CLW vs. IP, KWR, MTX, PRM, SILV, FSM, CC, MTRN, AMR, and LEU
Should you be buying Clearwater Paper stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Clearwater Paper include International Paper (IP), Quaker Chemical (KWR), Minerals Technologies (MTX), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), SilverCrest Metals (SILV), Fortuna Silver Mines (FSM), Chemours (CC), Materion (MTRN), Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR), and Centrus Energy (LEU). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Clearwater Paper vs.
International Paper (NYSE:IP) and Clearwater Paper (NYSE:CLW) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and earnings.
International Paper received 320 more outperform votes than Clearwater Paper when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.14% of users gave International Paper an outperform vote while only 61.72% of users gave Clearwater Paper an outperform vote.
International Paper has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clearwater Paper has a beta of 0.16, meaning that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500.
International Paper has higher revenue and earnings than Clearwater Paper. Clearwater Paper is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Paper, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
81.9% of International Paper shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Clearwater Paper shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of International Paper shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Clearwater Paper shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, International Paper had 20 more articles in the media than Clearwater Paper. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for International Paper and 7 mentions for Clearwater Paper. Clearwater Paper's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat International Paper's score of 0.78 indicating that Clearwater Paper is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
International Paper currently has a consensus target price of $54.21, suggesting a potential upside of 11.39%. Clearwater Paper has a consensus target price of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.16%. Given Clearwater Paper's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Clearwater Paper is more favorable than International Paper.
Clearwater Paper has a net margin of 10.54% compared to International Paper's net margin of 2.99%. International Paper's return on equity of 4.75% beat Clearwater Paper's return on equity.
Summary
International Paper beats Clearwater Paper on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:CLW) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
