Should I buy or sell Sylvamo stock right now?

2 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Sylvamo in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" SLVM shares. View SLVM analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

What is Sylvamo's stock price target for 2024?

2 brokers have issued 12-month target prices for Sylvamo's shares. Their SLVM share price targets range from $45.00 to $61.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $53.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 9.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for SLVM or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts .

How have SLVM shares performed in 2023?

Sylvamo's stock was trading at $48.59 at the start of the year. Since then, SLVM shares have decreased by 0.2% and is now trading at $48.47. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here .

Are investors shorting Sylvamo?

Sylvamo saw a decrease in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 869,900 shares, a decrease of 26.9% from the October 31st total of 1,190,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 286,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.0 days. Approximately 2.5% of the company's shares are short sold. View Sylvamo's Short Interest .

When is Sylvamo's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, February 9th 2024. View our SLVM earnings forecast .

How were Sylvamo's earnings last quarter?

Sylvamo Co. (NYSE:SLVM) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November, 9th. The company reported $1.70 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.41. The business earned $897 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $921.35 million. Sylvamo had a net margin of 8.05% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 39.92%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.51 earnings per share.

How often does Sylvamo pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Sylvamo?

Sylvamo announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, September 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share on Tuesday, October 17th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.48%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, October 2nd. This is a positive change from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. Read our dividend analysis for SLVM .

Is Sylvamo a good dividend stock?

Sylvamo (NYSE:SLVM) pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.50%. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 17.42%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, SLVM will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.81% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for SLVM .

What ETFs hold Sylvamo's stock?

ETFs with the largest weight of Sylvamo (NYSE:SLVM) stock in their portfolio include Invesco S&P SmallCap Materials ETF (PSCM) , iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF (WOOD) , Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows 100 ETF (CALF) , Invesco Dorsey Wright Basic Materials Momentum ETF (PYZ) , Invesco MSCI Global Timber ETF (CUT) , Distillate Small/Mid Cash Flow ETF (DSMC) and Royce Quant Small-Cap Quality Value ETF (SQLV) . Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company Index ETF (FNDA) .

Who are Sylvamo's major shareholders?

Sylvamo's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include FMR LLC (5.49%), Royal London Asset Management Ltd. (4.36%), LSV Asset Management (4.32%), William Blair Investment Management LLC (4.24%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.77%) and Morgan Stanley (1.26%). Insiders that own company stock include Gregory C Gibson , Jeanmichel Ribieras , John V Sims, Karl L Meyers, Kevin W Ferguson, Paper Co /New/ International and Thomas A Cleves. View institutional ownership trends .

How do I buy shares of Sylvamo?

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

Sylvamo Stock Price, News & Analysis (NYSE:SLVM)

$48.47

-0.38 (-0.78%)

(As of 11/28/2023 ET)

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Today's Range: $48.24
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$49.02
50-Day Range: $41.43
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$48.87
52-Week Range: $37.59
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$57.38

Volume: 234,834 shs
Average Volume: 363,051 shs
Market Capitalization: $2.01 billion

P/E Ratio: 7.03
Dividend Yield: 2.48%
Price Target: $53.00

Sylvamo MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy
2.50 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 9.3% Upside
$53.00 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
2.51% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Moderate
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: N/A
Insider Trading: N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth: -25.00%
From $6.20 to $4.65 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

2.30 out of 5 stars

Basic Materials Sector

91st out of 166 stocks

Paper Mills Industry

3rd out of 4 stocks

1.3

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Sylvamo has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $53.00, Sylvamo has a forecasted upside of 9.3% from its current price of $48.47.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Sylvamo has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

5.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
2.51% of the float of Sylvamo has been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
Sylvamo has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Sylvamo has recently decreased by 26.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

2.5

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Sylvamo pays a meaningful dividend of 2.50%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
Sylvamo has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Sylvamo is 17.42%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, Sylvamo will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.81% next year. This indicates that Sylvamo will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for SLVM.

