Interpublic Group Of Cos., Inc (NYSE: IPG) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 14.27x compared to its average ratio. IPG has 36-month beta value of 1.09. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 3 as “sell.”
The public float for IPG is 371.12M, and currently, short sellers hold a 7.84% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of IPG on December 16, 2024 was 5.16M shares.
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IPG) stock’s latest price update
Interpublic Group Of Cos., Inc (NYSE: IPG) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 1.11 compared to its previous closing price of 29.89. However, the company has seen a fall of -0.26% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-12-12 that Calvert Research and Management ranked the 1,000 largest publicly traded companies by ESG performance, identifying the top 100 sustainable companies for 2024. Among 78 dividend paying sustainable companies, 8 met the Dogcatcher ideal, with annual dividends from a $1K investment exceeding their single share prices. Analysts estimate net gains of 15.68% to 48.08% for the top ten ESG companies by December 2025.
IPG’s Market Performance
IPG’s stock has fallen by -0.26% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 3.50% and a quarterly drop of -3.23%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.07% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.97% for Interpublic Group Of Cos., Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.83% for IPG’s stock, with a -1.69% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of IPG
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for IPG stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for IPG by listing it as a “Equal Weight.” The predicted price for IPG in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $34 based on the research report published on December 10, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Wells Fargo, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see IPG reach a price target of $26, previously predicting the price at $28. The rating they have provided for IPG stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on October 23rd, 2024.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Neutral” to IPG, setting the target price at $33 in the report published on October 01st of the current year.
IPG Trading at 0.61% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought IPG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -14.07% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.97%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.07%, as shares surge +11.65% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -1.77% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, IPG fell by -0.18%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -3.06% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $29.68. In addition, Interpublic Group Of Cos., Inc saw -7.41% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at IPG starting from CARROLL CHRISTOPHER F, who sale 18,382 shares at the price of $32.20 back on Feb 27 ’24. After this action, CARROLL CHRISTOPHER F now owns 42,390 shares of Interpublic Group Of Cos., Inc, valued at $591,900 using the latest closing price.
Johnson Ellen Tobi, the CFO of Interpublic Group Of Cos., Inc, sale 40,393 shares at $32.20 during a trade that took place back on Feb 27 ’24, which means that Johnson Ellen Tobi is holding 88,350 shares at $1,300,655 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for IPG
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.11 for the present operating margin
- 0.15 for the gross margin
The net margin for Interpublic Group Of Cos., Inc stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.14. Equity return is now at value 21.83, with 4.74 for asset returns.
Based on Interpublic Group Of Cos., Inc (IPG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.44 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.37. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.79. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.25.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.9 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.8. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.29. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.57for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.64. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.09.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Interpublic Group Of Cos., Inc (IPG) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
