Clearwater Paper Corporation (CLW)

Clearwater Paper Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 1 analyst with a 12-month price forecast for Clearwater Paper stock has a target of 37, which predicts a 28.56% increase from the current stock price of 28.78.

Price Target: $37 (+28.56%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$37	$37	$37	$37
Change	+28.56%	+28.56%	+28.56%	+28.56%

* Price targets were last updated on Feb 18, 2025.

Analyst Ratings

According to 1 stock analyst, the rating for Clearwater Paper is "Buy". This means that the analyst believes this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Feb '25	Mar '25	Apr '25	May '25	Jun '25	Jul '25
Strong Buy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Buy	1	1	1	1	1	1
Hold	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	1	1	1	1	1	1

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Matthew McKellar RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Buy Reiterates $37	Buy	Reiterates	$37	+28.56%	Feb 18, 2025
Matthew McKellar RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Buy Reiterates $37	Buy	Reiterates	$37	+28.56%	Nov 5, 2024
Matthew McKellar RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Hold → Buy Upgrades $48 → $37	Hold → Buy	Upgrades	$48 → $37	+28.56%	Oct 18, 2024
Matthew McKellar RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Hold Maintains $42 → $48	Hold	Maintains	$42 → $48	+66.78%	Aug 7, 2024
Matthew McKellar RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Hold Maintains $41 → $42	Hold	Maintains	$41 → $42	+45.93%	Apr 30, 2024

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

1.60B

Increased by 15.71%

from 1.38B

Revenue Next Year

1.62B

Increased by 1.44%

from 1.60B

EPS This Year

1.19

Decreased by -89.81%

from 11.70

EPS Next Year

2.96

Increased by 148.31%

from 1.19

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	1.87B	1.77B	1.20B	1.14B	1.38B	1.60B	1.62B
Revenue Growth	6.08%	-5.14%	-32.58%	-4.94%	21.80%	15.71%	1.44%
EPS	4.61	-1.68	2.68	6.30	11.70	1.19	2.96
EPS Growth	-	-	-	135.15%	85.61%	-89.81%	148.31%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	24.15	9.73
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	2	2

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026
High	1.7B	1.7B
Avg	1.6B	1.6B
Low	1.6B	1.6B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026
High	20.3%	5.4%
Avg	15.7%	1.4%
Low	12.2%	-1.6%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026
High	1.24	3.08
Avg	1.19	2.96
Low	1.16	2.87

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026
High	-89.4%	158.1%
Avg	-89.8%	148.3%
Low	-90.1%	140.9%

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.