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Clearwater Paper (CLW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$19.58 -0.32 (-1.61%)
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About Clearwater Paper Stock (NYSE:CLW)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$19.57
$19.90
50-Day Range
$19.61
$22.94
52-Week Range
$19.57
$33.56
Volume
44,220 shs
Average Volume
246,905 shs
Market Capitalization
$315.32 million
P/E Ratio
1.62
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$32.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Clearwater Paper Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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93rd Percentile Overall Score

CLW MarketRank™: 

Clearwater Paper scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 14th 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 Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    Clearwater Paper has a consensus price target of $32.00, representing about 60.8% upside from its current price of $19.90.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Clearwater Paper has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • 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 1.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 234.28.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Clearwater Paper is 1.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 158.85.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Clearwater Paper has a P/B Ratio of 0.39. 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

    2.73% 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 6.28%, 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

    2.73% 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 6.28%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Clearwater Paper has a news sentiment score of 1.02. 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 0.56 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Clearwater Paper this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 4 people have searched for CLW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Clearwater Paper to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 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 beginning of 2025. Since then, CLW stock has decreased by 33.2% and is now trading at $19.90.

Clearwater Paper Corporation (NYSE:CLW) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 29th. The basic materials company reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.51. The basic materials company earned $391.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $397 million. Clearwater Paper had a net margin of 12.98% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 4.11%.
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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 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 23.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Clearwater Paper subsidiaries include 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.

Clearwater Paper's top institutional investors include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.52%). 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
7/29/2025
Today
10/09/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/03/2025
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
CIK
1441236
Fax
N/A
Employees
2,200
Year Founded
2008

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$36.00
Low Price Target
$30.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+63.3%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.60
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$12.05
Trailing P/E Ratio
1.63
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$196.30 million
Net Margins
12.98%
Pretax Margin
-2.93%
Return on Equity
-4.11%
Return on Assets
-1.76%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.39
Current Ratio
1.97
Quick Ratio
0.87

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.55 billion
Price / Sales
0.20
Cash Flow
$3.82 per share
Price / Cash Flow
5.13
Book Value
$51.58 per share
Price / Book
0.38

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
16,104,000
Free Float
15,532,000
Market Cap
$315.56 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.17

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This page (NYSE:CLW) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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