International Paper (IP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

International Paper (NYSE: IP) is a global producer of sustainable packaging, pulp and paper products. The company manufactures corrugated packaging, containerboard and other fiber-based packaging solutions used to protect, transport and display goods, along with market pulp and specialty paper products.

Founded in 1898, International Paper has developed operations serving customers across North America and Europe. Its activities also include recycling and the recovery of fiber used in paper and packaging production, supporting the company’s focus on renewable and recyclable materials.

International Paper completed its combination with DS Smith in 2025, expanding its geographic reach and packaging capabilities. The combined company is led by Chief Executive Officer Andy Silvernail and serves customers across a range of consumer, industrial, food and e-commerce markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $31.68 to $32.13
• 50-Day Range: $31.72 to $42.30
• 52-Week Range: $29.26 to $50.25
• Volume: 346,078 shs
• Average Volume: 6.22 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $16.76 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 5.84%
• Price Target: $46.90
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

International Paper Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

International Paper scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 44th out of 229 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

International Paper has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.64, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

International Paper has a consensus price target of $46.90, representing about 47.3% upside from its current price of $31.84.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

International Paper has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 130.53%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for International Paper are expected to grow by 130.53% in the coming year, from $1.31 to $3.02 per share.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

International Paper has a PEG Ratio of 4.04. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

International Paper has a P/B Ratio of 1.13. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.50% of the float of International Paper has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

International Paper has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.85.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in International Paper has recently decreased by 2.81%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

International Paper is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.83%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

International Paper does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, International Paper will have a dividend payout ratio of 61.26% next year. This indicates that International Paper will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.37

News Sentiment

International Paper has a news sentiment score of 0.37. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for International Paper this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

16 people have searched for IP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

9 people have added International Paper to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 350% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, International Paper insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,156,260.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.21% of the stock of International Paper is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

81.95% of the stock of International Paper is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 9/15 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2026
• Today: 10/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/28/2026
• DS Smith CMD 2026: 11/03/2026
• Baird 2026 Global Industrial Conference: 11/11/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Containers & Packaging
• Sub-Industry: Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials
• Current Symbol: NYSE:IP
• CIK: 51434
• Web: www.internationalpaper.com
• Phone: (901) 419-9000
• Fax: 901-214-9682
• Employees: 62,602
• Year Founded: 1898

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for International Paper: $46.90
• High Price Target: $62.00
• Low Price Target: $35.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +46.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.64
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($6.52)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 24.46
• P/E Growth: 4.04
• Net Income: -$3.52 billion
• Net Margins: -14.20%
• Pretax Margin: -13.48%
• Return on Equity: -1.09%
• Return on Assets: -0.44%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.57
• Current Ratio: 1.10
• Quick Ratio: 0.84

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $23.63 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.72
• Cash Flow: $5.32 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.02
• Book Value: $28.08 per share
• Price / Book: 1.14

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 529,570,000
• Free Float: 528,458,000
• Market Cap: $16.97 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.93