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Best Paper Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top paper stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best paper stocks to buy now. Learn More.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best paper product stocks to buy right now are:

Suzano Sa (NYSE:SUZ) is the #1 top paper stock out of 6 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Suzano Sa (NYSE:SUZ) is: Value: B, Growth: F, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Suzano Sa (NYSE:SUZ) has a Due Diligence Score of 28, which is 8 points higher than the paper industry average of 20.

SUZ passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Suzano Sa has seen its stock return 5.63% over the past year, overperforming other paper stocks by 44 percentage points.

Sylvamo (NYSE:SLVM) is the #2 top paper stock out of 6 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Sylvamo (NYSE:SLVM) is: Value: C, Growth: D, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Sylvamo (NYSE:SLVM) has a Due Diligence Score of 28, which is 8 points higher than the paper industry average of 20.

SLVM passed 9 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Sylvamo has seen its stock lose -36% over the past year, overperforming other paper stocks by 2 percentage points.

Sylvamo has an average 1 year price target of $54.00, an upside of 28.6% from Sylvamo's current stock price of $41.99.

Sylvamo stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Sylvamo, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Clearwater Paper (NYSE:CLW) is the #3 top paper stock out of 6 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Clearwater Paper (NYSE:CLW) is: Value: D, Growth: C, Momentum: D, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Clearwater Paper (NYSE:CLW) has a Due Diligence Score of 17, which is -3 points lower than the paper industry average of 20.

CLW passed 5 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Clearwater Paper has seen its stock lose -45.26% over the past year, underperforming other paper stocks by -7 percentage points.

Clearwater Paper has an average 1 year price target of $23.00, an upside of 74.77% from Clearwater Paper's current stock price of $13.16.

Clearwater Paper stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Clearwater Paper, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 1 paper stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 1 paper stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Sylvamo (NYSE:SLVM) has an annual dividend yield of 4.29%, which is -3 percentage points lower than the paper industry average of 7.28%.

Sylvamo's dividend payout ratio of 54.7% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Paper stocks were up 0.71% in the last day, and down -4.65% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why paper stocks are up.

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued paper stocks right now are:

Suzano Sa (NYSE:SUZ) is the most undervalued paper stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Suzano Sa has a valuation score of 57, which is 38 points higher than the paper industry average of 19. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Suzano Sa's stock has gained 5.63% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the paper industry by 44 percentage points.

Sylvamo (NYSE:SLVM) is the second most undervalued paper stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Sylvamo has a valuation score of 14, which is -5 points higher than the paper industry average of 19. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sylvamo's stock has dropped -36% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the paper industry by 2 percentage points.

Magnera (NYSE:MAGN) is the third most undervalued paper stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Magnera has a valuation score of 14, which is -5 points higher than the paper industry average of 19. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Magnera's stock has dropped -43.98% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the paper industry by -6 percentage points.

50% of paper stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect paper stocks to rise by 44.92% over the next year.

0% of paper stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of paper stocks are rated B (Buy), 60% are rated C (Hold), 20% are rated D (Sell), and 20% are rated F (Strong Sell).