Clearwater Paper Corporation (CLW)
NYSE: CLW · Real-Time Price · USD
21.04
+0.28 (1.35%)
Sep 26, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed

Clearwater Paper Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 2 analysts that cover Clearwater Paper stock have a consensus rating of "Strong Buy" and an average price target of $33, which forecasts a 56.84% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $30 and the highest is $36.

Price Target: $33 (+56.84%)
Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$30$33$36$36
Change+42.59%+56.84%+71.10%+71.10%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Clearwater Paper stock is "Strong Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform very well in the near future and significantly outperform the market.

Recommendation Trends

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Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
TD Cowen
TD Cowen
Strong Buy
Initiates
$30
Strong BuyInitiates$30+42.59%Sep 22, 2025
RBC Capital
RBC Capital
Buy
Maintains
$37$36
BuyMaintains$37$36+71.10%Jul 30, 2025
RBC Capital
RBC Capital
Buy
Reiterates
$37
BuyReiterates$37+75.86%Feb 18, 2025
RBC Capital
RBC Capital
Buy
Reiterates
$37
BuyReiterates$37+75.86%Nov 5, 2024
RBC Capital
RBC Capital
Buy
Upgrades
$48$37
BuyUpgrades$48$37+75.86%Oct 18, 2024
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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
1.56B
from 1.38B
Increased by 12.75%
Revenue Next Year
1.59B
from 1.56B
Increased by 1.60%
EPS This Year
-0.55
from 11.70
EPS Next Year
1.90
from -0.55
Fiscal YearFY 2020FY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2020Dec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
1.87B1.77B1.20B1.14B1.38B1.56B1.59B
Revenue Growth
6.08%-5.14%-32.58%-4.94%21.80%12.75%1.60%
EPS
4.61-1.682.686.3011.70-0.551.90
EPS Growth
---135.15%85.61%--
Forward PE
------11.08
No. Analysts
-----22
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202520262027
High1.6B1.6B
Avg1.6B1.6B
Low1.5B1.5B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202520262027
High
17.2%
5.6%
Avg
12.7%
1.6%
Low
9.4%
-1.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS202520262027
High-0.571.97
Avg-0.551.90
Low-0.531.84

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202520262027
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Avg--
Low--
Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.