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 36, which predicts a 64.38% increase from the current stock price of 21.9.

Price Target: $36 (+64.38%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$36	$36	$36	$36
Change	+64.38%	+64.38%	+64.38%	+64.38%

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	Mar '25	Apr '25	May '25	Jun '25	Jul '25	Aug '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 Maintains $37 → $36	Buy	Maintains	$37 → $36	+64.38%	Jul 30, 2025
Matthew McKellar RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Buy Reiterates $37	Buy	Reiterates	$37	+68.95%	Feb 18, 2025
Matthew McKellar RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Buy Reiterates $37	Buy	Reiterates	$37	+68.95%	Nov 5, 2024
Matthew McKellar RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Hold → Buy Upgrades $48 → $37	Hold → Buy	Upgrades	$48 → $37	+68.95%	Oct 18, 2024
Matthew McKellar RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Hold Maintains $42 → $48	Hold	Maintains	$42 → $48	+119.18%	Aug 7, 2024

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

1.58B

Increased by 14.34%

from 1.38B

Revenue Next Year

1.61B

Increased by 1.52%

from 1.58B

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	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	1.87B	1.77B	1.20B	1.14B	1.38B	1.58B	1.61B	1.62B
Revenue Growth	6.08%	-5.14%	-32.58%	-4.94%	21.80%	14.34%	1.52%	1.00%
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	-	-	-	-	-	18.38	7.40	-
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	2

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027
High	1.6B	1.7B	1.7B
Avg	1.6B	1.6B	1.6B
Low	1.5B	1.6B	1.6B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	18.8%	5.6%	5.0%
Avg	14.3%	1.5%	1.0%
Low	10.9%	-1.5%	-2.0%

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.