Sylvamo Co. (NYSE:SLVM - Get Free Report) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 20th, Wall Street Journal reports. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 8th will be paid a dividend of 0.45 per share on Tuesday, April 29th. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.63%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 8th.
Sylvamo has a dividend payout ratio of 24.5% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities research analysts expect Sylvamo to earn $7.25 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.80 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 24.8%.
Sylvamo Price Performance
SLVM traded down $1.33 on Friday, reaching $68.33. The company had a trading volume of 357,605 shares, compared to its average volume of 244,244. The company has a market capitalization of $2.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.48, a PEG ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a current ratio of 1.56, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92. The company has a fifty day moving average of $78.16 and a 200-day moving average of $81.43. Sylvamo has a one year low of $54.59 and a one year high of $98.02.
Sylvamo (NYSE:SLVM - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $1.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.84 by $0.10. Sylvamo had a return on equity of 34.72% and a net margin of 7.96%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Sylvamo will post 7.45 earnings per share for the current year.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on SLVM shares. Bank of America restated an "underperform" rating and set a $96.00 price objective on shares of Sylvamo in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price on shares of Sylvamo from $83.00 to $80.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 13th.
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About Sylvamo
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Sylvamo Corporation produces and markets uncoated freesheet for 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 graphic and high-speed inkjet printing papers under the brand Jetstar; as well as produces uncoated freesheet papers.
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