NYSE:IP - International Paper Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

International Paper declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, January 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 21st will be given a dividend of $0.5125 per share on Monday, March 16th. This represents a $2.05 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.48%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 20th. View International Paper's Dividend History.

International Paper announced that its board has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Tuesday, October 9th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $430,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire up to 2.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

International Paper Co (NYSE:IP) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 31st. The basic materials company reported $1.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.10. The basic materials company earned $5.57 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.63 billion. International Paper had a net margin of 6.03% and a return on equity of 26.97%. International Paper's quarterly revenue was down 5.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.56 EPS. View International Paper's Earnings History.

International Paper is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 30th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for International Paper.

International Paper will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, January 30th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

11 brokerages have issued 12-month price targets for International Paper's shares. Their forecasts range from $38.00 to $53.00. On average, they anticipate International Paper's stock price to reach $45.10 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 1.4%. View Analyst Price Targets for International Paper.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for International Paper in the last year. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 5 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for International Paper.

Media coverage about IP stock has trended positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. International Paper earned a coverage optimism score of 3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the basic materials company a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for International Paper.

International Paper saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 13th, there was short interest totalling 13,260,000 shares, an increase of 11.7% from the November 28th total of 11,870,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,800,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.7 days. Approximately 3.4% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View International Paper's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to International Paper include Black Knight (BKI), Domtar (UFS), Schweitzer-Mauduit International (SWM), Neenah (NP), P H Glatfelter (GLT), Resolute Forest Products (RFP) and Clearwater Paper (CLW).

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International Paper's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include OLD National Bancorp IN (0.09%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.05%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.04%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.03%) and Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.03%). Company insiders that own International Paper stock include Carleton C Ealy, Gregory T Wanta, Jeanmichel Ribieras, John V Sims, Sharon R Ryan, Thomas J Plath, Timothy S Nicholls, Vincent P Bonnot and W Michael Jr Amick. View Institutional Ownership Trends for International Paper.

IP stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Neville Rodie & Shaw Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, American National Bank, United Services Automobile Association, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC and Boenning & Scattergood Inc.. Company insiders that have sold International Paper company stock in the last year include Gregory T Wanta, Jeanmichel Ribieras, John V Sims, Sharon R Ryan, Thomas J Plath, Timothy S Nicholls and W Michael Jr Amick. View Insider Buying and Selling for International Paper.

IP stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including DNB Asset Management AS, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., AE Wealth Management LLC, Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, Donaldson Capital Management LLC, Manning & Napier Group LLC and HNP Capital LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for International Paper.

Shares of IP can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of IP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $45.75.

International Paper has a market capitalization of $17.94 billion and generates $23.31 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $2.01 billion in net income (profit) each year or $5.32 on an earnings per share basis. International Paper employs 53,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About International Paper.

The official website for International Paper is http://www.internationalpaper.com/.

International Paper's mailing address is 6400 POPLAR AVENUE, MEMPHIS TN, 38197. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at 901-419-9000 or via email at [email protected]