International Paper Co [IP] stock is trading at $49.39, up 1.02%. 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 5.40% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -11.30%, 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 05, 2025, when JP Morgan downgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $54 for it. Previously, UBS started tracking the stock with Buy rating on June 04, 2025, and set its price target to $60. On May 09, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Underweight but maintained its price target of $40 on the stock. JP Morgan started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and suggested a price target of $59 on March 20, 2025. In a note dated November 13, 2024, Exane BNP Paribas downgraded an Underperform rating on this stock but restated the target price of $48.20.
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 $49.39 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 20.47% 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 0.26% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.02%, 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. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.56.
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 48.85 points at the first support level, and at 48.31 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 49.74, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 50.08.
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 1.19, the price to book ratio is 1.40.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved JOY ROMAN, Former Officer, that happened on Aug 01 ’25 when 19573.0 shares were purchased. Officer, HOLLY G GOUGHNOUR completed a deal on May 05 ’25 to buy 7500.0 shares. Meanwhile, VP & Chief Accounting Officer Goughnour Holly G. sold 7500.0 shares on May 05 ’25.
