NYSE:CLW - Clearwater Paper Stock Price, Forecast & News

Clearwater Paper trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CLW."

Clearwater Paper Corp (NYSE:CLW) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 24th. The basic materials company reported ($0.50) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.32) by $0.18. The basic materials company earned $445.19 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $450 million. Clearwater Paper had a negative net margin of 11.13% and a positive return on equity of 0.51%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.35 EPS. View Clearwater Paper's Earnings History.

Clearwater Paper is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, March 10th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Clearwater Paper.

3 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Clearwater Paper's shares. Their forecasts range from $20.00 to $44.00. On average, they anticipate Clearwater Paper's stock price to reach $32.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 41.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Clearwater Paper.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Clearwater Paper in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Clearwater Paper.

News coverage about CLW stock has trended very negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Clearwater Paper earned a news impact score of -3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the basic materials company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Clearwater Paper.

Clearwater Paper saw a decrease in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 568,200 shares, a decrease of 9.9% from the December 15th total of 630,900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 151,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.8 days. Approximately 3.5% of the company's stock are sold short. View Clearwater Paper's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Clearwater Paper include International Paper (IP), Black Knight (BKI), Domtar (UFS), Schweitzer-Mauduit International (SWM), Neenah (NP), P H Glatfelter (GLT) and Resolute Forest Products (RFP).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Clearwater Paper investors own include KP Tissue (KPT), Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), Ford Motor (F), CBL & Associates Properties (CBL), Cornerstone Total Return Fund (CRF), Martin Midstream Partners (MMLP), Arlington Asset Investment (AI), Centurylink (CTL), NGL Energy Partners (NGL) and SandRidge Permian Trust (PER).

Clearwater Paper's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (1.92%) and AE Wealth Management LLC (0.09%). Company insiders that own Clearwater Paper stock include Fraser Glenn, Harrison David, Linda K Massman and Michael S Gadd. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Clearwater Paper.

CLW stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including AE Wealth Management LLC and Wedge Capital Management L L P NC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Clearwater Paper.

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

One share of CLW stock can currently be purchased for approximately $22.67.

Clearwater Paper has a market capitalization of $374.51 million and generates $1.72 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $-143,770,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $2.55 on an earnings per share basis. Clearwater Paper employs 3,130 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Clearwater Paper.

The official website for Clearwater Paper is http://www.clearwaterpaper.com/.

Clearwater Paper's mailing address is 601 WEST RIVERSIDE SUITE 1100, SPOKANE WA, 99201. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at 509-344-5900.