International Paper Co. (IP): Today's Featured Consumer Non-Durables Laggard

International Paper was a leading decliner within the consumer non-durables industry, falling $0.52 (-1.1%) to $46.88 on average volume
By TheStreet Wire ,

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International Paper

(

IP

) pushed the Consumer Non-Durables industry lower today making it today's featured Consumer Non-Durables laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.3%. By the end of trading, International Paper fell $0.52 (-1.1%) to $46.88 on average volume. Throughout the day, 3,308,763 shares of International Paper exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3,649,100 shares. The stock ranged in price between $46.84-$47.66 after having opened the day at $47.49 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $47.40. Other companies within the Consumer Non-Durables industry that declined today were:

Estee Lauder Cos

(

EL

), down 2.6%,

CCA Industries

(

CAW

), down 2.4%,

Inter Parfums

(

IPAR

), down 2.2% and

TriState Capital Holdings

(

TSC

), down 2.1%.

International Paper Company operates as a paper and packaging company in North America, Europe, Latin America, Russia, Asia, and North Africa. International Paper has a market cap of $21.2 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector. Shares are up 19.0% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 13 analysts that rate International Paper a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 1 rates it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

International Paper

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its increase in net income, revenue growth, solid stock price performance and growth in earnings per share. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had generally high debt management risk by most measures that we evaluated.

On the positive front,

Orient Paper

(

ONP

), up 4.8%,

Superior Uniform Group

(

SGC

), up 4.2%,

Zuoan Fashion

(

ZA

), up 4.1% and

Sappi

(

SPP

), up 3.6% , were all gainers within the consumer non-durables industry with

Carter's

(

CRI

) being today's featured consumer non-durables industry leader.

For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the consumer non-durables industry could consider

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR

(

XLP

) while those bearish on the consumer non-durables industry could consider

ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Goods

(

SZK

).

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