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International Paper - IP Competitors

$34.66
+0.16 (+0.46%)
(As of 03/28/2023 12:00 AM ET)
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Today's Range
$34.36
$34.85
50-Day Range
$34.06
$41.82
52-Week Range
$30.69
$50.23
Volume
1.78 million shs
Average Volume
3.26 million shs
Market Capitalization
$12.13 billion
P/E Ratio
8.52
Dividend Yield
5.34%
Price Target
$38.82

IP vs. SUZ, CE, CCJ, GFI, WLK, CF, BG, EMN, FMC, and MOS

Should you be buying International Paper stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of International Paper include Suzano (SUZ), Celanese (CE), Cameco (CCJ), Gold Fields (GFI), Westlake (WLK), CF Industries (CF), Bunge (BG), Eastman Chemical (EMN), FMC (FMC), and Mosaic (MOS). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.

International Paper vs.

International Paper (NYSE:IP) and Suzano (NYSE:SUZ) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations and valuation.

In the previous week, International Paper had 3 more articles in the media than Suzano. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for International Paper and 6 mentions for Suzano. International Paper's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Suzano's score of 0.42 indicating that International Paper is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
International Paper
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Suzano
1 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Suzano has a net margin of 46.24% compared to International Paper's net margin of 7.11%. Suzano's return on equity of 82.87% beat International Paper's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
International Paper 7.11% 15.81% 5.72%
Suzano 46.24% 82.87% 18.43%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
International Paper$21.16 billion0.57$1.50 billion$4.078.52
Suzano$9.65 billion1.15$4.53 billion$3.362.43

International Paper presently has a consensus target price of $38.82, suggesting a potential upside of 12.00%. Suzano has a consensus target price of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.47%. Given Suzano's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Suzano is more favorable than International Paper.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
International Paper
3 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.78
Suzano
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

International Paper received 663 more outperform votes than Suzano when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.07% of users gave International Paper an outperform vote while only 62.22% of users gave Suzano an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
International PaperOutperform Votes
691
65.07%
Underperform Votes
371
34.93%
SuzanoOutperform Votes
28
62.22%
Underperform Votes
17
37.78%

83.6% of International Paper shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.3% of Suzano shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of International Paper shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

International Paper has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Suzano has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

International Paper pays an annual dividend of $1.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Suzano pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.6%. International Paper pays out 45.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Suzano pays out 38.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Suzano is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Suzano beats International Paper on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding IP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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IP vs. The Competition

MetricInternational PaperPaper mills IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$12.07B$5.12B$2.63B$14.09B
Dividend Yield5.37%6.07%4.75%3.93%
P/E Ratio8.52108.9781.8018.80
Price / Sales0.570.6076,646.9910.41
Price / Cash5.554.6924.1316.39
Price / Book1.451.313.046.76
Net Income$1.50B$1.14B$389.79M$866.29M
7 Day Performance0.76%0.73%1.23%1.35%
1 Month Performance-4.75%-8.88%0.82%-6.31%
1 Year Performance-25.77%-5.04%-11.34%-15.29%

International Paper Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SUZ
Suzano
2.5822 of 5 stars
$8.12
-0.5%
$11.00
+35.5%
-32.2%$11.05B$9.65B2.4217,421
CE
Celanese
3.2535 of 5 stars
$100.92
-4.0%
$127.38
+26.2%
-28.2%$11.41B$9.67B5.8113,263Analyst Downgrade
Short Interest ↑
CCJ
Cameco
2.2797 of 5 stars
$24.60
-3.1%
$45.14
+83.5%
-9.9%$10.65B$1.44B144.711,931Analyst Revision
News Coverage
GFI
Gold Fields
2.1831 of 5 stars
$11.85
+2.7%
$13.40
+13.1%
-13.5%$10.59B$4.29B0.005,957Short Interest ↑
WLK
Westlake
2.3757 of 5 stars
$106.60
-2.9%
$119.64
+12.2%
-9.4%$13.58B$15.79B6.1515,920Short Interest ↓
CF
CF Industries
2.4835 of 5 stars
$71.19
-4.7%
$104.80
+47.2%
-33.2%$13.94B$11.19B4.362,700
BG
Bunge
2.4286 of 5 stars
$95.64
-1.6%
$125.13
+30.8%
-15.2%$14.34B$67.23B9.0923,000Short Interest ↓
EMN
Eastman Chemical
2.8473 of 5 stars
$79.52
-2.5%
$98.78
+24.2%
-25.9%$9.45B$10.58B12.6214,500Positive News
FMC
FMC
2.7438 of 5 stars
$118.06
-2.9%
$144.08
+22.0%
-12.3%$14.77B$5.80B20.296,600
MOS
Mosaic
2.9127 of 5 stars
$43.97
-3.1%
$55.50
+26.2%
-35.8%$14.80B$19.13B4.4113,570Short Interest ↑
This page (NYSE:IP) was last updated on 3/29/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff