Sidoti Analysts Reduce Earnings Estimates for Sylvamo

Sylvamo Corporation (NYSE:SLVM) – Analysts at Sidoti cut their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for Sylvamo in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 17th. Sidoti analyst D. Harriman now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.55 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.66. The consensus estimate for Sylvamo’s current full-year earnings is $7.45 per share.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and set a $53.00 price objective on shares of Sylvamo in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Sylvamo in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of Sylvamo from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the company from $41.00 to $59.00 in a report on Monday, November 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $56.00.

Sylvamo Price Performance

SLVM stock opened at $47.86 on Wednesday. Sylvamo has a 1 year low of $37.51 and a 1 year high of $73.73. The stock has a market cap of $1.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.68 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 1.50 and a quick ratio of 0.92. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $49.99 and a 200 day simple moving average of $46.36.

Sylvamo (NYSE:SLVM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.08 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.05 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $890.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $858.76 million. Sylvamo had a return on equity of 15.12% and a net margin of 3.94%.The company’s quarterly revenue was down 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.96 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sylvamo

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its position in shares of Sylvamo by 171.2% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 564 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 356 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its stake in shares of Sylvamo by 328.3% during the 3rd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 681 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 522 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of Sylvamo by 222.8% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 765 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 528 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Sylvamo in the 4th quarter worth about $38,000. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new position in Sylvamo in the third quarter worth approximately $38,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.16% of the company’s stock.

Sylvamo Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, January 5th were given a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, January 5th. Sylvamo’s dividend payout ratio is presently 55.21%.

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.