FY2025 EPS Estimates for International Paper Increased by Analyst (NYSE:IP)

International Paper (NYSE:IP) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of International Paper in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, September 18th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings of $2.57 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $2.54. The consensus estimate for International Paper’s current full-year earnings is $1.55 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for International Paper’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.74 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $0.81 EPS.

International Paper (NYSE:IP) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 24th. The basic materials company reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $4.73 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.78 billion. International Paper had a return on equity of 7.28% and a net margin of 2.34%. International Paper’s revenue was up 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.59 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on IP. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price target on International Paper from $52.00 to $56.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 25th. Argus raised shares of International Paper from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $52.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 14th. Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on International Paper in a research report on Tuesday, July 9th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $48.70 target price on the stock. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of International Paper from $52.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 16th. Finally, Seaport Res Ptn raised shares of International Paper from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, June 28th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, International Paper has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $50.21.

International Paper Trading Down 2.5 %

Shares of IP stock opened at $48.71 on Monday. International Paper has a twelve month low of $31.76 and a twelve month high of $50.68. The company has a market capitalization of $16.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 99.41 and a beta of 1.04. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $47.00 and a 200 day moving average price of $42.78. The company has a current ratio of 1.59, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62.

International Paper Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 16th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 15th were given a dividend of $0.4625 per share. This represents a $1.85 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.80%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 15th. International Paper’s dividend payout ratio is currently 377.55%.

Insider Transactions at International Paper

In other International Paper news, Director Kathryn D. Sullivan sold 600 shares of International Paper stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.48, for a total value of $29,688.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 39,802 shares in the company, valued at $1,969,402.96. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In related news, SVP Joseph R. Saab sold 2,440 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.30, for a total transaction of $115,412.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 18,668 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $882,996.40. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Kathryn D. Sullivan sold 600 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.48, for a total transaction of $29,688.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 39,802 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,969,402.96. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 19,440 shares of company stock worth $927,956. 0.55% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of IP. TrinityPoint Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of International Paper by 6.8% during the 4th quarter. TrinityPoint Wealth LLC now owns 9,605 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $347,000 after buying an additional 608 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in International Paper during the 4th quarter valued at $94,913,000. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of International Paper during the 4th quarter worth about $230,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of International Paper by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 68,289 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $2,469,000 after buying an additional 496 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. grew its position in International Paper by 309.0% during the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 859 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 649 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 81.95% of the company’s stock.

International Paper Company Profile

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.