Zacks Research Estimates Amcor’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:AMCR)

Amcor plc (NYSE:AMCR) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Amcor in a report issued on Thursday, November 14th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.16 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.18. The consensus estimate for Amcor’s current full-year earnings is $0.74 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Amcor’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.21 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.74 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.17 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.18 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.81 EPS.

Amcor (NYSE:AMCR) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.16. Amcor had a return on equity of 25.60% and a net margin of 5.68%. The firm had revenue of $3.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.33 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.16 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down 2.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on AMCR. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on shares of Amcor from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, August 16th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Amcor from $10.50 to $10.80 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Amcor from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Amcor from $10.00 to $11.10 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 13th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Amcor currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $10.94.

Amcor Stock Down 2.6 %

Shares of AMCR opened at $9.89 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80, a current ratio of 1.29 and a quick ratio of 0.74. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 0.85. Amcor has a 1 year low of $8.78 and a 1 year high of $11.48. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $10.88 and its 200-day simple moving average is $10.50.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of AMCR. M&G Plc grew its position in Amcor by 2,741.7% in the 2nd quarter. M&G Plc now owns 47,164,358 shares of the company’s stock valued at $471,644,000 after acquiring an additional 45,504,608 shares during the last quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Amcor by 236.1% in the first quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 1,648,279 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,675,000 after purchasing an additional 1,157,878 shares during the last quarter. SteelPeak Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Amcor in the 2nd quarter worth about $781,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Amcor by 2.1% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 56,749,318 shares of the company’s stock valued at $539,686,000 after buying an additional 1,170,986 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cardinal Capital Management boosted its position in Amcor by 832.2% in the 2nd quarter. Cardinal Capital Management now owns 115,616 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,131,000 after buying an additional 103,213 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 45.14% of the company’s stock.

Amcor Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 21st will be given a dividend of $0.1275 per share. This represents a $0.51 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.16%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 21st. This is a positive change from Amcor’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. Amcor’s payout ratio is 94.34%.

About Amcor

Amcor plc develops, produces, and sells packaging products in Europe, North America, Latin America, Africa, and the Asia Pacific regions. The company operates through two segments, Flexibles and Rigid Packaging. The Flexibles segment provides flexible and film packaging products in the food and beverage, medical and pharmaceutical, fresh produce, snack food, personal care, and other industries.