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 announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, January 14th. Shareholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.71%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 20th. View International Paper's Dividend History.

International Paper announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase plan on Tuesday, October 9th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $430,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 2.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

International Paper Co (NYSE:IP) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 31st. The basic materials company reported $1.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.10. The basic materials company had revenue of $5.57 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.63 billion. International Paper had a return on equity of 26.97% and a net margin of 6.03%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm 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 equities research analysts have issued 12-month target prices for International Paper's shares. Their forecasts range from $38.00 to $53.00. On average, they expect International Paper's stock price to reach $45.10 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 3.6% from the stock's current price. 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.

Headlines about IP stock have trended negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. International Paper earned a media sentiment score of -2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the basic materials company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. 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 trading volume of 2,800,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.7 days. Approximately 3.4% of the company's shares are short sold. 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 investors include New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.14%), OLD National Bancorp IN (0.09%), Meyer Handelman Co. (0.07%), Exchange Traded Concepts LLC (0.06%), Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.06%) and Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.05%). 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 New York State Teachers Retirement System, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC, Neville Rodie & Shaw Inc., Premier Asset Management LLC, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC and Westbourne Investment Advisors 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Exchange Traded Concepts LLC, Exane Derivatives, DNB Asset Management AS, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Loveless Wealth Management LLC, AE Wealth Management LLC, Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC and Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI. 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 $43.53.

International Paper has a market capitalization of $17.07 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]