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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:

Sylvamo (NYSE:SLVM) 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 Sylvamo (NYSE:SLVM) is: Value: B, Growth: F, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Sylvamo (NYSE:SLVM) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 9 points higher than the paper industry average of 29.

SLVM passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Sylvamo has seen its stock lose -39.73% over the past year.

Sylvamo has an average 1 year price target of $54.00, an upside of 10.34% from Sylvamo's current stock price of $48.94.

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.

Magnera (NYSE:MAGN) 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 Magnera (NYSE:MAGN) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: D, Financials: D, and AI: D.

Magnera (NYSE:MAGN) has a Due Diligence Score of 17, which is -12 points lower than the paper industry average of 29.

MAGN passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Magnera has seen its stock lose -30.03% over the past year, overperforming other paper stocks by 10 percentage points.

Magnera has an average 1 year price target of $18.00, an upside of 37.72% from Magnera's current stock price of $13.07.

Magnera stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Magnera, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Suzano Sa (NYSE:SUZ) 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 Suzano Sa (NYSE:SUZ) is: Value: C, Growth: D, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Suzano Sa (NYSE:SUZ) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 16 points higher than the paper industry average of 29.

SUZ passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Suzano Sa has seen its stock lose -12.43% over the past year, overperforming other paper stocks by 27 percentage points.

Out of 2 paper stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 2 paper stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Suzano Sa (NYSE:SUZ) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the paper industry average of 5.53%. Suzano Sa's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Suzano Sa's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Suzano Sa's dividend payout ratio of 33.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Sylvamo (NYSE:SLVM) has an annual dividend yield of 3.68%, which is -2 percentage points lower than the paper industry average of 5.53%.

Sylvamo's dividend payout ratio of 40.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Paper stocks were down -1.59% in the last day, and down -5.83% over the last week.

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

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:

Sylvamo (NYSE:SLVM) 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.

Sylvamo has a valuation score of 43, which is 14 points higher than the paper industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sylvamo's stock has dropped -39.73% in the past year. It has performed in line with other stocks in the paper industry.

Suzano Sa (NYSE:SUZ) 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.

Suzano Sa has a valuation score of 43, which is 14 points higher than the paper industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Suzano Sa's stock has dropped -12.43% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the paper industry by 27 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 -15 points higher than the paper industry average of 29. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Magnera's stock has dropped -30.03% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the paper industry by 10 percentage points.

50% of paper stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect paper stocks to rise by 25.53% over the next year.

0% of paper stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of paper stocks are rated B (Buy), 80% are rated C (Hold), 0% are rated D (Sell), and 20% are rated F (Strong Sell).