Sidoti Has Negative Estimate for Sylvamo Q1 Earnings

Sylvamo Corporation (NYSE:SLVM) – Equities researchers at Sidoti decreased their Q1 2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Sylvamo in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, August 11th. Sidoti analyst D. Harriman now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.59 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.62. The consensus estimate for Sylvamo’s current full-year earnings is $1.85 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Sylvamo’s Q2 2027 earnings at $0.73 EPS.

Sylvamo (NYSE:SLVM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 7th. The company reported $0.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.02 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $806.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $811.25 million. Sylvamo had a return on equity of 8.36% and a net margin of 2.31%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.37 earnings per share.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on SLVM. Truist Financial restated a “buy” rating and issued a $49.00 price target (down from $51.00) on shares of Sylvamo in a research report on Monday. Bank of America reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $45.00 price objective on shares of Sylvamo in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Sylvamo in a research note on Friday. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on shares of Sylvamo from $49.00 to $46.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 17th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Sylvamo from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, August 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $46.67.

Sylvamo Price Performance

Shares of Sylvamo stock opened at $39.84 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $1.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 1.47. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $38.89 and a 200-day moving average price of $42.01. Sylvamo has a one year low of $35.53 and a one year high of $56.80.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its holdings in shares of Sylvamo by 171.2% in the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 564 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 356 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Sylvamo during the fourth quarter valued at $38,000. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new stake in shares of Sylvamo in the third quarter valued at about $38,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Sylvamo by 162.7% in the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 838 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 519 shares during the period. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Sylvamo by 185.5% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 982 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 638 shares during the period. 91.16% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Sylvamo

In other news, Director Lizanne M. Bruce sold 1,230 shares of Sylvamo stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $41.70, for a total transaction of $51,291.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 14,475 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $603,607.50. The trade was a 7.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.81% of the company’s stock.

Sylvamo Company Profile

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.