What is Sidoti’s Forecast for Sylvamo Q3 Earnings?

Sylvamo Corporation (NYSE:SLVM) – Analysts at Sidoti decreased their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for Sylvamo in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 17th. Sidoti analyst D. Harriman now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.55 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.66. The consensus estimate for Sylvamo’s current full-year earnings is $7.45 per share.

Sylvamo (NYSE:SLVM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.08 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.05 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $890.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $858.76 million. Sylvamo had a net margin of 3.94% and a return on equity of 15.12%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.96 earnings per share.

SLVM has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Bank of America raised Sylvamo from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $41.00 to $59.00 in a research note on Monday, November 17th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Sylvamo in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and set a $53.00 price target on shares of Sylvamo in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $56.00.

Sylvamo Stock Performance

Shares of Sylvamo stock opened at $47.24 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $50.04 and a 200 day simple moving average of $46.34. Sylvamo has a one year low of $37.51 and a one year high of $73.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 1.50 and a quick ratio of 0.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.49 and a beta of 0.95.

Institutional Trading of Sylvamo

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its position in shares of Sylvamo by 49.4% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 22,853 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,532,000 after purchasing an additional 7,556 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its stake in Sylvamo by 4.5% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 20,690 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,388,000 after buying an additional 893 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position in shares of Sylvamo by 16.9% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 17,730 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,189,000 after buying an additional 2,557 shares in the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Sylvamo by 25.9% in the 1st quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 18,140 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,217,000 after buying an additional 3,727 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. bought a new position in shares of Sylvamo in the second quarter valued at approximately $445,000. Institutional investors own 91.16% of the company’s stock.

Sylvamo Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Monday, January 5th were issued a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, January 5th. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.8%. Sylvamo’s dividend payout ratio is 55.21%.

Sylvamo Company Profile

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.