2.8

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Sylvamo has a news sentiment score of 1.00. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.35 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Sylvamo this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
1 people have searched for SLVM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
Only 2 people have added Sylvamo to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

1.7

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Sylvamo insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.53% of the stock of Sylvamo is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
89.05% of the stock of Sylvamo is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

2.5

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Sylvamo are expected to decrease by -25.00% in the coming year, from $6.20 to $4.65 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Sylvamo is 7.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 121.85.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Sylvamo is 7.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 91.59.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Sylvamo has a PEG Ratio of 0.28. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Sylvamo has a P/B Ratio of 3.15. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Sylvamo Stock (NYSE:SLVM)

Sylvamo Corporation produces and markets uncoated freesheet, cutsize, offset paper, and pulp in Latin America, Europe, and North America. The company operates through Europe, Latin America, and North America segments. The Europe segment offers copy, tinted, and colored laser printing paper under REY Adagio and Pro-Design brands; and high-speed inkjet printing papers under the brand Jetstar; as well as produces uncoated freesheet papers. This segment also operates paper and pulp mill. The Latin America segment focuses on uncoated freesheet paper under Chamex, Chamequinho and Chambril brands, as well as produces HP papers. This segment also operates integrated mills and nonintegrated mills. The North America segment offers imaging, commercial printing, and converting papers, as well as uncoated papers under Hammermill, Springhill, Williamsburg, Accent, DRM and Postmark brand names. It distributes its products through a variety of channels, including merchants, e-commerce, agents, resellers, and paper distributors. The company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.

SLVM Stock Price History

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SLVM Stock News Headlines

November 12, 2023 | benzinga.com

Sylvamo Stock (NYSE:SLVM), Analyst Ratings, Price Targets, Predictions

November 11, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com

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November 10, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Sylvamo Corporation (NYSE:SLVM) Q3 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

November 9, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Sylvamo Corp (SLVM) Reports Increased Earnings and Announces Cost Reduction Program

November 9, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Sylvamo Quarterly Results Higher Than Guidance, Cost Reduction Program Announced

October 30, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Insider Stock Buying Reaches US$742.3k On Sylvamo

October 16, 2023 | seekingalpha.com

Sylvamo: Valuable Paper

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[Investor Alert] Potential Breakthrough Medical Tech Investment Opportunity

October 9, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Sylvamo to Release Third Quarter Earnings Nov. 9

October 2, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Analyzing Sylvamo Corp's Dividend Sustainability and Growth Prospects

September 23, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Sylvamo (NYSE:SLVM) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

September 20, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com

Sylvamo Climbs On Decision To Buy Back Shares

September 19, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Sylvamo Announces Dividends, Share Repurchase Program

September 19, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Is Sylvamo Corporation (NYSE:SLVM) Potentially Undervalued?

September 6, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Sylvamo Chief Financial Officer to Speak, Host Meetings During RBC Capital Markets 2023 Global Industrials Conference

September 5, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Shareholders Would Enjoy A Repeat Of Sylvamo's (NYSE:SLVM) Recent Growth In Returns

August 11, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Sylvamo Corporation's (NYSE:SLVM) US$362m market value fall may be overlooked by institutional investors after a year of 0.4% returns

August 11, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Sylvamo Corporation (NYSE:SLVM) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

August 11, 2023 | msn.com

Sylvamo downgraded to Sector Perform at RBC Capital

August 10, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com

Sylvamo Corp (SLVM) was downgraded to a Hold Rating at RBC Capital

August 9, 2023 | businesswire.com

Free Cash Flow

August 9, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Sylvamo Quarterly Results Meet Guidance

July 28, 2023 | seekingalpha.com

Sylvamo Corporation - Catalyst Missing

July 22, 2023 | morningstar.com

Sylvamo Corp Ordinary Shares When Issued

July 20, 2023 | fool.com

Sylvamo (NYSE: SLVM)

July 18, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Sylvamo Releases First Environmental, Social and Governance Report

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Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 10/17 Dividend: 10/02/2023
Dividend Payable: 10/17/2023
Last Earnings: 11/09/2023
Today: 11/28/2023
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2023
Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/09/2024

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NYSE
Industry: Paper mills
Sub-Industry: N/A
Sector: Basic Materials
Current Symbol: NYSE:SLVM
CUSIP: N/A
CIK: 1856485
Web: www.sylvamo.com
Phone: 901-519-8000
Fax: N/A
Employees: 6,500
Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target: $53.00
High Stock Price Target: $61.00
Low Stock Price Target: $45.00
Potential Upside/Downside: +9.3%
Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $6.89
Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.03
Forward P/E Ratio: 7.82
P/E Growth: 0.28
Net Income: $118 million
Net Margins: 8.05%
Pretax Margin: 11.45%
Return on Equity: 39.92%
Return on Assets: 11.37%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.13
Current Ratio: 1.76
Quick Ratio: 1.08

