International Paper Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 7 professional analysts, the 12-month price target for International Paper stock ranges from a low of $43 to a high of $64. The average analyst price target of $56 forecasts a 20.17% increase in the stock price over the next year.

Price Target: $56.00 (+20.17%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$43	$56	$59	$64
Change	-7.73%	+20.17%	+26.61%	+37.34%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for International Paper stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Mar '25	Apr '25	May '25	Jun '25	Jul '25	Aug '25
Strong Buy	5	5	5	5	4	4
Buy	2	2	2	2	2	1
Hold	2	2	1	1	0	1
Sell	0	0	1	1	1	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	9	9	9	9	7	7

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Detlef Winckelmann JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Buy → Hold Downgrades $55 → $54	Buy → Hold	Downgrades	$55 → $54	+15.88%	Aug 5, 2025
Gabe Hajde Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Sell Maintains $40 → $43	Sell	Maintains	$40 → $43	-7.73%	Jul 10, 2025
Anojja Shah UBS	UBS	Strong Buy Initiates $60	Strong Buy	Initiates	$60	+28.76%	Jun 4, 2025
Gabe Hajde Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold → Sell Downgrades $45 → $40	Hold → Sell	Downgrades	$45 → $40	-14.16%	May 9, 2025
Michael Roxland Truist Securities	Truist Securities	Strong Buy Maintains $64 → $59	Strong Buy	Maintains	$64 → $59	+26.61%	Apr 22, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

27.21B

from 18.62B

46.14%

from 18.62B

Revenue Next Year

28.72B

from 27.21B

5.57%

from 27.21B

EPS This Year

2.24

from 1.57

42.53%

from 1.57

EPS Next Year

3.47

from 2.24

55.26%

from 2.24

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	17.57B	19.36B	21.16B	18.92B	18.62B	27.21B	28.72B	29.52B
Revenue Growth	-4.11%	10.24%	9.29%	-10.61%	-1.57%	46.14%	5.57%	2.76%
EPS	1.22	4.47	4.09	0.82	1.57	2.24	3.47	4.35
EPS Growth	-60.31%	266.79%	-8.37%	-79.97%	91.49%	42.53%	55.26%	25.10%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	20.82	13.41	10.72
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	17	17	14

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027
High	29.2B	32.0B	32.9B
Avg	27.2B	28.7B	29.5B
Low	24.3B	24.7B	24.9B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	56.8%	17.5%	14.6%
Avg	46.1%	5.6%	2.8%
Low	30.3%	-9.2%	-13.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027
High	3.10	4.46	5.93
Avg	2.24	3.47	4.35
Low	1.57	2.21	2.70

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	97.3%	99.4%	70.7%
Avg	42.5%	55.3%	25.1%
Low	-0.1%	-1.5%	-22.4%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.