International Paper Co’s filing revealed that its SVP, GC and Corp. Secretary Saab Joseph R. unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.41 million on Sep 16 ’25. In the deal valued at $45.53 per share,9,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Saab Joseph R. now holds 27,673 shares worth roughly $1.28 million.
Then, JOSEPH SAAB bought 9,000 shares, generating $409,815 in total proceeds.
Before that, JOY ROMAN bought 19,573 shares. International Paper Co shares valued at $882,143 were divested by the Former Officer at a price of $45.07 per share.
BofA Securities upgraded its International Paper Co [IP] rating to a Buy from a a Neutral in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including JP Morgan’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in early August from “an Overweight” to “a Neutral”. UBS began covering IP with “Buy” recommendation on June 04, 2025. Wells Fargo revised its rating on May 09, 2025. It rated IP as “an Underweight” which previously was an “an Equal weight”.
Price Performance Review of IP
On Friday, International Paper Co [NYSE:IP] saw its stock fall -1.44% to $46.43. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 0.96%. International Paper Co shares have fallen nearly -6.18% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -13.73% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in International Paper Co?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in International Paper Co stocks on 2025-08-29, growing by 4.45 million shares to a total of 49.57 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-07-31 was 45.12 million shares. There was a rise of 8.99%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on March 20, 2025 when JP Morgan began covering the stock and recommended ‘”an Overweight”‘ rating along with a $59 price target.
