International Paper Company Company Profile (NYSE:IP)

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

International Paper Company announced 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.28%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 11th. View International Paper Company's Dividend History.

International Paper Company (NYSE:IP) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 27th. The company reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.04. The firm earned $5.51 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.44 billion. International Paper Company had a net margin of 3.63% and a return on equity of 30.44%. International Paper Company's revenue for the quarter was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.80 earnings per share. View International Paper Company's Earnings History.

12 brokers have issued 12-month target prices for International Paper Company's shares. Their forecasts range from $47.00 to $66.00. On average, they expect International Paper Company's stock price to reach $57.10 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for International Paper Company.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about International Paper Company stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "International Paper outperformed the Zacks categorized Paper and Related Products industry, with an average return of 4.2% compared with 0.5% for the latter, over the last month.  The company is undergoing restructuring initiatives to transform itself into a core packaging firm. International Paper aims to utilize its cash flow by investing in capital projects, reduce debt burden and improve shareholder return. The company is also taking prudent steps to drive further margin expansion and expects EBITDA to increase by 5% in the near future through diligent execution of operational plans. However, strength in U.S. dollars and soft macroeconomic conditions across the globe has led to volatility in raw material prices, affecting the performance of the company. Failure to realize synergies from acquisitions could also negatively impact the company's earnings. High pension obligations further remain a significant headwind for the company." (7/14/2017)
• 2. KeyCorp analysts commented, "We are modestly increasing our 2017 and 2018 estimates for International Paper (IP) on account of higher export containerboard prices. U.S. OCC prices appear higher than IP expected going into the quarter, but we think the OCC drag will be slightly more than offset by higher export containerboard prices. We are now in line with consensus for 2Q17 as a result, though we remain below for 2017 and well below for 2018 (for 2018, we estimate adj. EBITDA of $3.85 billion, compared to consensus of $4.38 billion). Consensus is assuming 12% growth in 2018 on top of 12% growth in 2017, which doesn’t seem reasonable to us. Key Investment Points Following up on the last point, at no point since 2011 has IP had back-to-back years of double-digit EBITDA growth, and we don’t know why 2017/2018 would be different. The growth in 2017 is boosted by acquisitions, but even so, this expectation doesn’t make sense to us given the Company’s EBITDA performance over the past five years. Perhaps this time will be different, but we are not inclined to think so given how late we are in the current economic expansion." (6/29/2017)
• 3. Jefferies Group LLC analysts commented, "While mgmt's EBITDA guide was a letdown, it rebases expectations and we continue to believe IP is well positioned to benefit from a global cyclical recovery, which should drive stronger demand and pricing in c'board and pulp, and we don't believe mgmt is looking to settle for flat to down margins." (2/3/2017)

Some companies that are related to International Paper Company include Westrock Company (WRK), Packaging Corporation of America (PKG), Mondi Plc (MNDI), DS Smith plc (SMDS), Graphic Packaging Holding Company (GPK), KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (KS), IG Design Group PLC (IGR), MeadWestvaco Corp. (MWV), Powerflute Oyj (POWR) and Rock-Tenn Company (RKT).

International Paper Company's management team includes the folowing people:

• Glenn R. Landau, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President - Finance
• Sharon R. Ryan, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary
• Thomas J. Plath, Senior Vice President - Human Resources and Global Citizenship
• W. Michael Amick Jr., senior vice president - paper the Americas
• Carleton Cato Ealy, Senior Vice President - Corporate Development
• William P. Hoel, Senior Vice President
• Tommy Steven Joseph, Senior Vice President - Manufacturing, Technology, EHS&S and Global Sourcing
• Timothy S. Nicholls, Senior Vice President - Industrial Packaging the Americas
• Jean-Michel Ribieras, Senior Vice President - Global Cellulose Fibers
• John V. Sims, Senior Vice President - President, IP Europe, Middle East, Africa & Russia

International Paper Company's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include APG Asset Management N.V. (0.61%), Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY (0.35%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.32%), AMF Pensionsforsakring AB (0.20%), PGGM Investments (0.19%) and Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.10%). Company insiders that own International Paper Company stock include Carleton C Ealy, Carol L Roberts, Glenn R Landau, Jeanmichel Ribieras, John V Sims, Sharon R Ryan, Terri Herrington, Thomas G Kadien, Timothy S Nicholls, Tommy S Joseph, W Michael Jr Amick and William P Hoel. View Institutional Ownership Trends for International Paper Company.

International Paper Company's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Russell Investments Group Ltd., APG Asset Management N.V., Bank of Montreal Can, Sit Investment Associates Inc., Breton Hill Capital Ltd., PGGM Investments, James Investment Research Inc. and NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V.. Company insiders that have sold International Paper Company stock in the last year include Carleton C Ealy, Carol L Roberts, Jeanmichel Ribieras, John V Sims, Sharon R Ryan, Thomas G Kadien, Tommy S Joseph, W Michael Jr Amick and William P Hoel. View Insider Buying and Selling for International Paper Company.

International Paper Company's stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY, CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp, Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V., Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Murphy Capital Management Inc., Aperio Group LLC, Oxbow Advisors LLC and National Pension Service. View Insider Buying and Selling for International Paper Company.

Shares of International Paper Company can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of International Paper Company stock can currently be purchased for approximately $56.39.