Clearwater Paper (CLW) Competitors

Clearwater Paper (NYSE:CLW) and International Paper (NYSE:IP) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk & volatility, CLW or IP?

Clearwater Paper has a beta of 0.08, suggesting that its share price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Paper has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CLW or IP?

90.0% of Clearwater Paper shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.0% of International Paper shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Clearwater Paper shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of International Paper shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, CLW or IP?

International Paper has higher revenue and earnings than Clearwater Paper. International Paper is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Clearwater Paper, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Clearwater Paper	$1.38B	0.26	$196.30M	$12.05	1.82
International Paper	$18.62B	1.36	$557M	-$0.10	-478.00

Does the media prefer CLW or IP?

In the previous week, International Paper had 43 more articles in the media than Clearwater Paper. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for International Paper and 1 mentions for Clearwater Paper. International Paper's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Clearwater Paper's score of 0.92 indicating that International Paper is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Clearwater Paper	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
International Paper	30 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CLW or IP more profitable?

Clearwater Paper has a net margin of 12.98% compared to International Paper's net margin of -0.12%. International Paper's return on equity of 2.63% beat Clearwater Paper's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clearwater Paper	12.98%	-4.11%	-1.76%
International Paper	-0.12%	2.63%	1.09%

Do analysts prefer CLW or IP?

Clearwater Paper currently has a consensus price target of $36.00, suggesting a potential upside of 64.07%. International Paper has a consensus price target of $55.46, suggesting a potential upside of 16.02%. Given Clearwater Paper's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Clearwater Paper is more favorable than International Paper.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clearwater Paper	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
International Paper	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Summary

International Paper beats Clearwater Paper on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.