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Clearwater Paper (CLW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$28.00 -1.09 (-3.75%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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About Clearwater Paper Stock (NYSE:CLW)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$27.93
$29.13
50-Day Range
$26.39
$30.23
52-Week Range
$22.58
$57.13
Volume
152,000 shs
Average Volume
318,988 shs
Market Capitalization
$455.28 million
P/E Ratio
2.71
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$37.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Clearwater Paper Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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74th Percentile Overall Score

CLW MarketRank™: 

Clearwater Paper scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 45th out of 188 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Clearwater 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 Coverage

    Clearwater Paper has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Clearwater Paper's stock forecast and price target.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.59% of the float of Clearwater Paper has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Clearwater 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 month

    Short interest in Clearwater Paper has recently increased by 8.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Clearwater Paper does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Clearwater Paper does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.59% of the float of Clearwater Paper has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Clearwater 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 month

    Short interest in Clearwater Paper has recently increased by 8.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Clearwater Paper has a news sentiment score of 0.40. 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 0.59 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Clearwater Paper this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Clearwater Paper insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 3.55% of the stock of Clearwater Paper is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    89.98% 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.
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CLW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Clearwater Paper's stock was trading at $29.77 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, CLW shares have decreased by 5.9% and is now trading at $28.00.

Clearwater Paper Corporation (NYSE:CLW) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 29th. The basic materials company reported ($0.36) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.17 by $0.53. The basic materials company had revenue of $378.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $387 million. Clearwater Paper had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 5.76% and a net margin of 9.90%.
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Clearwater Paper's board authorized a share buyback program on Monday, November 4th 2024, which allows the company to buy back $100,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 23.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

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.

Top institutional shareholders of Clearwater Paper include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.72%), Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio (0.14%), SummerHaven Investment Management LLC (0.11%) and Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda (0.09%). Insiders that own company stock include Kari G Moyes, Michael S Gadd, Steve M Bowden, Michael John Murphy and Rebecca Anne Barckley.
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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.

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 Earnings
4/29/2025
Today
7/18/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/29/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
PAPER &REL PRDS
Sub-Industry
Paper Products
Current Symbol
NYSE:CLW
CIK
1441236
Fax
N/A
Employees
2,200
Year Founded
2008

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$37.00
Low Price Target
$37.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+32.1%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$10.33
Trailing P/E Ratio
2.71
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$196.30 million
Net Margins
9.90%
Pretax Margin
-6.14%
Return on Equity
-5.76%
Return on Assets
-2.10%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.34
Current Ratio
1.66
Quick Ratio
0.80

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.38 billion
Price / Sales
0.33
Cash Flow
$3.68 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.60
Book Value
$51.58 per share
Price / Book
0.54

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
16,260,000
Free Float
15,679,000
Market Cap
$455.28 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.10

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This page (NYSE:CLW) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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