International Paper Company (IP)
NYSE: IP · Real-Time Price · USD
47.95
+0.27 (0.57%)
At close: Oct 22, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
46.20
-1.75 (-3.65%)
After-hours: Oct 22, 2025, 7:06 PM EDT

International Paper Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 7 analysts that cover International Paper stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $55.29, which forecasts a 15.31% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $44 and the highest is $64.

Price Target: $55.29 (+15.31%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$44$55.29$55$64
Change-8.24%+15.31%+14.70%+33.47%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for International Paper stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

RatingMay '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25
Strong Buy554444
Buy222111
Hold110112
Sell111111
Strong Sell000000
Total997778

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Truist Securities
Truist Securities
Strong Buy
Maintains
$55$53
Strong BuyMaintains$55$53+10.53%Oct 13, 2025
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
Sell
Maintains
$43$44
SellMaintains$43$44-8.24%Oct 7, 2025
UBS
UBS
Strong Buy
Maintains
$60$55
Strong BuyMaintains$60$55+14.70%Oct 6, 2025
Seaport Global
Seaport Global
Hold
Downgrades
n/a
HoldDowngradesn/an/aOct 6, 2025
B of A Securities
B of A Securities
Strong Buy
Upgrades
$55$57
Strong BuyUpgrades$55$57+18.87%Aug 28, 2025
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
26.21B
from 18.62B
Increased by 40.75%
Revenue Next Year
26.76B
from 26.21B
Increased by 2.10%
EPS This Year
1.65
from 1.57
Increased by 4.87%
EPS Next Year
3.04
from 1.65
Increased by 84.50%
Fiscal YearFY 2020FY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2020Dec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
17.57B19.36B21.16B18.92B18.62B26.21B26.76B
Revenue Growth
-4.11%10.24%9.29%-10.61%-1.57%40.75%2.10%
EPS
1.224.474.090.821.571.653.04
EPS Growth
-60.31%266.79%-8.37%-79.97%91.49%4.87%84.50%
Forward PE
-----29.1215.78
No. Analysts
-----1717
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue20252026202720282029
High27.8B29.4B
Avg26.2B26.8B
Low23.3B23.5B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth20252026202720282029
High
49.4%
12.1%
Avg
40.8%
2.1%
Low
25.0%
-10.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS20252026202720282029
High2.223.84
Avg1.653.04
Low0.822.34

EPS Growth

EPS Growth20252026202720282029
High
41.1%
133.4%
Avg
4.9%
84.5%
Low
-47.6%
42.3%
Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.