Clearwater Paper Corporation (CLW)
NYSE: CLW · Real-Time Price · USD
16.82
+0.42 (2.56%)
Jul 24, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed

Clearwater Paper Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 4 analysts polled by S&P Global, Clearwater Paper stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $18. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 7.02% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $17 (+1.07%) and the highest is $19 (+12.96%).

Price Target: $18 (+7.02%)
Analyst Consensus: Hold

Price Target

Chart
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$17$18$18$19
Change+1.07%+7.02%+7.02%+12.96%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Clearwater Paper stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Chart
RatingDec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26Jul '26
Strong Buy111100
Buy111111
Hold011123
Sell000000
Strong Sell000000
Total233334

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
RBC Capital
RBC Capital
Buy
Maintains
$19
BuyMaintains$19+12.96%Jul 18, 2026
Truist Financial
Truist Financial
Hold
Maintains
$12$17
HoldMaintains$12$17+1.07%Jul 15, 2026
Bank of America Securities
Bank of America Securities
Hold
Initiates
$19
HoldInitiates$19+12.96%Jul 2, 2026
TD Cowen
TD Cowen
Hold
Downgrades
$20$17
HoldDowngrades$20$17+1.07%Apr 29, 2026

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
1.49B
from 1.56B
Decreased by -4.37%
Revenue Next Year
1.53B
from 1.49B
Increased by 2.65%
EPS This Year
-4.07
from -0.15
EPS Next Year
-1.38
from -4.07
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
1.77B1.20B1.14B1.38B1.56B1.49B
Revenue Growth
-5.14%-32.58%-4.94%21.80%12.42%-4.37%
Operating Income
58.20M95.10M80.20M-48.50M17.60M-60.95M
Net Income
-28.10M46.00M107.70M196.30M-18.60M-54.96M
EPS
-----0.15-4.07
Free Cash Flow
77.35M128.41M12.89M7.73M-125.93M-6.80M
No. Analysts
-----3
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High1.5B
Avg1.5B
Low1.5B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
-3.6%
Avg
-4.4%
Low
-5.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High-3.41
Avg-4.07
Low-4.51

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High-
Avg-
Low-