According to Zen Score, the 3 best paper product stocks to buy right now are:
1. Clearwater Paper (NYSE:CLW)
Clearwater Paper (NYSE:CLW) is the top paper stock with a Zen Score of 45, which is 21 points higher than the paper industry average of 24. It passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Clearwater Paper has seen its stock return 49.84% over the past year, overperforming other paper stocks by 9 percentage points.
Clearwater Paper has an average 1 year
price target of $42.00, a downside of -12.84% from Clearwater Paper's current stock price of $48.19.
Clearwater Paper stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Clearwater Paper, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Suzano Sa (NYSE:SUZ)
Suzano Sa (NYSE:SUZ) is the second best paper stock with a Zen Score of 31, which is 7 points higher than the paper industry average of 24. It passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Suzano Sa has seen its stock return 19.34% over the past year, underperforming other paper stocks by -21 percentage points.
3. Sylvamo (NYSE:SLVM)
Sylvamo (NYSE:SLVM) is the third best paper stock with a Zen Score of 22, which is -2 points lower than the paper industry average of 24. It passed 9 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Sylvamo has seen its stock return 52.58% over the past year, overperforming other paper stocks by 12 percentage points.
Sylvamo has an average 1 year
price target of $55.00, a downside of -14.62% from Sylvamo's current stock price of $64.42.
Sylvamo stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Sylvamo, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.