At the time of writing, International Paper Co [IP] stock is trading at $42.56, up 0.47%. 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 3.80% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 8.99%, 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 November 24, 2025, when BNP Paribas Exane upgraded its rating to an Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $44 for it. Previously, Stifel upgraded its rating to Buy on October 17, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $57.80. On October 06, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $57 on August 28, 2025. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to a Neutral but $54 remained the price target by the analyst firm on August 05, 2025. UBS started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on June 04, 2025, and assigned it a price target of $60. In a note dated May 09, 2025, Wells Fargo downgraded an Underweight rating on this stock but restated the target price of $40.
For the past year, the stock price of International Paper Co fluctuated between $35.56 and $60.15. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $48.97 within the next 12 months. International Paper Co [NYSE: IP] shares were valued at $42.56 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 15.06% based on the average IP price forecast.
Analyzing the IP fundamentals
According to International Paper Co [NYSE:IP], the company’s sales were 23.47B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 32.78% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.29% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.01%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.04%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.05%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.03, Equity is -0.08 and Total Capital is -0.01. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.6.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that International Paper Co [NYSE:IP] has a current ratio of 1.31. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.04, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.12. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.96, the price to book ratio is 1.30.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Ellis Clay R, Senior Vice President, that happened on Nov 18 ’25 when 18819.0 shares were sold. SVP, GC and Corp. Secretary, Saab Joseph R. completed a deal on Sep 16 ’25 to sell 9000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer JOSEPH SAAB bought 9000.0 shares on Sep 16 ’25.
