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After finishing at $48.56 in the prior trading day, International Paper Co (NYSE: IP) closed at $47.72, down -1.73%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.73 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.44 million shares were traded.
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 0.96 and its Current Ratio is at 1.33. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.69 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.65.
On March 20, 2025, JP Morgan started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $59.
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 May 05 ’25 when HOLLY G GOUGHNOUR bought 7,500 shares for $44.85 per share.
Goughnour Holly G. sold 7,500 shares of IP for $336,344 on May 05 ’25. The VP & Chief Accounting Officer now owns 31,525 shares after completing the transaction at $44.85 per share. On Nov 29 ’24, another insider, SULLIVAN KATHRYN D, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 600 shares for $58.39 each. As a result, the insider received 35,034 and left with 37,145 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, International’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 40.69, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.12. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.70. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.27 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.39.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, IP has reached a high of $60.36, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $41.50. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.94%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.68%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 527.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 522.53M. Insiders hold about 1.02% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.65% stake in the company.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating of International Paper Co (IP) is currently shaped by the ongoing analysis conducted by 8.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.67, with high estimates of $0.74 and low estimates of $0.47.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.95 and $1.6 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.21. EPS for the following year is $3.36, with 12.0 analysts recommending between $4.25 and $2.25.
Revenue Estimates
7 analysts predict $6.64B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $6.91B to a low estimate of $6.24B. As of the current estimate, International Paper Co’s year-ago sales were $4.73BFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $6.81B. There is a high estimate of $7.04B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $6.34B.
A total of 12 analysts have provided revenue estimates for IP’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $27.8B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $24.07B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $26.36B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $18.62BBased on 12 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $27.76B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $30.45B and the low estimate is $24.99B.
