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. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 21st will be paid 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 of this dividend is Thursday, February 20th. View International Paper's Dividend History.

International Paper declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback plan on Tuesday, October 9th 2018, which authorizes the company to repurchase $430,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to repurchase up to 2.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company's board believes its stock is 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, beating the consensus estimate 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 revenue for the quarter was down 5.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.56 earnings per share. 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 1 year target prices for International Paper's stock. 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.

Media stories about IP stock have trended somewhat negative on Monday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. International Paper earned a coverage optimism score of -1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the basic materials company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for International Paper.

International Paper saw a increase in short interest during the month of 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 short-interest ratio is presently 4.7 days. Approximately 3.4% of the company's 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), Neenah (NP), Schweitzer-Mauduit International (SWM), P H Glatfelter (GLT), Resolute Forest Products (RFP) and Clearwater Paper (CLW).

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International Paper's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail 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 bought 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]