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After finishing at $46.41 in the prior trading day, International Paper Co (NYSE: IP) closed at $46.06, down -0.75%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.75 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.36 million shares were traded. IP stock price reached its highest trading level at $46.73 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $46.02.
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 0.56 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.55.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, UBS on June 04, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $60.
On May 09, 2025, Wells Fargo Downgraded its rating to Underweight which previously was Equal Weight but kept the price unchanged to $40.
On March 20, 2025, JP Morgan started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $59.JP Morgan initiated its Overweight rating on March 20, 2025, with a $59 target price.
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 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 24315166720 and an Enterprise Value of 33934000128. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.11 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.34. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.547 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.623.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for IP is 1.02, which has changed by 0.02287364 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.20799685 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 -6.32%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -11.42%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 4.50M shares per day over the past 3-months and 6737200 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 522.70M. Insiders hold about 0.99% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.15% stake in the company. Shares short for IP as of 1752537600 were 45553743 with a Short Ratio of 10.11, 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
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 0.0398621The 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
Its stock is currently analyzed by 8.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.64, 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 $3.13, with 13.0 analysts recommending between $4.34 and $2.25.
Revenue Estimates
8 analysts predict $6.84B in revenue for the current quarter. 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, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $6.76B. 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 $26.37B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $18.62BBased on 12 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $27.8B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $30.97B and the low estimate is $26.35B.
