Research Analysts Set Expectations for IP Q3 Earnings

International Paper Company (NYSE:IP) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of International Paper in a research note issued on Monday, October 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the basic materials company will earn $0.58 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.56. Zacks Research has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for International Paper’s current full-year earnings is $2.77 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for International Paper’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.60 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.92 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.02 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $1.11 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. BNP Paribas Exane lowered their price target on shares of International Paper from $42.10 to $40.40 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of International Paper in a report on Tuesday. Seaport Res Ptn cut shares of International Paper from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of International Paper from $43.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut shares of International Paper from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $55.00 to $54.00 in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $53.46.

International Paper Trading Up 0.6%

NYSE IP opened at $46.93 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. International Paper has a 52 week low of $43.27 and a 52 week high of $60.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.78 billion, a PE ratio of -469.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.10. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $47.19 and a two-hundred day moving average of $47.97.

International Paper (NYSE:IP) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The basic materials company reported $0.20 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.38 by ($0.18). International Paper had a positive return on equity of 2.63% and a negative net margin of 0.12%.The firm had revenue of $6.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.64 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.55 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 42.9% on a year-over-year basis.

International Paper Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 14th will be issued a $0.4625 dividend. This represents a $1.85 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.9%. International Paper’s payout ratio is -1,850.00%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Joseph R. Saab sold 9,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.53, for a total transaction of $409,770.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 27,673 shares in the company, valued at $1,259,951.69. This represents a 24.54% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.35% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of International Paper

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of IP. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in International Paper by 52.0% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 62,623,540 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $3,340,966,000 after purchasing an additional 21,428,455 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in International Paper during the 2nd quarter worth $281,735,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its position in International Paper by 8.8% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 51,798,017 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $2,763,426,000 after buying an additional 4,201,422 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in International Paper by 19.4% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 17,145,485 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $914,712,000 after buying an additional 2,782,042 shares during the last quarter. Finally, T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. raised its position in International Paper by 230.0% during the 1st quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,965,192 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $211,543,000 after buying an additional 2,763,634 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.