the physical strength and emotional willingness to provide the extent of help her husband required. She was also rejecting the recommendations of both his primary care physician and the hospice team, countermanding their orders and putting Dad at greater risk every day. FD felt compelled to make a decision about moving Dad. The Daughter's Legal Authority Years earlier, when her father was still lucid, he had designated FD as his agent with power of attorney for financial decisions. He had also placed her as his agent to make healthcare decisions if he could no longer do so. He intentionally did not give any such authority to his wife. Perhaps he understood that he could not really count on her if he ever became impaired. FD had already taken charge of Dad's finances and was paying all the bills, including the rent on the condo. She knew she had to preserve his assets to pay for care to the end of his life, and she wanted the best for him. He was just not getting it with paid caregivers working one at a time on their shifts. More reinforcement was needed. She did her research. She found an excellent care home a few minutes from where she lived and worked. She could stop by every day and check in on Dad, something she could not do from hundreds of miles away. Adding up the cost, it would turn out to be less expensive than the current arrangement, with the caregivers and rent on a condo that was not a workable environment for him. He would have to move and SW would have to also. That was going to be tricky to navigate. Navigating Family Conflict FD's efforts to involve her stepmother in planning better care arrangements over the full prior year had been met with hostility and non-cooperation. Despite repeated invitations from FD to SW to discuss the issues about Dad with the beloved family doctor, and make a plan for moving Dad, SW seemed to cling to denial. She would not plan, nor discuss the matter. The conflict created additional stress for everyone involved, including her father, who could sense the tension even in his diminished cognitive state. FD realized that waiting for agreements would only put her father at continued safety risks in an unacceptable quality of life situation. He kept begging FD to take him with her every time she visited. Hospice Care-Could It Continue? The new facility was willing to work with a local hospice organization that could continue the medical oversight her father had been receiving. This meant his medication management and comfort care would remain consistent while significantly improving his daily quality of life. They also recommended a new hospice physician who was treating other residents at the home and FD asked for him to accept her Dad for care. He did so. FD signed the documents to get Dad into his new home, and furnished his room. A date was set. The Strategy Of How To Time the Move FD sought advice from us at a nurse-lawyer/psychologist team about the move. Did she have the legal right to do this? Yes. Should she tell SW well in advance? No, that would create an opportunity for SW to undermine and sabotage the plan. We suggested that FD get copies of the legal documents together and create a letter to give to SW at the time of the move. She and another sibling who lived out of state were able to coordinate the plan for taking Dad by car to his new home. The sibling would be there. A faithful caregiver would accompany them on the drive of several hours. They informed Adult Protective Services and the local police department in writing that this was a legally authorized move and why it was necessary. They did this in anticipation that SW might call the police and accuse them of kidnapping Dad when they took him out. The preparation was in place. The move happened, much to FD's relief. SW was given a choice. She could move to a smaller condo in the same complex, suitable for one person if she chose, and FD would pay the rent there. Or, FD would help her find an appropriate place to live near Dad if she chose to do that, and FD would pay for the move and pay the rent from Dad's assets. At the moment of the move, SW did not make a choice and her next steps were not clear yet. Whatever she decided, she would also be safe with enough of an allowance to live comfortably. The Takeaways
Scoop
09-07-2025
- Scoop
PNG police offer reward to try and solve Hela sorcery murder
, RNZ Pacific senior journalist Content warning: This story discusses violence against women. Reports of killings in Papua New Guinea (PNG), committed by people claiming their victims were sorcerers, are becoming more and more frequent. The victims, mostly women, number in the hundreds each year. There has long been an effort to curb what is known as Sorcery Accusation Relation Violence (SARV), but the practice continues. RNZ Pacific spoke its RNZ correspondent Scott Waide about the victim in a recent, particularly barbaric murder in Hela Province, in the PNG Highlands. (This transcript has been edited for brevity and clarity.) SCOTT WAIDE: She is a mother of six, married to a teacher. Her husband was a teacher, and her husband died, and she was accused of sorcery and being responsible for his death. The immediate family of the husband took her and tortured her, as far as I know, over a period of two nights. She was stripped and burned over that period, and then on the third day, allowed to wear some clothing, and she was taken to a bridge and shot. Then everything was recorded on video, her torture, the accusations leveled against her. I've just received a translation of the accusations, and it's pretty insane, the level of accusations. So torture over two days and then taken and killed. DON WISEMAN: So much for relying on relatives to protect you after your husband dies. SW: Yeah, that's the unfortunate situation of women married into those large families. Because I've spoken to several, you know, several organisations, members of organisations, who deal directly with SARV and that's pretty much the case when their husbands, the husbands of those women, die. They are the subject of accusations at first and then, if they're very unlucky, torture and eventual death. DW: Now the Regional Police Commissioner, Joseph Tondop, he seems to be moving quickly on this. SW: Yes, under Tondop's command, he's seen various instances of Sorcery Accusation Related killings, so he's pretty much fed up with, one, the inaction by the communities themselves, and the difficulty of getting those perpetrators brought to justice. He has issued orders for the provincial police commander to mobilise resources and go after the killers. Over the last two days, there's been significant development with Commissioner Manning - Police, Commissioner Manning - posting a 50,000 kina reward for information leading to the arrest of those people. There's also been one arrest, and in particular, a close relative of the woman being arrested as well, and his identity brought to the police as well. So there's been significant progress since that incident. DW: And they have available, of