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Clearwater Paper Corp

CLW

21.810USD

+0.270+1.25%

Close 09/18, 16:00（ET）Quotes delayed by 15 min

351.34MMarket Cap

1.75P/E TTM

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Clearwater Paper Corp

21.810

+0.270+1.25%

Overview Company Financials Analysis

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-17

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively healthy. Its valuation is considered undervalued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite an average stock market performance, the company shows strong technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking

5 / 10

Overall Ranking

250 / 4723

Industry

Paper & Forest Products

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score

Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 1 analysts

Buy

Current Rating

36.000

Target Price

+65.21%

Upside Space

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks

Clearwater Paper Corporation is an independent supplier of paperboard packaging products to North American converters. The Company produces quality paperboard that provides sustainable packaging solutions for consumer goods and food service applications. The Company operates through Pulp and Paperboard segment that markets and manufactures bleached paperboard for the high-end segment of the packaging industry and is a producer of Solid Bleached Sulfate (SBS) paperboard. The Pulp and Paperboard segment produces hardwood and softwood pulp, which is primarily used as the basis for its paperboard products. It supplies bleached paperboard to quality-conscious printers and packaging converters, and offer services that include custom sheeting, slitting and cutting. SBS paperboard is a premium paperboard grade that is used to produce folding cartons, liquid packaging, cups and plates, blister and carded packaging, top sheet and commercial printing items.

High Growth

The company's revenue has grown steadily over the past 3 years, averaging 15.78% year-on-year.

High Profit Growth

The company's net income leads the industry, with the latest annual income totaling USD 326.74.

Undervalued

The company’s latest PB is 0.41, at a low 3-year percentile range.

Institutional Selling

The latest institutional holdings are 14.53M shares, decreasing 27.67% quarter-over-quarter.

Held by The Vanguard

Star Investor The Vanguard holds 1.11M shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-17

The company's current financial score is 5.98, which is lower than the Paper & Forest Products industry's average of 7.33. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 391.80M, representing a year-over-year decrease of 33.19%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year decrease of 110.47%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

5.59

Change

0.39

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Financials

6.14

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

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Quality of Earnings

2.48

Key Metrics

Total revenue

Operating profit

Total assets

SG&A

No Data

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Operational Efficiency

6.57

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Income after tax

No Data

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Growth Potential

7.83

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Total revenue

No Data

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Shareholder Returns

6.85

Key Metrics

Free cash flow

No Data

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-17

The company’s current valuation score is 1.80, which is higher than the Paper & Forest Products industry's average of 1.52. Its current P/E ratio is 1.80, which is 44.17% below the recent high of 2.59 and -22.02% above the recent low of 2.19.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

1.80

Change

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 5/10

No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-17

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 8.00, which is higher than the Paper & Forest Products industry's average of 7.15. The average price target for Clearwater Paper Corp is 36.00, with a high of 36.00 and a low of 36.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

8.00

Change

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 1 analysts

Buy

Current Rating

36.000

Target Price

+67.13%

Upside Space

Strong Buy

Buy

Hold

Sell

Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

Total

Median

Average

Company name

Ratings

Analysts

Clearwater Paper Corp

CLW

Mercer International Inc

MERC

Sylvamo Corp

SLVM

Suzano SA

SUZ

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-17

The company’s current price momentum score is 6.48, which is lower than the Paper & Forest Products industry's average of 6.53. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 22.55 and the support level at 20.69, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

6.31

Change

0.17

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

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The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators

Sell(3)

Neutral(3)

Buy(1)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MACD(12,26,9)

0.381

Neutral

RSI(14)

42.674

Neutral

STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)

33.886

Neutral

ATR(14)

0.621

High Vlolatility

CCI(14)

113.770

Buy

Williams %R

71.166

Sell

TRIX(12,20)

-0.339

Sell

StochRSI(14)

55.433

Sell

Moving Average

Sell(3)

Neutral(0)

Buy(3)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MA5

21.574

Buy

MA10

21.638

Buy

MA20

21.577

Buy

MA50

24.150

Sell

MA100

26.106

Sell

MA200

26.683

Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-17

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Paper & Forest Products industry's average of 7.10. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 90.21%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 1.75%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 1.11M shares, representing 6.89% of shares outstanding, with 3.50% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

10.00

Change

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name

Shares Held

Chg %

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

1.58M

+17.05%

Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.

1.30M

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Star Investors

1.12M

+1.90%

Readystate Asset Management LP

580.86K

+56.69%

American Century Investment Management, Inc.

597.95K

-6.15%

D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.

374.94K

-3.45%

Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.

386.79K

-0.05%

State Street Global Advisors (US)

392.27K

-4.07%

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-17

The company's beta value is 0.18. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.