Balance Sheet Breakdown: Clearwater Paper Corp (CLW)’s Debt-to-Equity and Long-Term Debt/Eq Ratios

Nora Barnes

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After finishing at $17.93 in the prior trading day, Clearwater Paper Corp (NYSE: CLW) closed at $18.03, up 0.56%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.56 from its previous closing price. On the day, 50169.0 shares were traded. CLW stock price reached its highest trading level at $18.09 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $17.91.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CLW by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.88 and its Current Ratio is at 2.10. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.44 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.43.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In the most recent recommendation for this company, TD Cowen on September 22, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $30.

On October 18, 2024, RBC Capital Mkts Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Sector Perform and also lowered its target price recommendation from $48 to $37.

RBC Capital Mkts Downgraded its Outperform to Sector Perform on October 31, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $42 to $396.

Insider Transactions:

The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 28 ’25 when Bowden Steve M sold 8,889 shares for $18.14 per share. The transaction valued at 161,246 led to the insider holds 68,516 shares of the business.

Bowden Steve M bought 8,889 shares of CLW for $161,253 on Nov 28 ’25. On Mar 17 ’25, another insider, Moyes Kari G., who serves as the SVP, HR of the company, sold 1,132 shares for $23.98 each. As a result, the insider received 27,145 and left with 81,439 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CLW now has a Market Capitalization of 290357728 and an Enterprise Value of 602671232. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.19 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.37. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.387 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.016.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for CLW is 0.20, which has changed by -0.43898624 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14446163 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CLW has reached a high of $33.56, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $16.44. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.22%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -22.87%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 200.60K shares per day over the past 3-months and 210260 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 16.04M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 15.37M. Insiders hold about 4.16% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.17% stake in the company. Shares short for CLW as of 1764288000 were 682973 with a Short Ratio of 3.67, compared to 1761868800 on 716504. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 682973 and a Short% of Float of 4.9099997.

Earnings Estimates

The dynamic stock of Clearwater Paper Corp (CLW) is currently being evaluated by a team of 2.0 analysts, each contributing to its current rating.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$1.16 and -$1.24 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$1.2. EPS for the following year is -$0.47, with 2.0 analysts recommending between -$0.03 and -$0.92.

Revenue Estimates

1 analysts predict $390M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $390M to a low estimate of $390M. As of. The current estimate, Clearwater Paper Corp’s year-ago sales were $482.8M

A total of 2 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CLW’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.56B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.56B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.56B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.21BBased on 2 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.53B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.54B and the low estimate is $1.51B.

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