International Paper Co (NYSE: IP)’s stock price has gone decline by -4.56 in comparison to its previous close of 52.30, however, the company has experienced a -9.75% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-02-28 that Tim Nicholls named Executive Vice President and President of DS Smith, an International Paper company Lance Loeffler named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer MEMPHIS, Tenn., Feb. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — International Paper (NYSE: IP; LSE: IPC) today announced changes to its executive leadership team.
Is It Worth Investing in International Paper Co (NYSE: IP) Right Now?
International Paper Co (NYSE: IP) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 31.72x compared to its average ratio. IP has 36-month beta value of 0.98. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for IP is 520.70M, and currently, short sellers hold a 7.23% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of IP on March 10, 2025 was 8.61M shares.
IP’s Market Performance
The stock of International Paper Co (IP) has seen a -9.75% decrease in the past week, with a -10.45% drop in the past month, and a -13.52% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.00%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.77% for IP. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -8.80% for IP’s stock, with a -1.37% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of IP
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for IP stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for IP by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for IP in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $60 based on the research report published on March 05, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Exane BNP Paribas gave a rating of “Underperform” to IP, setting the target price at $48.20 in the report published on November 13th of the previous year.
IP Trading at -9.80% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought IP to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -17.30% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.77%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.00%, as shares sank -11.49% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -8.92% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, IP fell by -10.27%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +20.52% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $54.72. In addition, International Paper Co saw -7.25% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at IP starting from SULLIVAN KATHRYN D, who sale 600 shares at the price of $58.39 back on Nov 29 ’24. After this action, SULLIVAN KATHRYN D now owns 37,145 shares of International Paper Co, valued at $35,034 using the latest closing price.
SULLIVAN KATHRYN D, the Director of International Paper Co, proposed sale 600 shares at $58.39 during a trade that took place back on Nov 29 ’24, which means that SULLIVAN KATHRYN D is holding shares at $35,034 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for IP
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.25 for the gross margin
The net margin for International Paper Co stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 6.74, with 2.42 for asset returns.
Based on International Paper Co (IP), the company’s capital structure generated 0.42 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.29. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.72. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.72.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.88 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.47. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.66. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.28for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.82. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.51.
Conclusion
To put it simply, International Paper Co (IP) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
