International Paper (IP) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, CLW or IP?

Clearwater Paper has a beta of 0.35, meaning that its share price is 65% 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.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CLW or IP?

90.0% of Clearwater Paper shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.9% of International Paper shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer CLW or IP?

Clearwater Paper presently has a consensus price target of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 35.35%. International Paper has a consensus price target of $51.88, suggesting a potential downside of 6.73%. Given Clearwater Paper's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CLW or IP?

International Paper received 315 more outperform votes than Clearwater Paper when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.27% of users gave International Paper an outperform vote while only 61.72% of users gave Clearwater Paper an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Clearwater Paper	Outperform Votes 408 61.72%	Underperform Votes 253 38.28%
International Paper	Outperform Votes 723 64.27%	Underperform Votes 402 35.73%

Does the media prefer CLW or IP?

In the previous week, International Paper had 14 more articles in the media than Clearwater Paper. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for International Paper and 10 mentions for Clearwater Paper. Clearwater Paper's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat International Paper's score of 0.58 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
International Paper	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CLW or IP more profitable?

Clearwater Paper has a net margin of 10.54% compared to International Paper's net margin of 2.99%. International Paper's return on equity of 4.75% beat Clearwater Paper's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clearwater Paper	10.54%	-1.87%	-0.64%
International Paper	2.99%	4.75%	1.74%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CLW or IP?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Clearwater Paper	$1.38B	0.33	$196.30M	$11.73	2.33
International Paper	$18.62B	1.04	$557M	$1.57	35.43

Summary

International Paper beats Clearwater Paper on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.