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SW vs WMS
Side-by-side comparison of Smurfit WestRock plc (SW) and Advanced Drainage Systems Inc. (WMS): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both SW and WMS operate in Containers/Packaging (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
- SW is the larger of the two at $21.63B, about 2.2x WMS ($9.69B).
- Over the past year, SW is down 0.6% and WMS is down 9.0% - SW leads by 8.4 points.
- WMS has been more active in the news (5 items in the past 4 weeks vs 1 for SW).
- SW has more recent analyst coverage (17 ratings vs 16 for WMS).
- Company
- Smurfit WestRock plc
- Advanced Drainage Systems Inc.
- Price
- $41.15-0.19%
- $128.20-0.21%
- Market cap
- $21.63B
- $9.69B
- 1M return
- -9.54%
- +1.98%
- 1Y return
- -0.64%
- -9.03%
- Industry
- Containers/Packaging
- Containers/Packaging
- Exchange
- NYSE
- NYSE
- IPO
- 2024
- 2014
- News (4w)
- 1
- 5
- Recent ratings
- 17
- 16
Advanced Drainage Systems Inc.
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets thermoplastic corrugated pipes and related water management products, and drainage solutions for use in the underground construction and infrastructure marketplace in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and internationally. It operates through Pipe, International and Infiltrator, and Allied Products & Other segments. The company offers single, double, and triple wall corrugated polypropylene and polyethylene pipes; plastic leachfield chambers and systems, EZflow synthetic aggregate bundles, mechanical aerated wastewater solutions, septic tanks and accessories, and combined treatment dispersal systems; and allied products, including storm retention/detention and septic chambers, polyvinyl chloride drainage structures, fittings, and water quality filters and separators. It also purchases and distributes construction fabrics and other geosynthetic products for soil stabilization, reinforcement, filtration, separation, erosion control, and sub-surface drainage, as well as drainage grates and other products. The company offers its products for non-residential, residential, agriculture, and infrastructure applications through a network of approximately 38 distribution centers. Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1966 and is headquartered in Hilliard, Ohio.
Latest SW
- Smurfit Westrock Announces Agreement to Acquire CMPC’s Chilean Containerboard and Corrugated Business
- President and CEO Smurfit Anthony P J was granted 486 units of Ordinary Shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.03% to 1,728,994 units (SEC Form 4)
- Chief Accounting Officer Page Irene was granted 23 units of Ordinary Shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.04% to 62,787 units (SEC Form 4)
- Officer Mayer Saverio was granted 119 units of Ordinary Shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.05% to 241,684 units (SEC Form 4)
- Officer Henao Alvaro was granted 35 units of Ordinary Shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.05% to 72,871 units (SEC Form 4)
- Officer Sellier Laurent was granted 140 units of Ordinary Shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.10% to 139,015 units (SEC Form 4)
- Officer Garren Ben was granted 56 units of Ordinary Shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.37% to 14,996 units (SEC Form 4)
- Executive VP and CFO Bowles Ken was granted 140 units of Ordinary Shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.08% to 174,487 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Fairweather Carol was granted 48 units of Ordinary Shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.41% to 11,644 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Wilson Alan D was granted 674 units of Ordinary Shares, increasing direct ownership by 1% to 67,580 units (SEC Form 4)
Latest WMS
- Advanced Drainage Systems to Announce Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2027 Results on November 5, 2026
- PSP Capital Announces Sale of StormTrap to Advanced Drainage Systems
- Advanced Drainage Systems Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure
- Advanced Drainage Systems Announces Acquisition of StormTrap Investments LLC From PSP Capital
- ADS Foundation and Brightstorm Introduce a Smarter Way to Manage Stormwater at WEFTEC 2026
- SEC Form 11-K filed by Advanced Drainage Systems Inc.
- Officer Coyle Patrick M. Jr covered exercise/tax liability with 26 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 0.26% to 10,039 units (SEC Form 4) to satisfy withholding obligation
- Director Eversole Robert M gifted 2,386 shares and received a gift of 2,386 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 51% to 2,253 units (SEC Form 4)
- DA Davidson initiated coverage on Advanced Drainage Systems with a new price target
- Officer Barbour D. Scott gifted 2,000 shares (SEC Form 4)