International Paper Company (IP)

NYSE: IP · Real-Time Price · USD

46.40

-0.19 (-0.41%)

Jun 25, 2025, 4:00 PM - Market closed

International Paper Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 9 analysts that cover International Paper stock have a consensus rating of "Strong Buy" and an average price target of $54.97, which forecasts a 18.47% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $40 and the highest is $64.

Price Target: $54.97 (+18.47%)

Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$40	$54.97	$59	$64
Change	-13.79%	+18.47%	+27.16%	+37.93%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for International Paper stock is "Strong Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform very well in the near future and significantly outperform the market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Jan '25	Feb '25	Mar '25	Apr '25	May '25	Jun '25
Strong Buy	5	5	5	5	5	5
Buy	2	2	2	2	2	2
Hold	2	2	2	2	1	1
Sell	0	0	0	0	1	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	9	9	9	9	9	9

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Anojja Shah UBS	UBS	Strong Buy Initiates $60	Strong Buy	Initiates	$60	+29.31%	Jun 4, 2025
Gabe Hajde Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold → Sell Downgrades $45 → $40	Hold → Sell	Downgrades	$45 → $40	-13.79%	May 9, 2025
Michael Roxland Truist Securities	Truist Securities	Strong Buy Maintains $64 → $59	Strong Buy	Maintains	$64 → $59	+27.16%	Apr 22, 2025
Gabe Hajde Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Maintains $52 → $45	Hold	Maintains	$52 → $45	-3.02%	Apr 8, 2025
Matthew McKellar RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Buy Reiterates $64	Buy	Reiterates	$64	+37.93%	Mar 26, 2025

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

27.03B

from 18.62B

45.19%

from 18.62B

Revenue Next Year

28.44B

from 27.03B

5.20%

from 27.03B

EPS This Year

2.22

from 1.57

41.67%

from 1.57

EPS Next Year

3.44

from 2.22

54.83%

from 2.22

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	17.57B	19.36B	21.16B	18.92B	18.62B	27.03B	28.44B	28.84B
Revenue Growth	-4.11%	10.24%	9.29%	-10.61%	-1.57%	45.19%	5.20%	1.41%
EPS	1.22	4.47	4.09	0.82	1.57	2.22	3.44	4.34
EPS Growth	-60.31%	266.79%	-8.37%	-79.97%	91.49%	41.67%	54.83%	26.08%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	20.86	13.47	10.69
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	17	17	14

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027
High	29.2B	32.0B	32.9B
Avg	27.0B	28.4B	28.8B
Low	23.6B	24.5B	24.9B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	56.8%	18.3%	15.8%
Avg	45.2%	5.2%	1.4%
Low	26.7%	-9.4%	-12.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027
High	3.10	4.46	5.93
Avg	2.22	3.44	4.34
Low	1.57	2.21	2.70

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	97.3%	100.6%	72.3%
Avg	41.7%	54.8%	26.1%
Low	-0.1%	-0.9%	-21.7%

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.