Free Trial

International Paper (IP) Competitors

International Paper logo
$54.45 +0.61 (+1.13%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET)

IP vs. CLW, SUZ, SLVM, MATV, RIO, SCCO, ECL, APD, 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), Suzano (SUZ), Sylvamo (SLVM), Mativ (MATV), Rio Tinto Group (RIO), Southern Copper (SCCO), Ecolab (ECL), Air Products and Chemicals (APD), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), and Newmont (NEM). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.

International Paper vs.

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

International Paper presently has a consensus target price of $51.54, suggesting a potential downside of 5.34%. Clearwater Paper has a consensus target price of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.27%. Given Clearwater Paper's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Clearwater Paper is more favorable than International Paper.

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

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
International Paper2.25% 6.49% 2.37%
Clearwater Paper 0.74%4.35%1.40%

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

81.9% of International Paper shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Clearwater Paper shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of International Paper shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Clearwater Paper shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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
International Paper$18.64B1.01$288M$1.1746.54
Clearwater Paper$2.21B0.23$107.80M$0.8635.19

In the previous week, International Paper had 7 more articles in the media than Clearwater Paper. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for International Paper and 8 mentions for Clearwater Paper. International Paper's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Clearwater Paper's score of 0.56 indicating that International Paper is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
International Paper
8 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Clearwater Paper
2 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

International Paper has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clearwater Paper has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

International Paper beats Clearwater Paper on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Skip Chart

Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Skip Chart

IP vs. The Competition

MetricInternational PaperPaper mills IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$18.92B$8.64B$2.72B$19.19B
Dividend Yield3.33%3.34%5.22%3.57%
P/E Ratio46.5412.92111.9041.24
Price / Sales1.010.65812,984.8517.58
Price / Cash8.636.9223.6221.28
Price / Book2.251.623.335.32
Net Income$288M$820.40M$150.55M$989.67M
7 Day Performance-2.03%-4.07%-2.80%-3.59%
1 Month Performance-7.46%-3.90%3.81%-2.48%
1 Year Performance48.81%11.91%17.47%13.87%

International Paper Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
IP
International Paper
3.6464 of 5 stars
$54.45
+1.1%
$51.54
-5.3%
+48.8%$18.92B$18.64B46.5439,000
CLW
Clearwater Paper
3.3709 of 5 stars
$24.49
-0.6%
$37.00
+51.1%
-18.0%$405.80M$2.08B28.643,100News Coverage
Gap Up
SUZ
Suzano
2.8657 of 5 stars
$10.46
+1.5%
N/A-10.7%$13.85B$7.96B16.3720,907News Coverage
SLVM
Sylvamo
2.9486 of 5 stars
$87.47
-0.3%
$89.00
+1.7%
+62.3%$3.59B$3.72B13.656,500Dividend Announcement
MATV
Mativ
4.2084 of 5 stars
$12.21
+2.2%
$15.50
+26.9%
-21.3%$663.49M$2.03B6.105,400Positive News
RIO
Rio Tinto Group
2.0706 of 5 stars
$61.48
-1.2%
N/A-19.1%$77.02B$54.04B0.0057,000
SCCO
Southern Copper
2.3458 of 5 stars
$97.54
-2.5%
$94.81
-2.8%
+11.7%$76.62B$9.90B25.7515,810
ECL
Ecolab
4.7696 of 5 stars
$249.24
-0.4%
$279.87
+12.3%
+22.3%$70.58B$15.67B35.0948,000Ex-Dividend
Analyst Upgrade
Positive News
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
4.4563 of 5 stars
$308.49
-1.2%
$331.53
+7.5%
+10.0%$68.60B$12.10B18.1823,000
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan
4.604 of 5 stars
$40.65
-2.3%
$53.92
+32.6%
-6.0%$58.41B$25.64B30.3627,200Dividend Increase
Options Volume
NEM
Newmont
4.83 of 5 stars
$40.03
-0.5%
$54.31
+35.7%
-6.9%$45.57B$16.99B-26.3421,700

Related Companies and Tools


This page (NYSE:IP) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
From Our Partners