NYSE:RFP - Resolute Forest Products Stock Price, Forecast & News

Resolute Forest Products trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "RFP."

Resolute Forest Products (NYSE:RFP) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January, 30th. The basic materials company reported ($0.59) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.32) by $0.27. The basic materials company earned $668 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $704 million. Resolute Forest Products had a negative net margin of 1.61% and a negative return on equity of 2.92%. Resolute Forest Products's revenue was down 28.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.04 earnings per share. View Resolute Forest Products' Earnings History.

Resolute Forest Products is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, May 5th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Resolute Forest Products.

4 analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Resolute Forest Products' shares. Their forecasts range from $4.00 to $9.00. On average, they anticipate Resolute Forest Products' share price to reach $5.63 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 111.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Resolute Forest Products.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Resolute Forest Products in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Resolute Forest Products.

News coverage about RFP stock has been trending positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Resolute Forest Products earned a coverage optimism score of 2.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the basic materials company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Resolute Forest Products.

Resolute Forest Products saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,020,000 shares, an increase of 10.1% from the January 15th total of 926,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 485,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.1 days. Approximately 1.2% of the company's shares are sold short. View Resolute Forest Products' Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Resolute Forest Products include International Paper (IP), Black Knight (BKI), Domtar (UFS), Schweitzer-Mauduit International (SWM), Neenah (NP), P H Glatfelter (GLT) and Clearwater Paper (CLW).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Resolute Forest Products investors own include Hemp (HEMP), Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW), IBM (IBM), StealthGas (GASS), Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), Square (SQ), United Parcel Service (UPS), Tesla (TSLA) and Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS).

Resolute Forest Products' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Donald Smith & CO. Inc. (4.08%), ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC (3.61%), Acadian Asset Management LLC (2.40%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.36%), Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. (1.07%) and LSV Asset Management (1.05%). Company insiders that own Resolute Forest Products stock include Daniel Ouellet, Jacques P Vachon, Jennifer C Dolan, John Lafave, Lori Kilgour, Luc Theriault, Randall C Benson, Remi G Lalonde and Richard Joseph Tremblay. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Resolute Forest Products.

RFP stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC, Marshall Wace LLP, UBS Group AG, Donald Smith & CO. Inc., Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc., Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., AQR Capital Management LLC and Barclays PLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Resolute Forest Products.

RFP stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc., Acadian Asset Management LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Aigen Investment Management LP, Cascadia Advisory Services LLC, Geode Capital Management LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp. Company insiders that have bought Resolute Forest Products stock in the last two years include Daniel Ouellet, Jennifer C Dolan, Lori Kilgour, Luc Theriault, Randall C Benson and Remi G Lalonde. View Insider Buying and Selling for Resolute Forest Products.

Shares of RFP can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of RFP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $2.66.

Resolute Forest Products has a market capitalization of $316.81 million and generates $2.92 billion in revenue each year. Resolute Forest Products employs 7,400 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Resolute Forest Products.

The official website for Resolute Forest Products is http://www.resolutefp.com/.

Resolute Forest Products' mailing address is 111 Robert-Bourassa Boulevard, MONTREAL A8, H3C 2MI. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at 514-875-2160 or via email at [email protected]