course, a video. SW: Yes, it is, you know, quite disturbing that with social media now, a lot of that brutality is recorded and posted without any thought of the impact it's going to have on the wider community. Sometimes I'm thinking, the communities want to outdo themselves by posting videos of the accusations and the tortures. Yeah, pretty brutal video, this one. DW: Mr Tondop wants to see a wider police action to combat SARV across the country. He wants a national strategy. Is that likely? Is that going to happen? SW: There are various organisations working towards a national strategy. But you know, the the communities and the accusations and how the communities respond to SARV is varied. You know, very, very different in different communities and in the Highlands, and in particular, there are similarities, A lot of the community based organisations, church based organisations have developed their own systems to deal with SARV, for instance, in Enga, where the UN has put an enormous amount of resources. I just spoke to a UN official who said they can't put safe houses in Enga because the safe houses will be attacked. The victims of sorcery violence are brought out of Enga and placed in other provinces where there are safe houses. So, the systems are varied. There needs to be a strategy, as Tondop said, on a national scale, but it is a complex area to work within, and a lot of times the police and government officials rely on community based organisations and individuals who bravely go out and rescue these women. DW: Are incidents of SARV becoming more common? Or are they now, because of the wider availability of media, just being reported? SW: I think they are becoming a lot more prevalent. I was just speaking with a church health worker based in Hela, and he was saying that in the last six months, there's been instances every month that he has heard or seen, particularly outside of Tari itself. It is becoming prevalent, and I think the other factor is that people are reporting it more, and there is a lot more awareness in the community. These incidents are being reported to police or to the churches or to community based organisations in the hope that it'll be stopped or help will be brought to them.
The Sun
07-07-2025
- Business
- The Sun
HELP University partners SW Asia Academy for governance hub
HELP University, a leading institution of higher learning in Malaysia, has forged a groundbreaking partnership with SW Asia Academy, which maintains strong affiliations with Shine Wing (SW) Hong Kong, one of Asia's largest accounting and consulting networks. This strategic collaboration aims to revolutionise corporate governance education and professional development across the region. Centre for Asian Corporate Governance on the Horizon The partnership places corporate governance at its core, with both institutions jointly offering educational and training programmes tailored for students, business professionals, and policymakers across diverse fields including business, economics, law, and public policy. Plans are underway to establish a Centre for Asian Corporate Governance, which will spearhead regional research, education, and policy engagement in this critical area. The collaboration leverages HELP University's academic strengths alongside SW Group's robust presence in China and Hong Kong. Known for excellence in financial and accounting services, the SW Group brings deep market insight, extensive client networks, and innovative service approaches to the partnership. Transformative Educational Pathways Professor Datuk Dr Paul Chan, Chancellor and co-founder of HELP University, emphasised the strategic value of this alliance: 'This alliance enables both parties to synergise their strengths in order to deliver forward-thinking academic and professional programmes.' He highlighted that HELP University students will gain international exposure and invaluable access to career opportunities in China and Hong Kong, significantly expanding their global prospects. International Engagement and Borderless Education Roy Lo and Tammy Tam, co-founders of SW Asia Academy, welcomed the partnership with enthusiasm, stating it 'opens new avenues for students and staff to participate in meaningful international engagement,' reinforcing their commitment 'to delivering borderless education that is relevant, future-focused, and inclusive.' Lo further emphasised: 'This partnership with HELP University represents a quantum leap in our mission to deliver world-class, borderless education. By integrating SW Asia Academy's industry connections within the SW network, coupled with HELP's strong ASEAN presence, transformative pathways will be created for Hong Kong students to gain international exposure whilst accessing top-tier academic programmes.' Tam added that 'education should break conventional boundaries,' emphasising that the collaboration 'allows our students to develop true global competence - combining Hong Kong's professional rigour with Malaysia's multicultural learning environment.' Comprehensive Student Support Initiatives The partnership introduces joint initiatives focused on enhancing student learning, supporting academic progression, and strengthening institutional development. Key features include: Student Mobility Programmes: English language camps in Malaysia allow SW Asia Academy students to improve their language skills whilst immersing themselves in a new cultural environment. Academic Progression Pathways: Structured pathways support lifelong learning, with diploma students from SW Asia Academy able to pursue bachelor's degrees at HELP University through a two-plus-two programme. Undergraduates have flexibility to continue into postgraduate studies via three-plus-two, four-plus-one, or four-plus-two models. Inclusive Education Support: The collaboration supports inclusive education through Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning for Qualifications (APEL.Q), enabling adult learners and working professionals to convert real-world experience into recognised academic qualifications. Industry-Academia Collaboration Summit The MoU signing ceremony featured a panel discussion on 'Global Industry-Academia Collaborations in Corporate Governance,' which attracted a wide audience. The event was attended by Datuk Shireen Ann Zaharah Muhiudeen, former Chairperson of the Securities Commission Malaysia and a distinguished expert in corporate governance. Digital Excellence Recognition HELP University's commitment to innovation was recognised in 2019 when it was awarded Premier Digital Tech Institution (PDTI) status by the Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) for being a leading digital tech-focused institution that produces high-quality graduates for the workforce. This latest partnership builds on HELP University's reputation for delivering impactful education, consultancy, and AI-driven management services to address the evolving needs of industries across Asia. For more information on HELP University and its programmes, visit
