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 announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, January 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share on Friday, March 15th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.50%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 20th. View International Paper's Dividend History.

International Paper announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program on Tuesday, October 9th 2018, which allows the company to buyback $430,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase up to 2.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

International Paper Co (NYSE:IP) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January, 31st. The basic materials company reported $1.65 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.61 by $0.04. The basic materials company earned $5.95 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.86 billion. International Paper had a return on equity of 30.83% and a net margin of 8.63%. View International Paper's Earnings History.

International Paper is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 25th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for International Paper.

12 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price targets for International Paper's shares. Their forecasts range from $44.00 to $70.00. On average, they anticipate International Paper's stock price to reach $54.90 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 23.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for International Paper.

12 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 5 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 neutral recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public 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 0.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the basic materials company a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term.

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International Paper's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (9.03%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.37%), LSV Asset Management (1.21%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.13%), Bank of America Corp DE (1.13%) and Northern Trust Corp (1.05%). Company insiders that own International Paper stock include Carleton C Ealy, Gregory T Wanta, Jeanmichel Ribieras, John V Sims, Sharon R Ryan, 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 Bank of America Corp DE, American Century Companies Inc., Levin Capital Strategies L.P., Comerica Bank, Sit Investment Associates Inc., Gradient Investments LLC, Great West Life Assurance Co. Can and Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank. Company insiders that have sold International Paper company stock in the last year include Carleton C Ealy, Gregory T Wanta, 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Norges Bank, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Millennium Management LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, BlackRock Inc., Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Becker Capital Management Inc.. 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 $44.40.

International Paper has a market capitalization of $17.77 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.

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]