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The price of International Paper Co (NYSE: IP) closed at $47.16 in the last session%, Down $-0.82% from day before closing price of $47.55. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.82 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.12 million shares were traded. IP stock price reached its highest trading level at $47.77 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $46.57.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at IP’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. 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 0.66.
On June 04, 2025, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $60.
Wells Fargo Downgraded its Equal Weight to Underweight on May 09, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $40.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 01 ’25 when JOY ROMAN bought 19,573 shares for $45.07 per share.
HOLLY G GOUGHNOUR bought 7,500 shares of IP for $336,344 on May 05 ’25. On May 05 ’25, another insider, Goughnour Holly G., who serves as the VP & Chief Accounting Officer of the company, sold 7,500 shares for $44.85 each. As a result, the insider received 336,344 and left with 31,525 shares of the company.
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 24899631104 and an Enterprise Value of 34405634048. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.14 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.34. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.569 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.784.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for IP is 1.02, which has changed by 0.042670846 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17279088 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, IP has reached a high of $60.36, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $43.27. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.88%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.30%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, IP traded on average about 4.47M shares per day over the past 3-months and 6364680 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 527.90M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 522.77M. Insiders hold about 0.99% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.28% stake in the company. Shares short for IP as of 1752537600 were 45553743 with a Short Ratio of 10.18, compared to 1749772800 on 42202839. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 45553743 and a Short% of Float of 11.3199994.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for IP is 1.85, which was 1.85 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.038906414The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.42. The current Payout Ratio is 117.64% for IP, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-23 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-15. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2021-10-01 when the company split stock in a 1056:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The current assessment of International Paper Co (IP) involves the perspectives of 9.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.63, with high estimates of $0.7 and low estimates of $0.56.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.57 and $1.52 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.82. EPS for the following year is $3.09, with 12.0 analysts recommending between $4.34 and $2.25.
Revenue Estimates
According to 7 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $6.84B. It ranges from a high estimate of $6.95B to a low estimate of $6.64B. As of the current estimate, International Paper Co’s year-ago sales were $4.69BFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $6.75B. There is a high estimate of $6.88B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $6.57B.
A total of 12 analysts have provided revenue estimates for IP’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $28.06B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $25.76B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $26.38B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $18.62BBased on 12 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $27.83B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $30.97B and the low estimate is $26.35B.
