Clearwater Paper Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 3 analysts polled by S&P Global, Clearwater Paper stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $16. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 0.50% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $12 (-24.62%) and the highest is $19 (+19.35%).

Price Target: $16 (+0.50%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$12	$16	$17	$19
Change	-24.62%	+0.50%	+6.78%	+19.35%

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

Rating	Oct '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26
Strong Buy	1	1	1	1	1	0
Buy	1	1	1	1	1	1
Hold	0	0	1	1	1	2
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	2	2	3	3	3	3

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
George Staphos Bank of America Securities	Bank of America Securities	Hold Initiates $19	Hold	Initiates	$19	+19.35%	Jul 2, 2026
Michael Roxland Truist Financial	Truist Financial	Hold Reiterates $12	Hold	Reiterates	$12	-24.62%	Jun 22, 2026
Matt McKellar RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Buy Maintains $20 → $19	Buy	Maintains	$20 → $19	+19.35%	Apr 29, 2026
Sean Steuart TD Cowen	TD Cowen	Hold Downgrades $20 → $17	Hold	Downgrades	$20 → $17	+6.78%	Apr 29, 2026

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

1.49B

from 1.56B

-4.30%

from 1.56B

Revenue Next Year

1.54B

from 1.49B

3.40%

from 1.49B

EPS This Year

-4.24

from -0.15

EPS Next Year

-1.40

from -4.24

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	1.77B	1.20B	1.14B	1.38B	1.56B	1.49B
Revenue Growth	-5.14%	-32.58%	-4.94%	21.80%	12.42%	-4.30%
Operating Income	58.20M	95.10M	80.20M	-48.50M	17.60M	-61.52M
Net Income	-28.10M	46.00M	107.70M	196.30M	-18.60M	-54.96M
EPS	-	-	-	-	-0.15	-4.24
Free Cash Flow	77.35M	128.41M	12.89M	7.73M	-125.93M	-3.80M
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	4

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	1.5B
Avg	1.5B
Low	1.5B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	-3.6%
Avg	-4.3%
Low	-5.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	-3.41
Avg	-4.24
Low	-5.10

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	-
Avg	-
Low	-