What is Sidoti Csr’s Forecast for Sylvamo FY2025 Earnings?

Sylvamo Corporation (NYSE:SLVM) – Equities researchers at Sidoti Csr dropped their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Sylvamo in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 28th. Sidoti Csr analyst D. Harriman now forecasts that the company will earn $3.53 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $3.56. The consensus estimate for Sylvamo’s current full-year earnings is $7.45 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Sylvamo’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.05 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.09 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.27 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.66 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.25 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.30 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.45 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.15 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.30 EPS.

SLVM has been the topic of several other research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $53.00 price target on shares of Sylvamo in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Bank of America raised Sylvamo from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $41.00 to $59.00 in a research note on Monday, November 17th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Sylvamo in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $56.00.

Sylvamo Price Performance

Shares of NYSE SLVM opened at $49.58 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $49.32 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $46.22. Sylvamo has a fifty-two week low of $37.51 and a fifty-two week high of $82.04. The company has a market capitalization of $1.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.35 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 1.52.

Sylvamo (NYSE:SLVM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 7th. The company reported $1.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.57 by ($0.13). The business had revenue of $846.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $840.32 million. Sylvamo had a net margin of 5.25% and a return on equity of 19.72%. The company’s revenue was down 12.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.44 earnings per share.

Sylvamo Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, January 5th were given a $0.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, January 5th. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.6%. Sylvamo’s payout ratio is 41.19%.

Institutional Trading of Sylvamo

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Nomura Holdings Inc. increased its position in shares of Sylvamo by 34.1% during the 3rd quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc. now owns 2,150,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $95,073,000 after purchasing an additional 546,336 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Sylvamo by 3,945.8% in the third quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 316,380 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,990,000 after buying an additional 308,560 shares during the last quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board bought a new stake in Sylvamo during the second quarter valued at approximately $15,030,000. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its holdings in Sylvamo by 2,246.7% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 223,568 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,765,000 after buying an additional 214,041 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS Group AG increased its holdings in Sylvamo by 172.0% during the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 338,414 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,295,000 after buying an additional 214,016 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.16% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Sylvamo

Here are the key news stories impacting Sylvamo this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Yahoo piece argues SLVM could be undervalued versus peers/historical multiples, which may attract value-oriented buyers and support the share price. Is Sylvamo Corporation (NYSE:SLVM) Potentially Undervalued?
• Positive Sentiment: Sidoti raised its Q3 2027 EPS forecast to $2.15 (from $1.92), signaling improved expectations for that quarter and giving near-term earnings upside. MarketBeat: Sidoti Csr estimate changes
• Positive Sentiment: Sidoti increased its Q2 2027 estimate to $1.45 (from $1.40), another beat-to-expectation revision for 2027 quarterly cadence. MarketBeat: Sidoti Csr estimate changes
• Positive Sentiment: Sidoti boosted Q1 2027 to $1.30 (from $1.22), suggesting some recovery into 2027 quarters. MarketBeat: Sidoti Csr estimate changes
• Positive Sentiment: Sidoti raised Q2 2026 to $1.27 (from $1.13), indicating better-than-expected near-term performance for that quarter. MarketBeat: Sidoti Csr estimate changes
• Negative Sentiment: Sidoti trimmed FY2026 EPS to $5.25 (from $5.45), lowering the full-year outlook and signaling caution on annual profitability. MarketBeat: Sidoti Csr estimate changes
• Negative Sentiment: Sidoti cut FY2027 EPS to $6.30 (from $6.40), a modest downward revision to next-year expectations. MarketBeat: Sidoti Csr estimate changes
• Negative Sentiment: Sidoti reduced FY2025 EPS slightly to $3.53 (from $3.56), and also trimmed several near-term quarter estimates (Q4 2025, Q1 2026, Q3 2026), reflecting uneven momentum. MarketBeat: Sidoti Csr estimate changes

About Sylvamo

Sylvamo Corporation, trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SLVM, is a leading global producer of uncoated freesheet paper. The company was established in October 2021 through a spin-off from International Paper, creating an independent entity focused exclusively on the development, manufacturing and marketing of high-quality uncoated paper products. Headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, Sylvamo draws on decades of industry experience inherited from its predecessor, positioning itself to meet evolving customer needs in paper-based communications and packaging applications.

The company’s core product portfolio includes office and digital print papers, direct mail and marketing materials, catalog and commercial printing papers, and a range of specialty and value-added grades.