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International Paper Company (IP) stock analysis

$33.63−0.18%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • IP lost 5.8% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 411th of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned −28.2%, 44.0 points behind the S&P 500, and trades 31.0% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 4 analysts raised earnings estimates and 1 cut; forward EPS moved +1.8% (+8.7% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the Paper & fiber packaging segment of the Chemicals & Basic Materials, where the 1-month median return is −5.8%.
  • The daily chart reads Intermediate downtrend · Decline (since Oct 15, 2026).
Market cap$17.8B
12-month return−28.2%
Forward P/E11.1×
Mean target vs price+42.5%

One-year price with 50- and 200-day averages

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Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

IP−5.8%
Sector median−1.2%
S&P 5000.0%
IP−11.3%
Sector median−7.1%
S&P 500+4.7%
IP+0.9%
Sector median−8.1%
S&P 500+8.7%
IP−28.2%
Sector median−7.2%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 500411 / 497
3-month rank in its sector · Consumer Cyclical245 / 419

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Intermediate downtrend · DeclineConfirmed

Holding since Oct 15, 2026

  • Price and averages have mixed alignment
  • EMA50 fell over the last ten sessions
  • Confirmed swing highs and lows are rising
  • Some swings conflict with the averages
This pattern on this stock

88 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was +2.7%, positive 60% of the time, against +0.1% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$3.06
30-day change+1.8%
90-day change+8.7%
Mean target$47.91 +42.5%
Raised (30d) 4Cut (30d) 1

11 analysts cover the stock

Where it sits in the supply chain

Chemicals & Basic Materials · Specialties & packaging

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Its segment
Paper & fiber packaging−5.8%
SW−10.7%1 monthPKG+0.3%1 monthIP−5.8%1 month

Fiber packaging connects retail and logistics; box volumes and inventories matter.

Sells into
Industry, consumer & investment demand−8.4%
CAT−8.4%1 monthGM−8.8%1 monthPG+5.8%1 month

Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps

Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−40.6%
Volatility, 60D35.1%
From 52-week high−31.0%
From 52-week low+16.2%
Forward P/E11.1×

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