Are International Paper Co (IP) stocks a prudent buy?

International Paper Co [IP] stock is trading at $47.11, up 0.36%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The IP shares have gain 1.25% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.44%, and not 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 August 28, 2025, when BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $57 for it. Previously, JP Morgan downgraded its rating to Neutral on August 05, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $54. On June 04, 2025, UBS initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $60 on the stock. Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to a Underweight but stick to its price target of $40 on May 09, 2025. JP Morgan initiated its recommendation with a Overweight and recommended $59 as its price target on March 20, 2025.

International Paper Co [IP] stock has fluctuated between $43.27 and $60.36 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $59.5 within the next 12 months. International Paper Co [NYSE: IP] shares were valued at $47.11 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 26.3% based on the average IP price forecast.

Analyzing the IP fundamentals

International Paper Co [NYSE:IP] reported sales of 21.93B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 42.94%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.28% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.01%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.01%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.0%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.0, Equity is -0.0 and Total Capital is 0.01. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.56.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, International Paper Co’s Current Ratio is 1.33. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.96, while the Cash Ratio is 0.16. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.13, the price to book ratio is 1.34.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Saab Joseph R., SVP, GC and Corp. Secretary, that happened on Sep 16 ’25 when 9000.0 shares were sold. Officer, JOSEPH SAAB completed a deal on Sep 16 ’25 to buy 9000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Former Officer JOY ROMAN bought 19573.0 shares on Aug 01 ’25.

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