Is IP a good stock to buy?
International Paper Company · end-of-day data as of Nov 13, 2026
- PT$45.89 +33.3%
- ConsensusBuy · 12
- MA20×50Golden 3d ago
- Earnings in83d
- RSI49
- Support-2.1%
- Resistance+5.2%
- Off 52w high-31.5%
- Volume0.8x
- Bollingerlower half
- News0.00
- FCF yield+0.4%
- Trendsideways
- 52w range$29–$50
- ATR+3.7%
- Off ATH-45.7%
- InsidersNone in 90d
- MAs1 of 4
- MACD-0.04
- Sector▼ -7.0%
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Is International Paper a good stock to buy?
International Paper is weak on execution and fragility; demand, advantage and economics in between. With a loss over the last 12 months, International Paper has no P/E ratio (Nov 13, 2026). pretickt does not say whether to buy or sell.
- Demand steady
- Advantage some edge
- Economics profits steady
- Execution misses
- Fragility fragile
- Price like its peers
IP cash generated free cash flow
$75Mcash left after investing, last 12 monthsInternational Paper generated $75M of free cash flow in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, while it reported a loss.
IP earnings vs estimates
2 of 4quarters above the analysts' estimateInternational Paper beat the analysts' profit estimate in 2 of 4 quarters, the latest on Oct 28, 2026; 4 quarters with one-time gains or charges are left out.
IP insider buying
+$2.47Mbought, net, by its executives in 12 monthsInternational Paper's executives and directors bought a net $2.47M of shares in the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026 ($4.32M bought, $1.85M sold).
IP number of employees
+69%more people in a yearInternational Paper had 62,602 employees at the end of fiscal 2025, 69% more than a year before.
IP CEO pay
$14.84Mfor fiscal 2025, 82% of it in stock and optionsInternational Paper paid its CEO $14.84M for fiscal 2025, 82% of it in stock and options.
IP financial health Altman Z-score
1.0Altman Z-score, safe above 3International Paper's Altman Z-score is 1.0 (Nov 13, 2026), below 1.8, the distress zone.
IP quality checks Piotroski score
4 of 9checks passedInternational Paper passes 4 of the 9 Piotroski checks in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026; it misses on profit, return on assets, the current ratio, new shares and gross margin.
IP in past recessions
pretickt analysis-6%its sales in the worst oneInternational Paper's sales fell in each of the last 2 US recessions, by as much as 6% in fiscal 2009.
IP price vs profit P/E ratio
—it lost money in 12 months: no P/EInternational Paper has no P/E ratio: it lost money over the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026.
IP price vs assets price to book
1.4×times what its assets are worth on paperInternational Paper trades at 1.4 times its book value (Nov 13, 2026); its peers' median is 1.5.
IP analysts' target price target
+33%to their average targetAnalysts' average price target for International Paper is $45.89, 33% above the Nov 13, 2026 close of $34.43.
IP growth priced in fair value
pretickt analysis+42%a year, for ten years, to be worth the priceAt $34.43 a share, International Paper's free cash flow must grow about 42% a year for ten years to be worth the price (Nov 13, 2026).
What is International Paper's P/E ratio?
International Paper has no P/E ratio: it lost money over the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026. International Paper trades at 1.4 times its book value (Nov 13, 2026); its peers' median is 1.5.
Are insiders buying International Paper stock?
International Paper's executives and directors bought a net $2.47M of shares in the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026 ($4.32M bought, $1.85M sold).
How many employees does International Paper have?
International Paper had 62,602 employees at the end of fiscal 2025, 69% more than a year before.
From the companies' statements (FMP), their filings read by pretickt, the analysts and the insiders, as of Nov 13, 2026. Each card says what a fact means for its question, never what to do with the stock: for information only, not investment advice.