Zacks Research Issues Negative Forecast for IP Earnings

International Paper (NYSE:IP) – Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for International Paper in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, November 14th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now expects that the basic materials company will earn $0.31 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.33. The consensus estimate for International Paper’s current full-year earnings is $1.29 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for International Paper’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.64 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.81 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.89 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $2.66 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on IP. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on International Paper from $43.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 25th. Argus raised International Paper from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $52.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 14th. BNP Paribas lowered shares of International Paper from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $48.20 target price for the company. in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their target price on shares of International Paper from $56.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Truist Financial reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $61.00 price target (up from $57.00) on shares of International Paper in a research report on Friday, November 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $51.54.

International Paper Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of International Paper stock opened at $57.70 on Monday. International Paper has a 1-year low of $31.76 and a 1-year high of $59.52. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $50.56 and its 200-day simple moving average is $46.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 1.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.05 billion, a PE ratio of 49.32 and a beta of 1.02.

International Paper (NYSE:IP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The basic materials company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.20. International Paper had a net margin of 2.25% and a return on equity of 6.49%. The company had revenue of $4.69 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.70 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.64 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

International Paper Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 15th will be given a dividend of $0.4625 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 15th. This represents a $1.85 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.21%. International Paper’s payout ratio is 158.12%.

Insider Transactions at International Paper

In other news, VP Holly G. Goughnour sold 5,000 shares of International Paper stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.22, for a total value of $236,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 16,788 shares in the company, valued at approximately $792,729.36. The trade was a 22.95 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Clay R. Ellis sold 9,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $48.83, for a total value of $439,470.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 49,832 shares in the company, valued at $2,433,296.56. The trade was a 15.30 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 19,440 shares of company stock valued at $944,540. 0.55% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of International Paper

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in International Paper by 15.1% in the 3rd quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 5,972 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $292,000 after acquiring an additional 785 shares in the last quarter. Curi RMB Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of International Paper in the third quarter valued at approximately $4,870,000. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. grew its stake in International Paper by 5.5% in the third quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 937,324 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $45,788,000 after purchasing an additional 49,125 shares in the last quarter. Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in International Paper by 125.1% during the 3rd quarter. Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. now owns 4,235,846 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $206,921,000 after purchasing an additional 2,354,341 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James & Associates raised its position in International Paper by 29.6% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 321,468 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $15,704,000 after purchasing an additional 73,367 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 81.95% of the company’s stock.

About International Paper

International Paper Company produces and sells renewable fiber-based packaging and pulp products in North America, Latin America, Europe, and North Africa. It operates through two segments, Industrial Packaging and Global Cellulose Fibers. The company offers linerboard, medium, whitetop, recycled linerboard, recycled medium and saturating kraft; and pulp for a range of applications, such as diapers, towel and tissue products, feminine care, incontinence, and other personal care products, as well as specialty pulps for use in textiles, construction materials, paints, coatings, and others.