Head to Head Survey: Clearwater Paper (NYSE:CLW) & BPM (OTCMKTS:BPMI)

BPM (OTCMKTS:BPMI) and Clearwater Paper (NYSE:CLW) are both materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares BPM and Clearwater Paper”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BPM	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Clearwater Paper	$1.56 billion	0.22	-$18.60 million	($3.04)	-6.83

BPM has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Clearwater Paper.

Profitability

This table compares BPM and Clearwater Paper’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BPM	N/A	N/A	N/A
Clearwater Paper	-3.24%	-7.95%	-4.06%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

90.0% of Clearwater Paper shares are held by institutional investors. 9.7% of BPM shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Clearwater Paper shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for BPM and Clearwater Paper, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BPM	0	0	0	0	0.00
Clearwater Paper	1	5	2	0	2.12

Clearwater Paper has a consensus target price of $18.50, indicating a potential downside of 10.89%. Given BPM’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe BPM is more favorable than Clearwater Paper.

Summary

BPM beats Clearwater Paper on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BPM

BPM Inc. manufactures machine glazed papers for confectionery and candy wrap, dairy, meat, poultry, bakery, and food wraps markets. The company offers converted materials; custom web, toll printing, converting, and rewinding services; and post-consumer recycled fine papers for commercial printing, offices, schools, and business applications. It also provides uncoated fine papers; flexible packaging papers; wet waxed papers; and interleaver papers, taffy wraps, overwraps, and confectionery wraps. The company was founded in 1929 and is based in Peshtigo, Wisconsin.

About Clearwater Paper

Clearwater Paper Corporation manufactures and supplies bleached paperboards, and consumer and parent roll tissues in the United States and internationally. It operates through Pulp and Paperboard, and Consumer Products segments. The Pulp and Paperboard segment manufactures and markets bleached paperboard; Solid Bleached Sulfate paperboard that is used to produce folding cartons, liquid packaging, cups and plates, blister and carded packaging, and top sheet and commercial printing items; and hardwood and softwood pulp, as well as offers services that include custom sheeting, slitting, and cutting. It sells its products to carton converters, folding carton converters, merchants, and commercial printers. The Consumer Products segment provides a line of at-home tissue products, including bath tissues, paper towels, facial tissues, and napkins; recycled fiber value grade products; and away-from-home tissues. This segment sells its products to retailers, including grocery, club, mass merchants, and discount stores. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Spokane, Washington.