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

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

International Paper declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, October 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 15th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share on Friday, December 14th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.87%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 14th. This is a boost from International Paper's previous quarterly dividend of $0.48. View International Paper's Dividend History.

International Paper announced that its board has approved a share buyback 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 buy up to 2.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

International Paper Co (NYSE:IP) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 25th. The basic materials company reported $1.56 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.47 by $0.09. The basic materials company had revenue of $5.90 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.90 billion. International Paper had a return on equity of 29.75% and a net margin of 13.68%. View International Paper's Earnings History.

International Paper is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 7th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for International Paper.

14 analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for International Paper's shares. Their forecasts range from $44.00 to $74.00. On average, they expect International Paper's share price to reach $58.1667 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 41.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for International Paper.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for International Paper in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 6 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for International Paper.

News stories about IP stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring 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 nearest to five being the most favorable. International Paper earned a news impact score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the basic materials company a news buzz of 8.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is very likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days.

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International Paper's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (8.86%), Vanguard Group Inc. (7.72%), Vanguard Group Inc (7.72%), Franklin Resources Inc. (2.07%), Clearbridge Investments LLC (1.49%) and LSV Asset Management (1.16%). Company insiders that own International Paper stock include Carleton C Ealy, Carol L Roberts, Colin Arthur Wiebe, Gregory T Wanta, Jeanmichel Ribieras, John Parker Masters, John V Sims, Sharon R Ryan, Timothy Marlowe, Timothy S Nicholls, Tommy S Joseph, Vincent P Bonnot, W Michael Jr Amick and William P Hoel. View Institutional Ownership Trends for International Paper.

IP stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Renaissance Technologies LLC, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp, Jefferies Group LLC, FMR LLC, Clearbridge Investments LLC, Bowen Hanes & Co. Inc. and Sound Shore Management Inc. CT. Company insiders that have sold International Paper company stock in the last year include Carleton C Ealy, Jeanmichel Ribieras, John V Sims, Sharon R Ryan, Timothy S Nicholls and W Michael Jr Amick. View Insider Buying and Selling for International Paper.

IP stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Conning Inc., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Levin Capital Strategies L.P., LSV Asset Management, Becker Capital Management Inc., American Century Companies Inc., Morgan Stanley and 12th Street Asset Management Company LLC. Company insiders that have bought International Paper stock in the last two years include Colin Arthur Wiebe and Vincent P Bonnot. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of IP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $41.09.

International Paper has a market capitalization of $17.59 billion and generates $21.74 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $2.14 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.49 on an earnings per share basis. International Paper employs 56,000 workers across the globe.

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 901-419-7000 or via email at [email protected]