Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Sylvamo Q3 Earnings

Sylvamo Corporation (NYSE:SLVM) – Stock analysts at Sidoti dropped their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Sylvamo in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, July 24th. Sidoti analyst D. Harriman now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.55 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.56. The consensus estimate for Sylvamo’s current full-year earnings is $1.99 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Sylvamo’s Q1 2027 earnings at $0.62 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $0.76 EPS.

SLVM has been the subject of several other research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on shares of Sylvamo from $49.00 to $46.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 17th. Bank of America reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $45.00 price objective on shares of Sylvamo in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Sylvamo from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Sylvamo from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their target price on Sylvamo from $54.00 to $51.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $47.33.

Sylvamo Stock Up 3.2%

Shares of Sylvamo stock opened at $38.94 on Monday. Sylvamo has a 52-week low of $35.53 and a 52-week high of $56.80. The company has a 50 day moving average of $38.84 and a 200 day moving average of $42.87. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The company has a market capitalization of $1.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.39, a P/E/G ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 0.87.

Sylvamo (NYSE:SLVM) last released its earnings results on Friday, May 8th. The company reported ($0.53) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.25) by ($0.28). The firm had revenue of $755.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $740.85 million. Sylvamo had a return on equity of 9.79% and a net margin of 3.11%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 8.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.68 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Millennium Management LLC grew its position in shares of Sylvamo by 605.9% in the 4th quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 2,233,209 shares of the company’s stock valued at $107,529,000 after buying an additional 1,916,829 shares during the last quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc. lifted its position in Sylvamo by 34.1% in the third quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc. now owns 2,150,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $95,073,000 after acquiring an additional 546,336 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in Sylvamo by 5.6% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,362,474 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,547,000 after acquiring an additional 72,177 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in Sylvamo by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,341,850 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,610,000 after acquiring an additional 34,551 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wasatch Advisors LP boosted its stake in Sylvamo by 12.5% in the third quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 941,999 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,655,000 after acquiring an additional 104,778 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.16% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Sylvamo news, Director Lizanne M. Bruce sold 1,230 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $41.70, for a total transaction of $51,291.00. Following the sale, the director owned 14,475 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $603,607.50. This trade represents a 7.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 0.81% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Sylvamo Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 28th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 7th were paid a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.6%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 7th. Sylvamo’s dividend payout ratio is currently 71.15%.

About Sylvamo

Sylvamo Corporation, trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SLVM, is a leading global producer of uncoated freesheet paper. The company was established in October 2021 through a spin-off from International Paper, creating an independent entity focused exclusively on the development, manufacturing and marketing of high-quality uncoated paper products. Headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, Sylvamo draws on decades of industry experience inherited from its predecessor, positioning itself to meet evolving customer needs in paper-based communications and packaging applications.

The company’s core product portfolio includes office and digital print papers, direct mail and marketing materials, catalog and commercial printing papers, and a range of specialty and value-added grades.