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International Paper (IP) Competitors

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$58.84 +1.00 (+1.73%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

IP vs. CLW, GLT, SUZ, SLVM, MATV, RIO, APD, ECL, FCX, and NEM

Should you be buying International Paper stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of International Paper include Clearwater Paper (CLW), Glatfelter (GLT), Suzano (SUZ), Sylvamo (SLVM), Mativ (MATV), Rio Tinto Group (RIO), Air Products and Chemicals (APD), Ecolab (ECL), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), and Newmont (NEM).

International Paper vs.

Clearwater Paper (NYSE:CLW) and International Paper (NYSE:IP) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

International Paper has a net margin of 2.25% compared to Clearwater Paper's net margin of 0.74%. International Paper's return on equity of 6.49% beat Clearwater Paper's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Clearwater Paper0.74% 4.35% 1.40%
International Paper 2.25%6.49%2.37%

International Paper received 313 more outperform votes than Clearwater Paper when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.23% of users gave International Paper an outperform vote while only 61.76% of users gave Clearwater Paper an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Clearwater PaperOutperform Votes
407
61.76%
Underperform Votes
252
38.24%
International PaperOutperform Votes
720
64.23%
Underperform Votes
401
35.77%

Clearwater Paper currently has a consensus target price of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 42.14%. International Paper has a consensus target price of $51.54, suggesting a potential downside of 12.40%. Given Clearwater Paper's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Clearwater Paper is more favorable than International Paper.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Clearwater Paper
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
International Paper
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.70

International Paper has higher revenue and earnings than Clearwater Paper. Clearwater Paper is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Paper, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Clearwater Paper$2.21B0.19$107.80M$0.8630.27
International Paper$18.64B1.10$288M$1.1750.29

Clearwater Paper has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Paper has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, International Paper had 29 more articles in the media than Clearwater Paper. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for International Paper and 1 mentions for Clearwater Paper. Clearwater Paper's average media sentiment score of 1.92 beat International Paper's score of 0.72 indicating that Clearwater Paper is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Clearwater Paper
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
International Paper
14 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

90.0% of Clearwater Paper shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.9% of International Paper shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Clearwater Paper shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of International Paper shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

International Paper beats Clearwater Paper on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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IP vs. The Competition

MetricInternational PaperPaper mills IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$20.44B$9.11B$2.84B$19.87B
Dividend Yield3.25%2.99%5.25%3.54%
P/E Ratio50.2913.74117.1942.87
Price / Sales1.100.92586,876.4418.11
Price / Cash9.116.7623.4617.86
Price / Book2.441.723.485.52
Net Income$288M$820.40M$151.06M$986.45M
7 Day Performance4.36%1.85%0.46%-0.22%
1 Month Performance25.78%-0.56%-5.55%0.12%
1 Year Performance80.60%19.53%27.69%23.71%

International Paper Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
IP
International Paper
3.764 of 5 stars
$58.84
+1.7%
$51.54
-12.4%
+80.6%$20.09B$18.92B50.2939,000Analyst Revision
CLW
Clearwater Paper
4.4774 of 5 stars
$26.03
+4.3%
$37.00
+42.1%
-27.0%$413.53M$2.08B30.273,100Positive News
GLT
Glatfelter
0.1269 of 5 stars
N/AN/A+7.9%$73.68M$1.39B-1.102,980Analyst Forecast
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
SUZ
Suzano
3.6709 of 5 stars
$10.57
+0.7%
N/A-2.9%$13.89B$7.96B16.7720,907
SLVM
Sylvamo
3.1253 of 5 stars
$87.39
+0.8%
$86.33
-1.2%
+82.0%$3.56B$3.72B13.596,500Positive News
MATV
Mativ
3.9306 of 5 stars
$12.52
+0.2%
N/A-9.6%$678.66M$2.03B6.395,400
RIO
Rio Tinto Group
2.8242 of 5 stars
$62.40
0.0%
N/A-9.9%$78.21B$54.04B0.0057,000
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
4.6317 of 5 stars
$327.85
0.0%
$331.53
+1.1%
+20.4%$72.88B$12.10B19.0823,000Analyst Upgrade
ECL
Ecolab
4.9424 of 5 stars
$241.77
-1.0%
$279.87
+15.8%
+30.7%$68.46B$15.67B33.9148,000Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Short Interest ↓
Positive News
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan
4.7239 of 5 stars
$43.70
-1.0%
$54.00
+23.6%
+19.2%$62.79B$25.64B31.9027,200Positive News
NEM
Newmont
4.9149 of 5 stars
$42.99
-0.5%
$54.85
+27.6%
+17.6%$49.16B$11.81B0.0021,700Analyst Upgrade
Positive News

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This page (NYSE:IP) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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