Sidoti Issues Negative Forecast for Sylvamo Earnings

Sylvamo Corporation (NYSE:SLVM) – Analysts at Sidoti reduced their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Sylvamo in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 17th. Sidoti analyst D. Harriman now forecasts that the company will earn ($0.20) per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.09. The consensus estimate for Sylvamo’s current full-year earnings is $7.45 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Sylvamo’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.65 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.95 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.90 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.15 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.00 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.50 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.55 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently commented on SLVM. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $53.00 price target on shares of Sylvamo in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Sylvamo in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Bank of America raised shares of Sylvamo from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $41.00 to $59.00 in a research report on Monday, November 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $56.00.

Sylvamo Stock Up 1.6%

Shares of SLVM stock opened at $47.86 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $49.99 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $46.36. Sylvamo has a 1 year low of $37.51 and a 1 year high of $73.73. The company has a current ratio of 1.50, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.68 and a beta of 0.95.

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

Institutional Trading of Sylvamo

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SLVM. Millennium Management LLC boosted its stake in Sylvamo by 605.9% in the 4th quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 2,233,209 shares of the company’s stock valued at $107,529,000 after purchasing an additional 1,916,829 shares during the period. Nomura Holdings Inc. grew its stake in shares of Sylvamo by 34.1% in the third quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc. now owns 2,150,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $95,073,000 after acquiring an additional 546,336 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its position in Sylvamo by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,341,850 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,610,000 after acquiring an additional 34,551 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. raised its stake in Sylvamo by 7.2% in the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,290,957 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,086,000 after purchasing an additional 87,095 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Sylvamo by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 985,834 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,396,000 after purchasing an additional 6,989 shares during the period. 91.16% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Sylvamo Announces Dividend

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

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.