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After finishing at $39.22 in the prior trading day, International Paper Co (NYSE: IP) closed at $39.13, down -0.23%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.23 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.44 million shares were traded. IP stock price reached its highest trading level at $39.48 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $38.95.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of IP by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.04 and its Current Ratio is at 1.31. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.74 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.67.
On October 17, 2025, Stifel Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $57.80.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 16 ’25 when Saab Joseph R. sold 9,000 shares for $45.53 per share. The transaction valued at 409,815 led to the insider holds 27,673 shares of the business.
JOSEPH SAAB bought 9,000 shares of IP for $409,815 on Sep 16 ’25. On Aug 01 ’25, another insider, JOY ROMAN, who serves as the Former Officer of the company, bought 19,573 shares for $45.07 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, IP now has a Market Capitalization of 20662138880 and an Enterprise Value of 30313140224. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.88 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.19. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.246 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.036.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for IP is 1.08, which has changed by -0.30926383 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12469888 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, IP has reached a high of $60.15, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $35.56. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.41%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.43%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 4.68M shares per day over the past 3-months and 4718400 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 527.90M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 522.95M. Insiders hold about 0.96% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 104.53% stake in the company. Shares short for IP as of 1763078400 were 55052657 with a Short Ratio of 11.77, compared to 1760486400 on 54045435. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 55052657 and a Short% of Float of 13.68.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, IP’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.85, compared to 1.85 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.047169812. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.38. The current Payout Ratio is 117.64% for IP, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-14 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-14. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2021-10-01 when the company split stock in a 1056:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
International Paper Co (IP) is presently subject to a detailed evaluation by 8.0 analysts, each offering their unique perspectives on its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.36, with high estimates of $0.48 and low estimates of $0.25.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.84 and -$0.29 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.26. EPS for the following year is $2.32, with 13.0 analysts recommending between $3.66 and $1.55.
Revenue Estimates
7 analysts predict $5.9B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $6.14B to a low estimate of $5.15B. As of. The current estimate, International Paper Co’s year-ago sales were $4.58BFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $5.81B. There is a high estimate of $6.16B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $5.63B.
A total of 11 analysts have provided revenue estimates for IP’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $25.02B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $23.72B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $24.42B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $18.62BBased on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $24.7B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $25.4B and the low estimate is $23.33B.
