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3. Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. (NYSE:AMBP)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 27

Share Price as of the Close of May 15: $3.95

On April 24, Citi analyst Anthony Pettinari lowered the firm’s price recommendation on Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. (NYSE:AMBP) to $5 from $6. The analyst reiterated a Buy rating on the shares.

The same day, BofA analyst George Staphos raised the firm’s price goal on Ardagh to $4 from $3.70. He kept an Underperform rating on the stock following the company’s Q1 results and reaffirmed guidance. The analyst said BofA increased its EPS forecasts to $0.25 from $0.22 for 2026 and to $0.31 from $0.29 for 2027. The revisions reflected stronger-than-expected Q1 execution, improved margins in Europe, and what the firm described as a degree of conservatism in expectations.

Oliver Graham, CEO of Ardagh Metal Packaging, said the company delivered strong first-quarter results, with adjusted EBITDA increasing 15% from the prior-year period and finishing well above guidance. He said the results highlighted the resilience of the business despite operating in a difficult environment. Graham noted that beverage can sales volumes declined 1% year over year, which he said aligned with the company’s expectations. According to him, the decline partly reflected tough comparisons against the prior-year quarter, when shipments had increased 6%, as well as the effect of contract resets in North America.

He also said the company was maintaining its full-year 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance despite continued macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty, along with higher commodity-related input costs. Graham added that AMP still expected moderate growth in global shipments. He said the company’s outlook was supported by stronger-than-expected first-quarter performance, contractual cost pass-through mechanisms, energy hedging arrangements, and expected shipment growth, which were all anticipated to help offset rising commodity prices.

Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. (NYSE:AMBP) is a Luxembourg-based company that supplies metal beverage cans to consumer brands. The company focuses on infinitely recyclable metal packaging solutions for beverage producers.