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CLW

Clearwater PaperB
NYSE / Materials
Last Price
At close
2026-07-17
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Current thesis
The best supported bull case is operational self-help: volume/share gains, Cypress Bend cost savings, insurance recoveries, and eventual normalization in paperboard supply-demand could lift EBITDA materially from a very weak Q1 base.
Posture
Constructive
Lead driver
Value
What changed
Value remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta -0.1.
What can break
Adjusted EBITDA fell to $2 million from $30 million, showing limited buffer if pricing or costs worsen [#SEC-8K-2026-04-28].
Momentum
69
Value
55
Sentiment
54
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $17.00 · Bull $21.00 · Bear $12.00
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-07-17
Fundamentals
As of 2026-07-17 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-07-17 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-06-29 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesis
As of 2026-07-17
Supporting evidence
What
Grade B · Constructive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $18.00
Why
Momentum69 · Δ7d +6.8
Value55 · Δ7d -0.1
Sentiment54 · Δ7d -11.2
So what
Strength-led posture (Net Neutral). Favor watchlist adds and disciplined entries.
Lead driver: Value · See fundamentals
Momentum
69
26% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+6.8
Δ21d
+0.7
Value
55
39% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
-0.1
Δ21d
-0.0
Sentiment
54
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-11.2
Δ21d
-7.2
Why this grade

Composite grade B. Momentum 68.8 / Value 54.6 / Sentiment 54.3

Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-07-17
Market Cap
$257.68M
Beta
0.20
Shares Out
16.13M
P/E (TTM)
2.3
P/S (TTM)
0.19
P/FCF (TTM) · Derived
-4.81
Rev YoY
-4.7%
EPS YoY
+106.9%
Gross Margin
+5.1%
Op Margin
-4.8%
Net Debt
$359.4M
Current Ratio
2.61
As of 2026-07-17 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology