NYSE:CLW Clearwater Paper (CLW) Stock Price, News & Analysis $24.93 +0.87 (+3.62%) As of 04/24/2025 03:53 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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$23.90▼$25.0250-Day Range$22.95▼$28.8652-Week Range$22.58▼$57.13Volume317,320 shsAverage Volume305,745 shsMarket Capitalization$400.80 millionP/E Ratio2.10Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$37.00Consensus RatingBuy Company OverviewClearwater 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 2.10, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.67.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Clearwater Paper is 2.10, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 74.63.Price to Book Value per Share RatioClearwater Paper has a P/B Ratio of 0.48. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Clearwater Paper's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted3.70% 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 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Clearwater Paper has recently increased by 5.59%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing 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 Shorted3.70% 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 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Clearwater Paper has recently increased by 5.59%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media3.6 / 5News Sentiment1.48 News SentimentClearwater Paper has a news sentiment score of 1.48. 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 0.61 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Clearwater Paper this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.MarketBeat Follows1 people have added Clearwater Paper to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Clearwater Paper insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $101,374.00 in 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 (CLW) Gets a Buy from RBC CapitalApril 24 at 4:20 AM | markets.businessinsider.comClearwater Paper Announces Availability and Timing of First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call and WebcastApril 15, 2025 | businesswire.com[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... Pres. Trump may be about to unleash the biggest "dollar reset" since 1971.April 25, 2025 | Colonial Metals (Ad)Clearwater Paper (CLW): Among the Best Paper Stocks to Buy According to Hedge FundsApril 14, 2025 | insidermonkey.comClearwater Paper Announces CEO Employment AgreementApril 4, 2025 | tipranks.comClearwater Publishes Cyber Risk Benchmark Trend Report for Healthcare Vulnerability ManagementApril 3, 2025 | tmcnet.comClearwater files to sell 3.83M shares of Class A common stock for holdersApril 1, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comClearwater Paper Announces Participation in Bank of America Global Agricultural and Materials ConferenceFebruary 20, 2025 | finance.yahoo.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 beginning of the year. Since then, CLW shares have decreased by 17.1% and is now trading at $24.68. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Clearwater Paper's earnings last quarter? Clearwater Paper Co. (NYSE:CLW) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 13th. The basic materials company reported ($1.17) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.33) by $0.84. Clearwater Paper had a net margin of 10.54% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.87%. Read the conference call transcript. How will Clearwater Paper's stock buyback program work? Clearwater Paper's board initiated a stock buyback program on Monday, November 4th 2024, which authorizes the company to buy back $100,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 23.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued. Does Clearwater Paper have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiaries of Clearwater Paper: 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 others. Who are Clearwater Paper's major shareholders? Clearwater Paper's top institutional shareholders include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.75%), Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC (0.24%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.15%) and SummerHaven Investment Management LLC (0.11%). 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 Earnings2/13/2025Today4/24/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)4/29/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorBasic Materials Industry Paperboard mills Sub-IndustryPaper Products Current SymbolNYSE:CLW CIK1441236 Webwww.clearwaterpaper.com Phone(509) 344-5900FaxN/AEmployees3,000Year Founded2008Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$37.00 High Stock Price Target$37.00 Low Stock Price Target$37.00 Potential Upside/Downside+49.9%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage1 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$11.73 Trailing P/E Ratio2.10 Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$196.30 million Net Margins10.54% Pretax Margin-7.31% Return on Equity-1.87% Return on Assets-0.64% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.33 Current Ratio1.70 Quick Ratio0.90 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.38 billion Price / Sales0.29 Cash Flow$3.28 per share Price / Cash Flow7.53 Book Value$51.58 per share Price / Book0.48Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares16,240,000Free Float16,187,000Market Cap$400.80 million OptionableOptionable Beta0.22 Social Links 7 Stocks to Buy And Hold ForeverEnter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of seven stocks and why their long-term outlooks are very promising. 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