Should You Buy International Paper Co (IP) Stock on Monday?

Overall market sentiment has been down on International Paper Co (IP) stock lately. IP receives a Bearish rating from InvestorsObserver Stock Sentiment Indicator.

International Paper Co has a Bearish sentiment reading. Find out what this means for you and get the rest of the rankings on IP!

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What is Stock Sentiment?

In investing, sentiment generally means whether or not a given security is in favor with investors. It is typically a pretty short-term metric that relies entirely on technical analysis. That means it doesn’t incorporate anything to do with the health or profitability of the underlying company. Sentiment is how investors, or the market, feels about a stock. There are lots of ways to measure sentiment. At the core, sentiment is pretty easy to understand. If a stock is going up, investors must be bullish, while if it is going down, sentiment is bearish. InvestorsObserver’s Sentiment Indicator looks at price trends over the past week and also considers changes in volume. Increasing volume can mean a trend is getting stronger, while decreasing volume can mean a trend is nearing a conclusion. For stocks that have options, our system also considers the balance between calls, which are often bets that the price will go up, and puts, which are frequently bets that the price will fall.

What's Happening With IP Stock Today?

International Paper Co (IP) stock is trading at $54.88 as of 1:12 PM on Monday, Sep 20, a loss of -$1.72, or -3.04% from the previous closing price of $56.60. The stock has traded between $54.80 and $55.74 so far today. Volume today is light. So far 918,788 shares have traded compared to average volume of 2,057,101 shares. To see InvestorsObserver's Sentiment Score for International Paper Co click here.

More About International Paper Co

International Paper manufactures packaging products and printing papers. It accounts for roughly one third of the North American corrugated packaging market and about 25% of the uncoated free sheet paper market. Though it has operations in Brazil, Russia, India, and China, more than three fourths of its sales come from North America. Click Here to get the full Stock Report for International Paper Co stock.