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Clearwater Paper (CLW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$29.75 -0.38 (-1.26%)
As of 03:58 PM Eastern

About Clearwater Paper Stock (NYSE:CLW)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$29.61
$30.18
50-Day Range
$24.43
$30.23
52-Week Range
$22.58
$57.13
Volume
132,048 shs
Average Volume
318,684 shs
Market Capitalization
$483.74 million
P/E Ratio
2.88
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$37.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Clearwater Paper Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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73rd Percentile Overall Score

CLW MarketRank™: 

Clearwater Paper scored higher than 73% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 66th out of 187 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Clearwater Paper has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Clearwater Paper has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Clearwater Paper's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Clearwater Paper is 2.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.69.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Clearwater Paper is 2.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 94.11.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Clearwater Paper has a P/B Ratio of 0.58. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Clearwater Paper's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.29% of the float of Clearwater Paper has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Clearwater Paper has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Clearwater Paper has recently decreased by 3.98%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Clearwater Paper does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Clearwater Paper does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.29% of the float of Clearwater Paper has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Clearwater Paper has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Clearwater Paper has recently decreased by 3.98%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Clearwater Paper has a news sentiment score of -0.13. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.51 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Clearwater Paper this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for CLW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Clearwater Paper insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 3.55% of the stock of Clearwater Paper is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    89.98% of the stock of Clearwater Paper is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Clearwater Paper's insider trading history.
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CLW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Clearwater Paper's stock was trading at $29.77 at the start of the year. Since then, CLW stock has decreased by 0.1% and is now trading at $29.75.

Clearwater Paper Corporation (NYSE:CLW) released its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 29th. The basic materials company reported ($0.36) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.17 by $0.53. The basic materials company had revenue of $378.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $387 million. Clearwater Paper had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 5.76% and a net margin of 9.90%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Clearwater Paper's board initiated a stock buyback program on Monday, November 4th 2024, which authorizes the company to buy back $100,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 23.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Clearwater Paper: Manchester Industries Inc. of Virginia, Cellu Tissue CityForest LLC, Cellu Tissue Corporation–Natural Dam, Cellu Tissue Corporation–Neenah, Cellu Tissue Corporation–Oklahoma City, Cellu Tissue Holdings Inc., Cellu Tissue LLC, and others.

Shares of CLW stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Clearwater Paper investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), Netflix (NFLX) and Home Depot (HD).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/29/2025
Today
7/07/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/05/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
PAPER &REL PRDS
Sub-Industry
Paper Products
Current Symbol
NYSE:CLW
Fax
N/A
Employees
2,200
Year Founded
2008

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$37.00
High Stock Price Target
$37.00
Low Stock Price Target
$37.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+23.7%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
2.90
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$196.30 million
Pretax Margin
-6.14%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.38 billion
Cash Flow
$3.80 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.87
Book Value
$51.58 per share
Price / Book
0.58

Miscellaneous

Free Float
15,679,000
Market Cap
$486.50 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.10

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This page (NYSE:CLW) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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