Clearwater Paper (CLW) Competitors

Glatfelter (NYSE:GLT) and Clearwater Paper (NYSE:CLW) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, GLT or CLW?

Clearwater Paper has higher revenue and earnings than Glatfelter. Glatfelter 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
Glatfelter	$1.31B	0.06	-$79.05M	-$2.03	-0.83
Clearwater Paper	$2.08B	0.24	$107.80M	$5.98	4.93

Does the media prefer GLT or CLW?

In the previous week, Clearwater Paper had 2 more articles in the media than Glatfelter. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Clearwater Paper and 2 mentions for Glatfelter. Glatfelter's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Clearwater Paper's score of 0.21 indicating that Glatfelter is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Glatfelter	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Clearwater Paper	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GLT or CLW?

Clearwater Paper received 181 more outperform votes than Glatfelter when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.74% of users gave Clearwater Paper an outperform vote while only 58.64% of users gave Glatfelter an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Glatfelter	Outperform Votes 224 58.64%	Underperform Votes 158 41.36%
Clearwater Paper	Outperform Votes 405 61.74%	Underperform Votes 251 38.26%

Is GLT or CLW more profitable?

Clearwater Paper has a net margin of 2.16% compared to Glatfelter's net margin of -5.44%. Clearwater Paper's return on equity of 11.56% beat Glatfelter's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Glatfelter	-5.44%	-16.21%	-2.49%
Clearwater Paper	2.16%	11.56%	4.07%

Which has more risk & volatility, GLT or CLW?

Glatfelter has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clearwater Paper has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend GLT or CLW?

Clearwater Paper has a consensus target price of $48.00, suggesting a potential upside of 62.71%. Given Clearwater Paper's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Clearwater Paper is more favorable than Glatfelter.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Glatfelter	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Clearwater Paper	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

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

76.9% of Glatfelter shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Clearwater Paper shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Glatfelter shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Clearwater Paper beats Glatfelter on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.