Smurfit Westrock CFO Bowles sold 10,000 shares at $51.26; stock now $48.74, down 11.9% from 52-week high.
Ken Bowles, Executive VP and Group CFO, sold 10,000 shares on 2026-02-19 at $51.26, reducing his holdings from 161.6K to 151.6K shares. The sale occurred when the stock was trading near its recent highs relative to the 52-week range ($32.79–$55.32) and just before a decline to the current price of $48.74. Bowles's prior transaction in SW stock on 2025-02-19 was similarly well-timed at the 90-day mark, with his cross-ticker track record showing a 100.00% well-timed rate on sells. The transaction is modest relative to his overall holdings (a 6.2% reduction) and the company's fundamentals remain solid with $8.0B in latest quarterly revenue and +74.6% annual revenue growth, though the current valuation at 34.08 P/E warrants monitoring.
Bowles sold 24,225 shares of SW at $55.06 on 2025-02-19 (24.2K shares, $1.3M); holdings fell 17.9%.
Bowles Ken executed a sale of 24,225 shares at $55.06, reducing holdings from 135,683 to 111,458 shares—a 17.9% reduction in his position. The transaction occurred near the 52-week high of $56.64, and the current price of $54.10 is 4.5% below that peak. Against a backdrop of recent negative returns (-1.6% over 30 days, -4.5% over 90 days) and net income of -$150,000,000, the sale represents a material reduction in an insider's commitment to the company. The timing and scale of the sale warrant scrutiny in the context of the firm's current profitability challenges.
