Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for Sylvamo Q4 Earnings

Sylvamo Corporation (NYSE:SLVM) – Analysts at Sidoti decreased their Q4 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Sylvamo in a report issued on Tuesday, May 12th. Sidoti analyst D. Harriman now anticipates that the company will earn $0.87 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.89. The consensus estimate for Sylvamo’s current full-year earnings is $2.72 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Sylvamo’s Q3 2027 earnings at $2.30 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.75 EPS.

Sylvamo (NYSE:SLVM) last released its earnings results on Friday, May 8th. The company reported ($0.53) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.25) by ($0.28). The company had revenue of $755.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $740.85 million. Sylvamo had a return on equity of 9.79% and a net margin of 3.11%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 8.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.68 earnings per share.

A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on SLVM. Truist Financial began coverage on shares of Sylvamo in a report on Monday, March 30th. They set a “buy” rating and a $54.00 price target for the company. Zacks Research raised shares of Sylvamo from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 27th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on shares of Sylvamo from $50.00 to $49.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Monday. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Sylvamo from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Monday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $54.00.

Sylvamo Stock Performance

Shares of Sylvamo stock opened at $39.86 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $42.27 and a 200-day moving average of $45.93. Sylvamo has a 1-year low of $37.09 and a 1-year high of $57.65. The company has a current ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The company has a market cap of $1.58 billion, a PE ratio of 15.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.50 and a beta of 0.91.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in Sylvamo by 5.6% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,362,474 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,547,000 after acquiring an additional 72,177 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its position in Sylvamo by 11.2% in the first quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 11,709 shares of the company’s stock valued at $500,000 after acquiring an additional 1,177 shares during the last quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund grew its position in Sylvamo by 3.9% in the first quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund now owns 17,932 shares of the company’s stock valued at $757,000 after acquiring an additional 666 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Preferred LLC bought a new position in Sylvamo in the first quarter valued at about $1,335,000. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp grew its position in Sylvamo by 3,457.1% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 19,244 shares of the company’s stock valued at $813,000 after acquiring an additional 18,703 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.16% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Sylvamo

In other Sylvamo news, SVP Rodrigo Davoli sold 3,250 shares of Sylvamo stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.46, for a total value of $150,995.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 46,484 shares in the company, valued at $2,159,646.64. The trade was a 6.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.81% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Sylvamo Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 28th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 7th were given a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 7th. Sylvamo’s payout ratio is currently 71.15%.

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.