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $3.63 billion
Price / Sales: 0.56
Cash Flow: $10.82 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 4.48
Book Value: $15.37 per share
Price / Book: 3.15

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 41,550,000
Free Float: 41,334,000
Market Cap: $2.01 billion
Optionable: Not Optionable
Beta: 1.05

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Key Executives

Mr. Jean-Michel Ribiéras (Age 60)
Chairman & CEO
Comp: $3.03M
Mr. John Van Sims (Age 60)
Senior VP & CFO
Comp: $1.46M
Mr. Matthew L. Barron (Age 51)
Senior VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Comp: $932k
Mr. Greg C. Gibson (Age 63)
Senior Vice President of Commercial Excellence
Comp: $1.06M
Mr. Patrick Wilczynski (Age 54)
Senior Vice President of Operational Excellence
Comp: $901.74k
Kevin W. Ferguson
VP, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer
Hans Bjorkman
Vice President of Investor Relations
Ms. Peggy Maes (Age 58)
Senior VP & Chief People Officer
Mr. Thomas A. Cleves (Age 61)
Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs
Comp: $536.18k
Mr. Rodrigo Davoli (Age 44)
Senior VP & GM of North America

Key Competitors

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Insiders & Institutions

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SLVM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Sylvamo stock right now?: 2 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Sylvamo in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" SLVM shares.
View SLVM analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks.
What is Sylvamo's stock price target for 2024?: 2 brokers have issued 12-month target prices for Sylvamo's shares. Their SLVM share price targets range from $45.00 to $61.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $53.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 9.3% from the stock's current price.
View analysts price targets for SLVM or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts.
How have SLVM shares performed in 2023?: Sylvamo's stock was trading at $48.59 at the start of the year. Since then, SLVM shares have decreased by 0.2% and is now trading at $48.47.
View the best growth stocks for 2023 here.
Are investors shorting Sylvamo?: Sylvamo saw a decrease in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 869,900 shares, a decrease of 26.9% from the October 31st total of 1,190,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 286,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.0 days. Approximately 2.5% of the company's shares are short sold.
View Sylvamo's Short Interest.
When is Sylvamo's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, February 9th 2024.
View our SLVM earnings forecast.
How were Sylvamo's earnings last quarter?: Sylvamo Co. (NYSE:SLVM) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November, 9th. The company reported $1.70 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.41. The business earned $897 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $921.35 million. Sylvamo had a net margin of 8.05% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 39.92%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.51 earnings per share.

How often does Sylvamo pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Sylvamo?: Sylvamo announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, September 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share on Tuesday, October 17th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.48%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, October 2nd. This is a positive change from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.25.
Read our dividend analysis for SLVM.
Is Sylvamo a good dividend stock?: Sylvamo (NYSE:SLVM) pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.50%. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 17.42%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, SLVM will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.81% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
Read our dividend analysis for SLVM.
What ETFs hold Sylvamo's stock?: ETFs with the largest weight of Sylvamo (NYSE:SLVM) stock in their portfolio include Invesco S&P SmallCap Materials ETF (PSCM), iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF (WOOD), Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows 100 ETF (CALF), Invesco Dorsey Wright Basic Materials Momentum ETF (PYZ), Invesco MSCI Global Timber ETF (CUT), Distillate Small/Mid Cash Flow ETF (DSMC) and Royce Quant Small-Cap Quality Value ETF (SQLV).Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company Index ETF (FNDA).
Who are Sylvamo's major shareholders?: Sylvamo's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include FMR LLC (5.49%), Royal London Asset Management Ltd. (4.36%), LSV Asset Management (4.32%), William Blair Investment Management LLC (4.24%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.77%) and Morgan Stanley (1.26%). Insiders that own company stock include Gregory C Gibson, Jeanmichel Ribieras, John V Sims, Karl L Meyers, Kevin W Ferguson, Paper Co /New/ International and Thomas A Cleves.
View institutional ownership trends.
How do I buy shares of Sylvamo?: Shares of SLVM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
Compare Top Brokerages Here.

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