Why Are People Talking About Investing in IP?

By Ken Smith • Saturday, April 08 09:42 • Permanent Link

International Paper Company, a large-cap Packaging & Containers stock, moved 0.9% Friday. Here are some facts about the company that we're keeping an eye on:

International Paper Company has logged a -23.3% 52 week change, compared to -7.0% for the S&P 500
IP has an average analyst rating of hold and is -5.29% away from its mean target price of $37.78 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $4.74, which brings its trailing Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio to 7.5. The Industrials sector's average P/E ratio is 20.49
The company's forward earnings per share (EPS) is $2.92 and its forward P/E ratio is 12.3
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 1.5 in contrast to the Industrials sector's average P/B ratio is 3.78
The current ratio is currently 1.4, which consists in its liquid assets divided by any liabilities due within in the next 12 months
The company's free cash flow for the last fiscal year was $1,243,000,000.00 and the average free cash flow growth rate is -14.6%
International Paper Company's revenues have an average growth rate of -1.4% with operating expenses growing at -2.3%. The company's current operating margins stand at 8.3%

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