Clearwater Paper (CLW) to Post Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

Clearwater Paper (NYSE:CLW) is expected to announce its Q2 2026 results after the market closes on Tuesday, July 28th. Analysts expect the company to post earnings of ($1.49) per share and revenue of $374.8030 million for the quarter. Investors are encouraged to explore the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earning results 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 data on Tuesday, April 28th. The basic materials company reported ($1.29) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($1.32) by $0.03. The business had revenue of $360.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $363.55 million. Clearwater Paper had a negative net margin of 1.63% and a negative return on equity of 3.94%. 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 Price Performance

Shares of NYSE CLW opened at $16.78 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $15.89 and a 200 day moving average price of $15.75. The firm has a market cap of $270.56 million, a PE ratio of -10.90 and a beta of 0.27. The company has a current ratio of 2.61, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44. Clearwater Paper has a 1-year low of $11.73 and a 1-year high of $30.96.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Clearwater Paper

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Meeder Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Clearwater Paper during the 4th quarter worth about $47,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its position in shares of Clearwater Paper by 34.7% in the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 2,185 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $60,000 after acquiring an additional 563 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in shares of Clearwater Paper by 608.8% in the second 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 bought a new stake in Clearwater Paper during the first quarter worth about $204,000. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG raised its holdings in Clearwater Paper by 7.0% during the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 12,319 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $214,000 after acquiring an additional 802 shares in the last quarter. 89.98% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently weighed in on CLW. TD cut Clearwater Paper from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $19.00 to $17.00 in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Clearwater Paper from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Sunday, June 28th. TD Securities lowered Clearwater Paper from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on Clearwater Paper from $12.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Clearwater Paper in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average 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.