International Paper (IP) Competitors

Clearwater Paper (NYSE:CLW) and International Paper (NYSE:IP) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Is CLW or IP more profitable?

Clearwater Paper has a net margin of 9.90% compared to International Paper's net margin of 1.99%. International Paper's return on equity of 4.05% beat Clearwater Paper's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clearwater Paper	9.90%	-5.76%	-2.10%
International Paper	1.99%	4.05%	1.60%

Which has more volatility & risk, CLW or IP?

Clearwater Paper has a beta of 0.13, meaning that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Paper has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor CLW or IP?

In the previous week, International Paper had 14 more articles in the media than Clearwater Paper. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for International Paper and 0 mentions for Clearwater Paper. International Paper's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Clearwater Paper's score of 0.00 indicating that International Paper is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Clearwater Paper	Neutral
International Paper	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CLW or IP?

International Paper has higher revenue and earnings than Clearwater Paper. Clearwater Paper is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Paper, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Clearwater Paper	$1.38B	0.31	$196.30M	$10.33	2.55
International Paper	$18.62B	1.30	$557M	$1.17	39.26

Do analysts prefer CLW or IP?

Clearwater Paper currently has a consensus price target of $37.00, indicating a potential upside of 40.20%. International Paper has a consensus price target of $54.54, indicating a potential upside of 18.76%. Given Clearwater Paper's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Clearwater Paper is more favorable than International Paper.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clearwater Paper	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
International Paper	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CLW or IP?

International Paper received 321 more outperform votes than Clearwater Paper when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.12% of users gave International Paper an outperform vote while only 61.72% of users gave Clearwater Paper an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Clearwater Paper	Outperform Votes 408 61.72%	Underperform Votes 253 38.28%
International Paper	Outperform Votes 729 64.12%	Underperform Votes 408 35.88%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CLW or IP?

90.0% of Clearwater Paper shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.0% of International Paper shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Clearwater Paper shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of International Paper shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

International Paper beats Clearwater Paper on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.