Clearwater Paper (CLW) Expected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

Clearwater Paper (NYSE:CLW) will likely be announcing its Q2 2026 results after the market closes on Tuesday, July 28th. Analysts expect Clearwater Paper to announce earnings of ($1.49) per share and revenue of $374.8030 million for the quarter. Individuals may visit the the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earning report page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.

Clearwater Paper (NYSE:CLW) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The basic materials company reported ($1.29) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($1.32) by $0.03. Clearwater Paper had a negative net margin of 1.63% and a negative return on equity of 3.94%. The business had revenue of $360.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $363.55 million. On average, analysts expect Clearwater Paper to post $-3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $-1 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Clearwater Paper Stock Performance

Shares of Clearwater Paper stock opened at $16.43 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 2.61 and a quick ratio of 1.26. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $15.64 and a 200 day simple moving average of $15.78. The firm has a market capitalization of $264.80 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -10.67 and a beta of 0.27. Clearwater Paper has a one year low of $11.73 and a one year high of $30.96.

Institutional Trading of Clearwater Paper

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its holdings in shares of Clearwater Paper by 34.7% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 2,185 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $60,000 after purchasing an additional 563 shares in the last quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Clearwater Paper during the fourth quarter worth about $47,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its holdings in shares of Clearwater Paper by 608.8% in the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 6,585 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $179,000 after acquiring an additional 5,656 shares during the last quarter. Caxton Associates LLP purchased a new stake in Clearwater Paper in the first quarter valued at $204,000. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its position in Clearwater Paper by 4.2% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 9,629 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $244,000 after purchasing an additional 390 shares during the period. 89.98% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CLW has been the topic of several research reports. Zacks Research raised shares of Clearwater Paper to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of Clearwater Paper from $20.00 to $19.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Bank of America began coverage on shares of Clearwater Paper in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. They set a “buy” rating and a $19.00 price objective on the stock. TD lowered Clearwater Paper from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $19.00 to $17.00 in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Truist Financial increased their price objective on Clearwater Paper from $12.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $18.17.

About Clearwater Paper

Clearwater Paper Corporation is an independent manufacturer of premium tissue and pulp and paperboard products for private-label and commercial customers in North America. The company operates through two core segments: Consumer Products, which produces bathroom tissue, paper towels and other away-from-home tissue products under private-label contracts; and Pulp & Paperboard, which supplies bleached paperboard used in folding cartons, foodservice packaging and specialty paper applications.

The Consumer Products segment services retail grocers, warehouse clubs, online merchants and janitorial distributors, leveraging multiple converting facilities to produce roll and folded tissue items for both household and institutional use.