Clearwater Paper Corporation (CLW)

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 65.33% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $30 and the highest is $36.

Price Target: $33 (+65.33%)

Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$30	$33	$36	$36
Change	+50.30%	+65.33%	+80.36%	+80.36%

* Price targets were last updated on Sep 22, 2025.

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

Rating	May '25	Jun '25	Jul '25	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25
Strong Buy	0	0	0	0	1	1
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	2	2

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Sean Steuart TD Cowen	TD Cowen	Strong Buy Initiates $30	Strong Buy	Initiates	$30	+50.30%	Sep 22, 2025
Matthew McKellar RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Buy Maintains $37 → $36	Buy	Maintains	$37 → $36	+80.36%	Jul 30, 2025
Matthew McKellar RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Buy Reiterates $37	Buy	Reiterates	$37	+85.37%	Feb 18, 2025
Matthew McKellar RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Buy Reiterates $37	Buy	Reiterates	$37	+85.37%	Nov 5, 2024
Matthew McKellar RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Hold → Buy Upgrades $48 → $37	Hold → Buy	Upgrades	$48 → $37	+85.37%	Oct 18, 2024

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

1.56B

Increased by 12.75%

from 1.38B

Revenue Next Year

1.59B

Increased by 1.60%

from 1.56B

EPS This Year

-0.55

from 11.70

EPS Next Year

1.90

from -0.55

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	1.56B	1.59B
Revenue Growth	6.08%	-5.14%	-32.58%	-4.94%	21.80%	12.75%	1.60%
EPS	4.61	-1.68	2.68	6.30	11.70	-0.55	1.90
EPS Growth	-	-	-	135.15%	85.61%	-	-
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	-	10.51
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	2	2

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

Revenue Forecast

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

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	17.2%	5.6%
Avg	12.7%	1.6%
Low	9.4%	-1.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027
High	-0.57	1.97
Avg	-0.55	1.90
Low	-0.53	1.84

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	-	-
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.