International Paper - IP Stock Forecast, Price & News

9 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for International Paper in the last year. There are currently 3 sell ratings and 6 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" IP shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in IP, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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9 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for International Paper's stock. Their IP share price forecasts range from $27.00 to $50.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $34.44 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 4.8%.
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International Paper's stock was trading at $46.98 at the start of the year. Since then, IP stock has decreased by 23.0% and is now trading at $36.17.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 26th 2023.
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International Paper (NYSE:IP) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 27th. The basic materials company reported $1.01 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.22 by $0.21. The basic materials company earned $5.40 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.32 billion. International Paper had a net margin of 9.14% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.47%.

International Paper announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, October 11th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.4625 per share on Thursday, December 15th. This represents a $1.85 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.11%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 14th.
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International Paper (NYSE:IP) pays an annual dividend of $1.85 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 5.12%. IP has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 11 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 35.24%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, IP will have a dividend payout ratio of 63.79% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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International Paper announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, October 12th 2021, which authorizes the company to buyback $2,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 9.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

305 employees have rated International Paper Chief Executive Officer Mark S. Sutton on Glassdoor.com. Mark S. Sutton has an approval rating of 80% among the company's employees.

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

International Paper's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (11.97%), BlackRock Inc. (9.88%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (7.62%), State Street Corp (6.65%), Nordea Investment Management AB (1.65%) and Mizuho Markets Americas LLC (1.51%). Insiders that own company stock include Clinton A Jr Lewis, Gregory T Wanta, Jeanmichel Ribieras, John V Sims, Paper Co /New/ International, Ray G Young, Sharon R Ryan, Thomas J Plath, Timothy S Nicholls, Vincent P Bonnot, W Michael Jr Amick and William Thomas Hamic.
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One share of IP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $36.17.

International Paper (NYSE:IP) has a market capitalization of $12.86 billion and generates $19.36 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $1.75 billion in net income (profit) each year or $5.25 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 38,200 workers across the globe.

International Paper's mailing address is 6400 POPLAR AVENUE, MEMPHIS TN, 38197. The official website for the company is www.internationalpaper.com. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at (901) 419-9000, via email at shrrelations@mellon-investor.com, or via fax at 901-214-9682.