International Paper Co [IP] stock is trading at $56.26, up 6.49%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The IP shares have gain 8.11% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 1.74%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
International Paper Co [NYSE: IP] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 20, 2025, when JP Morgan initiated its Overweight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $59. Exane BNP Paribas downgraded its rating to a Underperform but stick to its price target of $48.20 on November 13, 2024. Argus upgraded its rating to a Buy but $52 remained the price target by the analyst firm on August 14, 2024. Stifel started tracking with a Hold rating for this stock on July 09, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $48.70. In a note dated June 28, 2024, Seaport Research Partners upgraded an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $52.
International Paper Co [IP] stock has fluctuated between $33.16 and $60.36 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $61.5 within the next 12 months. International Paper Co [NYSE: IP] shares were valued at $56.26 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 9.31% based on the average IP price forecast.
Analyzing the IP fundamentals
International Paper Co [NYSE:IP] reported sales of 18.62B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -0.46%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.25% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.03%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.01%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.03%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.07 and Total Capital is 0.03. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.72.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 54.71 points at the first support level, and at 53.17 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 57.22, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 58.19.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, International Paper Co’s Current Ratio is 1.51. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.09, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.27. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.59, the price to book ratio is 2.39 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 35.75.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved SULLIVAN KATHRYN D, Director, that happened on Nov 29 ’24 when 600.0 shares were sold. Director, SULLIVAN KATHRYN D completed a deal on Nov 29 ’24 to buy 600.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director SULLIVAN KATHRYN D sold 600.0 shares on Nov 15 ’24.
