GAMMA Investing LLC Purchases 86,231 Shares of Amcor PLC $AMCR

GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in Amcor PLC (NYSE:AMCR) by 213.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 126,702 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 86,231 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC’s holdings in Amcor were worth $1,057,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of AMCR. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Amcor by 7.2% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 139,077,241 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,137,652,000 after acquiring an additional 9,375,255 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Amcor by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 111,490,330 shares of the company’s stock valued at $911,991,000 after purchasing an additional 1,262,294 shares during the period. M&G PLC boosted its position in shares of Amcor by 26.6% during the 3rd quarter. M&G PLC now owns 108,333,984 shares of the company’s stock valued at $866,672,000 after purchasing an additional 22,737,979 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Amcor by 62.1% during the 2nd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 80,770,303 shares of the company’s stock valued at $742,279,000 after purchasing an additional 30,938,660 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in Amcor by 29.9% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 47,111,558 shares of the company’s stock worth $385,373,000 after purchasing an additional 10,846,351 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 45.14% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have issued reports on AMCR. Wells Fargo & Company cut Amcor from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and cut their price target for the stock from $48.00 to $43.00 in a report on Friday. Morgan Stanley lowered shares of Amcor from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and set a $46.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Robert W. Baird set a $54.00 target price on shares of Amcor in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Amcor in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Amcor in a report on Thursday, February 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Amcor has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $52.25.

Amcor Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of NYSE AMCR opened at $38.25 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 1.30 and a quick ratio of 0.77. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $45.17 and a 200-day moving average price of $42.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.00, a P/E/G ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 0.65. Amcor PLC has a 1 year low of $38.02 and a 1 year high of $50.94.

Amcor (NYSE:AMCR) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.03. Amcor had a net margin of 3.04% and a return on equity of 15.57%. The company had revenue of $3.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.53 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.80 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 68.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Amcor has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.000-4.150 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Amcor PLC will post 0.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amcor Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 25th were paid a $0.65 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 25th. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.8%. Amcor’s dividend payout ratio is 169.93%.

Key Stories Impacting Amcor

Here are the key news stories impacting Amcor this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Amcor’s Winterbourne site achieved ISO 13485 certification, strengthening its capabilities and positioning in healthcare packaging — a potential long-term revenue and margin positive in medical segments. Amcor’s Winterbourne site achieves ISO 13485 certification
• Positive Sentiment: Amcor’s Earth Sense® Pro won a sustainability award from the Flexible Packaging Association — boosts ESG credentials and supports demand from sustainability-focused customers. Amcor’s Earth Sense® Pro wins FPA award
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry/ETF flow dynamics: coverage noting Amcor is drawing interest as S&P 500 fund trends evolve — could alter passive/active flows but impact is uncertain until reweighting occurs. Amcor Draws Interest As S&P 500 Fund Trends Evolve
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation/DCF debate: a recent note reviews conflicting discounted cash‑flow signals after share weakness — highlights investor disagreement on fair value and sensitivity to assumptions. That keeps sentiment mixed. A Look At Amcor Valuation After Recent Share Price Weakness And Conflicting DCF Signals
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary notes Amcor has recently outperformed some indices, and analysts remain moderately optimistic — but this hasn’t prevented near-term downside pressure from fresh analyst actions. Is Amcor Stock Outperforming the Nasdaq?
• Negative Sentiment: Wells Fargo downgraded Amcor from Overweight to Equal Weight and cut its price target to $43 from $48 — a clear near-term headwind that likely pressured the stock as analysts reprice upside. Wells Fargo downgrades Amcor (AMCR)
• Negative Sentiment: Short-term market action: headlines and market data report the stock fell and underperformed the market on recent sessions, with above-average volume — signals investors are taking profits or reducing exposure after recent gains. Amcor PLC stock falls Thursday, underperforms market

Amcor Profile

Amcor (NYSE: AMCR) is a global packaging company specializing in the design, development and production of flexible and rigid packaging solutions for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, home and personal care, and other consumer and industrial products. The company’s product portfolio encompasses flexible films, pouches, specialty cartons, rigid containers, metal closures and dispensing systems. Amcor’s packaging solutions are engineered to preserve product quality, extend shelf life and meet the specific requirements of a wide range of end markets.

Founded in its current form in 2005 following a spin-off from a mining conglomerate, Amcor expanded its capabilities and geographic footprint through organic investments and strategic acquisitions.