International Paper Co [NYSE: IP] gained 1.50% or 0.76 points to close at $51.36 with a heavy trading volume of 4364562 shares.
It opened the trading session at $50.61, the shares rose to $51.46 and dropped to $50.32, the range by which the price of stock traded the whole day. The daily chart for IP points out that the company has recorded -2.82% loss over the past six months.
If we look at the average trading volume of 4.17M shares, IP reached to a volume of 4364562 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about International Paper Co [IP]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for IP shares is $55.58 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on IP stock is a recommendation set at 2.31. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
UBS have made an estimate for International Paper Co shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on June 04, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on May 09, 2025, representing the official price target for International Paper Co stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $59, while JP Morgan analysts kept a Overweight rating on IP stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.50, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 2.19.
Trading performance analysis for IP stock
International Paper Co [IP] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 3.86. With this latest performance, IP shares gained by 8.47% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -2.82% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -4.57% in the past year of trading.
International Paper Co [IP]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and International Paper Co [IP] shares currently have an operating margin of 2.94% and a Gross Margin at 21.73%. International Paper Co’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 1.99%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 1.23%, with Return on Assets sitting at 1.23%.
International Paper Co [IP]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for IP. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for International Paper Co go to 56.65%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at International Paper Co [IP]
There are presently around $95.36%, or 95.69% of IP stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of IP stocks are: PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ with ownership of 46.91 million shares, which is approximately 13.506%. VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding 40.67 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$1.76 billion in IP stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $$1.43 billion in IP stock with ownership which is approximately 9.568%.
