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$58.45 -0.38 (-0.65%)
(As of 09:16 AM ET)

IP vs. CLW, GLT, SUZ, SLVM, MATV, FCX, VNTR, VNTRQ, NEM, and VALE

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), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), Venator Materials (VNTR), Venator Materials (VNTRQ), Newmont (NEM), and Vale (VALE).

International Paper vs.

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

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

International Paper received 313 more outperform votes than Clearwater Paper when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.29% 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
64.29%
Underperform Votes
400
35.71%

In the previous week, International Paper had 14 more articles in the media than Clearwater Paper. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for International Paper and 21 mentions for Clearwater Paper. International Paper's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Clearwater Paper's score of 0.28 indicating that International Paper is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Clearwater Paper
6 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
International Paper
13 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
11 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

90.0% of Clearwater Paper shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.0% of International Paper shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Clearwater Paper shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of International Paper shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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% 4.34% 1.50%
International Paper 2.25%6.49%2.37%

Clearwater Paper currently has a consensus price target of $37.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.41%. International Paper has a consensus price target of $51.96, indicating a potential downside of 11.10%. Given Clearwater Paper's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.89

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$2.08B0.23$107.80M$0.8633.77
International Paper$18.92B1.07$288M$1.1749.96

Summary

International Paper beats Clearwater Paper on 15 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$20.31B$9.09B$2.95B$19.72B
Dividend Yield3.27%2.84%5.26%3.57%
P/E Ratio49.9615.65122.6142.02
Price / Sales1.070.72602,773.0417.06
Price / Cash8.957.0323.4317.32
Price / Book2.351.863.555.09
Net Income$288M$820.40M$148.23M$988.95M
7 Day Performance5.24%4.84%-0.71%4.02%
1 Month Performance22.56%4.77%6.92%3.14%
1 Year Performance72.67%31.38%29.82%29.00%

International Paper Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
IP
International Paper
3.8991 of 5 stars
$58.45
-0.6%
$51.96
-11.1%
+71.3%$20.31B$18.92B49.9639,000Earnings Report
Analyst Revision
CLW
Clearwater Paper
4.1729 of 5 stars
$25.20
-3.4%
N/A-20.0%$434.10M$2.08B9.403,100Analyst Forecast
Buyback Announcement
News Coverage
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
GLT
Glatfelter
N/A$1.83
-3.2%
N/AN/A$85.80M$1.39B-1.242,980Gap Down
High Trading Volume
SUZ
Suzano
2.4832 of 5 stars
$10.27
-1.5%
N/A-1.2%$13.81B$7.96B16.3020,907
SLVM
Sylvamo
3.1212 of 5 stars
$85.02
-0.5%
N/A+110.0%$3.50B$3.72B15.376,500Upcoming Earnings
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
MATV
Mativ
2.8726 of 5 stars
$15.45
-0.6%
N/A+26.6%$844.78M$2.03B-2.585,400News Coverage
Gap Up
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan
4.6748 of 5 stars
$45.02
-2.1%
N/A+32.5%$66.05B$22.86B32.8627,200Gap Up
VNTR
Venator Materials
N/A$533.63
flat
N/AN/A$57.10B$2.17B-306.683,685
VNTRQ
Venator Materials
N/A$533.63
flat
N/AN/A$57.10B$2.17B-162.693,400
NEM
Newmont
4.7893 of 5 stars
$45.45
-3.2%
N/A+17.4%$51.73B$16.99B-29.9021,700Analyst Revision
VALE
Vale
4.4793 of 5 stars
$10.70
-1.1%
N/A-26.1%$48.46B$41.78B4.9566,807Positive News
Gap Down

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This page (NYSE:IP) was last updated on 11/7/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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