CLW vs. NP, IP, RYAM, MERC, MGIH, SW, SUZ, SLVM, TGB, and SCL
Should you be buying Clearwater Paper stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Clearwater Paper include Neptune Insurance (NP), International Paper (IP), Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM), Mercer International (MERC), Millennium Group International (MGIH), Smurfit Westrock (SW), Suzano (SUZ), Sylvamo (SLVM), Taseko Mines (TGB), and Stepan (SCL). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Clearwater Paper vs. Its Competitors
Neptune Insurance (NYSE:NP) and Clearwater Paper (NYSE:CLW) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.
Clearwater Paper has a net margin of 12.98% compared to Neptune Insurance's net margin of -2.53%. Neptune Insurance's return on equity of 11.06% beat Clearwater Paper's return on equity.
In the previous week, Neptune Insurance and Neptune Insurance both had 2 articles in the media. Neptune Insurance's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Clearwater Paper's score of 0.30 indicating that Neptune Insurance is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Clearwater Paper has a consensus target price of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 67.98%. Given Clearwater Paper's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Clearwater Paper is more favorable than Neptune Insurance.
Clearwater Paper has higher revenue and earnings than Neptune Insurance. Neptune Insurance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Clearwater Paper, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
93.4% of Neptune Insurance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Clearwater Paper shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Neptune Insurance shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Clearwater Paper shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Neptune Insurance has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clearwater Paper has a beta of 0.17, indicating that its stock price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Clearwater Paper beats Neptune Insurance on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:CLW) was last updated on 10/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
