International Paper (IP) Stock Forecast, Price & News

9 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for International Paper in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 3 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" IP shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in IP, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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9 brokers have issued twelve-month price objectives for International Paper's stock. Their IP share price forecasts range from $27.00 to $50.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $37.70 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 9.2% from the stock's current price.
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International Paper's stock was trading at $34.63 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, IP stock has decreased by 0.3% and is now trading at $34.53.
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International Paper saw a decline in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 7,840,000 shares, a decline of 6.1% from the August 15th total of 8,350,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,030,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.6 days. Approximately 2.3% of the shares of the company are short sold.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 26th 2023.
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International Paper (NYSE:IP) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 27th. The basic materials company reported $0.59 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.17. The basic materials company earned $4.68 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.90 billion. International Paper had a net margin of 5.14% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.22%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 13.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.24 earnings per share.
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International Paper declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 11th. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.4625 per share on Friday, September 15th. This represents a $1.85 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.36%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 14th.
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ETFs with the largest weight of International Paper (NYSE:IP) stock in their portfolio include iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF (WOOD), Invesco MSCI Global Timber ETF (CUT), First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (FXZ), WBI Power Factor High Dividend ETF (WBIY), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Materials ETF (RSPM), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Materials ETF (RTM), iShares Emergent Food and AgTech Multisector ETF (IVEG) and Invesco S&P Ultra Dividend Revenue ETF (RDIV).

International Paper (NYSE:IP) pays an annual dividend of $1.85 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 5.43%. IP has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 63.57%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on EPS estimates, IP will have a dividend payout ratio of 93.43% in the coming year. This indicates that the company may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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International Paper announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback program on Tuesday, October 12th 2021, which allows the company to buyback $2,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 9.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

305 employees have rated International Paper Chief Executive Officer Mark S. Sutton on Glassdoor.com. Mark S. Sutton has an approval rating of 80% among the company's employees.

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International Paper trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "IP."

International Paper's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (10.56%), State Street Corp (6.76%), Greenhaven Associates Inc. (2.63%), Franklin Resources Inc. (2.52%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (2.25%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.14%). Insiders that own company stock include Aimee K Gregg, Allison B Magness, Clinton A Jr Lewis, Gregory T Wanta, Holly G Goughnour, Jeanmichel Ribieras, John V Sims, Joseph R Saab, Mark S Sutton, Paper Co /New/ International, Sharon R Ryan, Thomas J Plath, Timothy S Nicholls, W Michael Jr Amick and William Thomas Hamic.
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Shares of IP stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of IP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $34.53.

International Paper (NYSE:IP) has a market capitalization of $11.95 billion and generates $21.16 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $1.50 billion in net income (profit) each year or $2.91 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 39,000 workers across the globe.

International Paper's mailing address is 6400 POPLAR AVENUE, MEMPHIS TN, 38197. The official website for the company is www.internationalpaper.com. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at (901) 419-9000, via email at shrrelations@mellon-investor.com, or via fax at 901-214-9682.