NYSE:CLW Clearwater Paper (CLW) Stock Price, News & Analysis $22.30 -0.26 (-1.14%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$22.27 -0.03 (-0.14%) As of 04:54 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock About Clearwater Paper Stock (NYSE:CLW) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Clearwater Paper alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$21.94▼$22.4850-Day Range$22.30▼$30.7952-Week Range$21.93▼$53.12Volume361,206 shsAverage Volume240,734 shsMarket Capitalization$359.06 millionP/E Ratio1.85Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$36.00Consensus RatingBuy Company Overview Clearwater Paper Corporation manufactures and supplies bleached paperboards, and consumer and parent roll tissues in the United States and internationally. It operates through Pulp and Paperboard, and Consumer Products segments. The Pulp and Paperboard segment manufactures and markets bleached paperboard; Solid Bleached Sulfate paperboard that is used to produce folding cartons, liquid packaging, cups and plates, blister and carded packaging, and top sheet and commercial printing items; and hardwood and softwood pulp, as well as offers services that include custom sheeting, slitting, and cutting. It sells its products to carton converters, folding carton converters, merchants, and commercial printers. The Consumer Products segment provides a line of at-home tissue products, including bath tissues, paper towels, facial tissues, and napkins; recycled fiber value grade products; and away-from-home tissues. This segment sells its products to retailers, including grocery, club, mass merchants, and discount stores. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Spokane, Washington. Read More Clearwater Paper Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks86th Percentile Overall ScoreCLW MarketRank™: Clearwater Paper scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 43rd out of 186 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingClearwater Paper has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageClearwater Paper has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Clearwater Paper's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Clearwater Paper is 1.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.05.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Clearwater Paper is 1.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 116.97.Price to Book Value per Share RatioClearwater Paper has a P/B Ratio of 0.43. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted3.30% of the float of Clearwater Paper has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverClearwater Paper has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Clearwater Paper has recently decreased by 7.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldClearwater Paper does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthClearwater Paper does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Sustainability and ESG1.7 / 5Environmental Score-2.64 Percentage of Shares Shorted3.30% of the float of Clearwater Paper has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverClearwater Paper has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Clearwater Paper has recently decreased by 7.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media1.7 / 5News Sentiment0.11 News SentimentClearwater Paper has a news sentiment score of 0.11. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.41 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Clearwater Paper this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Clearwater Paper insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 3.55% of the stock of Clearwater Paper is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions89.98% of the stock of Clearwater Paper is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Clearwater Paper's insider trading history. Receive CLW Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Clearwater Paper and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address CLW Stock News HeadlinesClearwater Paper Corp (CLW) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong EBITDA Amid Market ChallengesAugust 1 at 2:17 PM | gurufocus.comClearwater Paper (NYSE:CLW) Shares Pass Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average on Disappointing EarningsJuly 31, 2025 | americanbankingnews.com$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could be the biggest technology story of this decade. In short, he believes what he's holding in his hand is the key to the $100 trillion AI boom… And only one company here in the U.S. can mine this obscure metal.August 4 at 2:00 AM | Brownstone Research (Ad)Clearwater Paper (CLW) Q2 Revenue Up 14%July 30, 2025 | fool.comClearwater Paper Corporation (CLW) Q2 2025 Earnings Call TranscriptJuly 29, 2025 | seekingalpha.comClearwater Paper (CLW) Announces FY25 Financial ProjectionsJuly 29, 2025 | gurufocus.comClearwater Paper (CLW) Projects Flat Q3 Paperboard Shipments with Stable CostsJuly 29, 2025 | gurufocus.comClearwater Paper Reports Second Quarter 2025 ResultsJuly 29, 2025 | businesswire.comSee More Headlines CLW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have CLW shares performed this year? Clearwater Paper's stock was trading at $29.77 at the start of the year. Since then, CLW shares have decreased by 25.1% and is now trading at $22.3020. How were Clearwater Paper's earnings last quarter? Clearwater Paper Corporation (NYSE:CLW) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 29th. The basic materials company reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.51. The basic materials company had revenue of $391.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $397 million. Clearwater Paper had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 4.11% and a net margin of 12.98%. Read the conference call transcript. How will Clearwater Paper's stock buyback program work? Clearwater Paper's Board of Directors initiated a stock buyback program on Monday, November 4th 2024, which permits the company to repurchase $100,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 23.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued. Does Clearwater Paper have any subsidiaries? Clearwater Paper subsidiaries include these companies: Manchester Industries Inc. of Virginia, Cellu Tissue CityForest LLC, Cellu Tissue Corporation–Natural Dam, Cellu Tissue Corporation–Neenah, Cellu Tissue Corporation–Oklahoma City, Cellu Tissue Holdings Inc., Cellu Tissue LLC, and more. Who are Clearwater Paper's major shareholders? Clearwater Paper's top institutional shareholders include Peregrine Capital Management LLC (0.82%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.72%), Peapod Lane Capital LLC (0.37%) and Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC (0.25%). Insiders that own company stock include Kari G Moyes, Michael S Gadd, Steve M Bowden, Michael John Murphy and Rebecca Anne Barckley. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Clearwater Paper? Shares of CLW stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Clearwater Paper own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Clearwater Paper investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), Netflix (NFLX) and Home Depot (HD). Company Calendar Last Earnings7/29/2025Today8/04/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorBasic Materials Industry PAPER &REL PRDS Sub-IndustryPaper Products Current SymbolNYSE:CLW CIK1441236 Webwww.clearwaterpaper.com Phone(509) 344-5900FaxN/AEmployees2,200Year Founded2008Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Clearwater Paper$36.00 High Price Target$36.00 Low Price Target$36.00 Potential Upside/Downside+61.4%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage1 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$12.05 Trailing P/E Ratio1.85 Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$196.30 million Net Margins12.98% Pretax Margin-2.93% Return on Equity-4.11% Return on Assets-1.76% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.39 Current Ratio1.97 Quick Ratio0.87 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.38 billion Price / Sales0.26 Cash Flow$3.84 per share Price / Cash Flow5.81 Book Value$51.58 per share Price / Book0.43Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares16,100,000Free Float15,532,000Market Cap$359.06 million OptionableOptionable Beta0.08 Social Links 10 Stocks Set to Soar in Summer 2025Enter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of ten stocks that are set to soar in Summer 2025, despite the threat of tariffs and other economic uncertainty. 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