Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Sylvamo Q3 Earnings

Sylvamo Corporation (NYSE:SLVM) – Equities research analysts at Sidoti lowered their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for Sylvamo in a report released on Tuesday, August 11th. Sidoti analyst D. Harriman now anticipates that the company will earn $1.04 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.55. The consensus estimate for Sylvamo’s current full-year earnings is $1.64 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Sylvamo’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.11 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.09 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $1.87 EPS.

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

SLVM has been the topic of several other reports. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their target price on Sylvamo from $49.00 to $46.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 17th. Wall Street Zen raised Sylvamo from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, August 2nd. Bank of America reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $45.00 price objective on shares of Sylvamo in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Sylvamo in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Truist Financial reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $49.00 price target (down from $51.00) on shares of Sylvamo in a report on Monday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $46.67.

Sylvamo Stock Down 2.9%

SLVM stock opened at $38.61 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.47, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88. Sylvamo has a 1 year low of $35.53 and a 1 year high of $56.80. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $38.89 and a 200 day simple moving average of $41.92. The firm has a market cap of $1.54 billion, a PE ratio of 20.54, a PEG ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 0.87.

Institutional Trading of Sylvamo

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SLVM. Millennium Management LLC grew its position in Sylvamo by 605.9% during the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 2,233,209 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,529,000 after buying an additional 1,916,829 shares in the last quarter. Jain Global LLC acquired a new position in Sylvamo in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $39,072,000. William Blair Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Sylvamo in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $33,777,000. Nomura Holdings Inc. lifted its position in shares of Sylvamo by 34.1% in the 3rd quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc. now owns 2,150,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $95,073,000 after acquiring an additional 546,336 shares during the period. Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board bought a new stake in shares of Sylvamo in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $15,030,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.16% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Lizanne M. Bruce sold 1,230 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $41.70, for a total value of $51,291.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 14,475 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $603,607.50. This trade represents a 7.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.81% of the company’s stock.

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.