In the past week, SLVM stock has gone up by 3.78%, with a monthly decline of -11.32% and a quarterly plunge of -9.36%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.73%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.47% for Sylvamo Corp The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.25% for SLVM’s stock, with a 2.87% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Sylvamo Corp (NYSE: SLVM) Right Now?
Sylvamo Corp (NYSE: SLVM) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 12.14x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.98. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for SLVM is 34.18M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.83% of that float. On January 20, 2025, the average trading volume of SLVM was 310.32K shares.
SLVM) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Sylvamo Corp (NYSE: SLVM) has dropped by -1.40 compared to previous close of 79.26. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 3.78% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-01-17 that Growing e-commerce and demand for sustainable packaging boost prospects of the Zacks Paper and Related Products industry, thereby benefiting IP, SUZ, KLBAY and SLVM.
Analysts’ Opinion of SLVM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SLVM stocks, with BofA Securities repeating the rating for SLVM by listing it as a “Underperform.” The predicted price for SLVM in the upcoming period, according to BofA Securities is $96 based on the research report published on December 11, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Sidoti, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SLVM reach a price target of $100. The rating they have provided for SLVM stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 15th, 2024.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Neutral” to SLVM, setting the target price at $82 in the report published on August 12th of the previous year.
SLVM Trading at -8.63% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SLVM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -20.27% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.47%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.73%, as shares sank -9.37% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -8.44% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SLVM rose by +3.78%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +25.99% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $79.14. In addition, Sylvamo Corp saw -1.10% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SLVM starting from Ribieras JeanMichel, who sale 12,225 shares at the price of $57.20 back on Mar 18 ’24. After this action, Ribieras JeanMichel now owns 132,276 shares of Sylvamo Corp, valued at $699,214 using the latest closing price.
Ribieras JeanMichel, the Chairman and CEO of Sylvamo Corp, sale 12,226 shares at $62.94 during a trade that took place back on Mar 11 ’24, which means that Ribieras JeanMichel is holding 144,501 shares at $769,509 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SLVM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.11 for the present operating margin
- 0.22 for the gross margin
The net margin for Sylvamo Corp stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.2. Equity return is now at value 30.46, with 9.56 for asset returns.
Based on Sylvamo Corp (SLVM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.5 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.51. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.99. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 11.03.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 572.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.75. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.1. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.58for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.32. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.72.
Conclusion
To sum up, Sylvamo Corp (SLVM) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
