A share price of Clearwater Paper Corp [CLW] is currently trading at $26.86, up 7.40%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The CLW shares have gain 11.64% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 5.87%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Clearwater Paper Corp [NYSE: CLW] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 18, 2024, when RBC Capital Mkts upgraded its rating to a Outperform and also revised its price target to $37 from $48. Previously, RBC Capital Mkts downgraded its rating to Sector Perform on October 31, 2023, and elevated its price target to $396. On April 24, 2023, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform and revised its price target to $42 on the stock. RBC Capital Mkts downgraded its rating to a Sector Perform but stick to its price target of $45 on November 01, 2022. RBC Capital Mkts upgraded its rating to a Outperform and raised its price target to $45 on August 03, 2022. BMO Capital Markets upgraded its rating to Outperform for this stock on February 16, 2022. In a note dated February 16, 2022, RBC Capital Mkts downgraded an Sector Perform rating on this stock and revised its target price from $50 to $35.
Clearwater Paper Corp experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $22.58 and $57.13. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $42 within the next 12 months. Clearwater Paper Corp [NYSE: CLW] shares were valued at $26.86 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 56.37% based on the average CLW price forecast.
Analyzing the CLW fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Clearwater Paper Corp [NYSE:CLW] were 1.75B which represents -23.78% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.07% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.01%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.05%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.1%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.11, Equity is 0.23 and Total Capital is -0.02. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.34.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 25.60 points at the first support level, and at 24.34 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 28.23, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 29.60.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Clearwater Paper Corp [NYSE:CLW] is 1.70. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.90, and the Cash Ratio is 0.15. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.25, the price to book ratio is 0.52.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Moyes Kari G., SVP, HR, that happened on Mar 17 ’25 when 1132.0 shares were sold. Officer, Moyes Kari G. completed a deal on Mar 17 ’25 to buy 1132.0 shares. Meanwhile, SVP, HR Moyes Kari G. sold 2778.0 shares on Feb 27 ’25.
