International Paper (IP) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend IP or CLW?

International Paper currently has a consensus target price of $55.32, suggesting a potential upside of 17.96%. Clearwater Paper has a consensus target price of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 50.22%. Given Clearwater Paper's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
Clearwater Paper	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, IP or CLW?

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
International Paper	$18.62B	1.33	$557M	$1.57	29.87
Clearwater Paper	$1.38B	0.29	$196.30M	$11.73	2.10

Does the media prefer IP or CLW?

In the previous week, International Paper had 33 more articles in the media than Clearwater Paper. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for International Paper and 5 mentions for Clearwater Paper. Clearwater Paper's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat International Paper's score of 0.94 indicating that Clearwater Paper is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
International Paper	20 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Clearwater Paper	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in IP or CLW?

81.9% of International Paper shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Clearwater Paper shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of International Paper shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Clearwater Paper shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IP or CLW?

International Paper received 319 more outperform votes than Clearwater Paper when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.28% of users gave International Paper an outperform vote while only 61.72% of users gave Clearwater Paper an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
International Paper	Outperform Votes 727 64.28%	Underperform Votes 404 35.72%
Clearwater Paper	Outperform Votes 408 61.72%	Underperform Votes 253 38.28%

Which has more volatility and risk, IP or CLW?

International Paper has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clearwater Paper has a beta of 0.22, suggesting that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is IP or CLW 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
International Paper	2.99%	4.75%	1.74%
Clearwater Paper	10.54%	-1.87%	-0.64%

Summary

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