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. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 4.48%. 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 repurchase program on Tuesday, October 9th 2018, which permits the company to repurchase $430,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to buy up to 2.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

International Paper Co (NYSE:IP) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 31st. The basic materials company reported $1.09 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.10. The basic materials company had revenue of $5.57 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.63 billion. International Paper had a net margin of 6.03% and a return on equity of 26.97%. The business's revenue was down 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $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 brokers have issued 12-month target prices for International Paper's stock. Their forecasts range from $38.00 to $53.00. On average, they expect International Paper's share price to reach $45.10 in the next year. 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.

News coverage about IP stock has been trending somewhat negative on Sunday, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. International Paper earned a daily sentiment score of -1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the basic materials company a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for International Paper.

International Paper saw a increase in short interest in 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 trading volume of 2,800,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.7 days. Approximately 3.4% of the company's shares 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).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other International Paper investors own include AT&T (T), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Verizon Communications (VZ), Pfizer (PFE), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Intel (INTC), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Procter & Gamble (PG) and Bank of America (BAC).

International Paper's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors 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 acquired 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]