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Clearwater Paper (CLW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$29.39 -0.45 (-1.51%)
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About Clearwater Paper Stock (NYSE:CLW)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$29.24
$29.95
50-Day Range
$23.83
$30.23
52-Week Range
$22.58
$57.13
Volume
93,787 shs
Average Volume
315,403 shs
Market Capitalization
$477.76 million
P/E Ratio
2.51
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$37.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Clearwater Paper Corporation manufactures and supplies bleached paperboards, and consumer and parent roll tissues in the United States and internationally. It operates through Pulp and Paperboard, and Consumer Products segments. The Pulp and Paperboard segment manufactures and markets bleached paperboard; Solid Bleached Sulfate paperboard that is used to produce folding cartons, liquid packaging, cups and plates, blister and carded packaging, and top sheet and commercial printing items; and hardwood and softwood pulp, as well as offers services that include custom sheeting, slitting, and cutting. It sells its products to carton converters, folding carton converters, merchants, and commercial printers. The Consumer Products segment provides a line of at-home tissue products, including bath tissues, paper towels, facial tissues, and napkins; recycled fiber value grade products; and away-from-home tissues. This segment sells its products to retailers, including grocery, club, mass merchants, and discount stores. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Spokane, Washington.

Clearwater Paper Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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92nd Percentile Overall Score

CLW MarketRank™: 

Clearwater Paper scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 52nd out of 188 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 2.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.30.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Clearwater Paper is 2.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 66.95.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Clearwater Paper has a P/B Ratio of 0.57. 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

    3.38% 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 1.9, 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 10.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • 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

    3.38% 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 1.9, 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 10.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Clearwater Paper has a news sentiment score of 1.68. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.52 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Clearwater Paper this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Clearwater Paper insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $27,145.00 in 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 0.7% and is now trading at $29.5630.
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Clearwater Paper Co. (NYSE:CLW) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 29th. The basic materials company reported ($0.36) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.17 by $0.53. The basic materials company had revenue of $378.20 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $387 million. Clearwater Paper had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.87% and a net margin of 10.54%.
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Clearwater Paper's board approved a stock buyback plan on Monday, November 4th 2024, which authorizes the company to repurchase $100,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 23.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Clearwater Paper subsidiaries include these companies: 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.

Top institutional shareholders of Clearwater Paper include Vanguard Group Inc. (7.03%), Nuveen LLC (3.71%), American Century Companies Inc. (3.68%) and Readystate Asset Management LP (3.57%). Insiders that own company stock include Kari G Moyes, Michael S Gadd, Steve M Bowden, Michael John Murphy and Rebecca Anne Barckley.
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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
5/29/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/04/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Paperboard mills
Sub-Industry
Paper Products
Current Symbol
NYSE:CLW
Fax
N/A
Employees
3,000
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
+24.0%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
2.54
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$196.30 million
Pretax Margin
-7.31%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.50 billion
Cash Flow
$3.96 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.53
Book Value
$51.58 per share
Price / Book
0.58

Miscellaneous

Free Float
16,187,000
Market Cap
$485.11 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.16

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This page (NYSE:CLW) was last updated on 5/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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