The stock of Interpublic Group Of Cos., Inc (IPG) has seen a 0.30% increase in the past week, with a -3.81% drop in the past month, and a -9.12% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.22%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.81% for IPG. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.82% for IPG’s stock, with a -10.12% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Interpublic Group Of Cos., Inc (NYSE: IPG) Right Now?
Interpublic Group Of Cos., Inc (NYSE: IPG) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 14.51x compared to its average ratio. IPG has 36-month beta value of 1.02. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for IPG is 371.10M, and currently, short sellers hold a 8.95% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of IPG on March 24, 2025 was 5.81M shares.
IPG) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Interpublic Group Of Cos., Inc (NYSE: IPG) has surged by 0.15 when compared to previous closing price of 26.47, but the company has seen a 0.30% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2025-03-18 that Approval marks key milestone in the process to combine the two companies NEW YORK, March 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Omnicom (NYSE: OMC) and Interpublic (NYSE: IPG) today announced that each company’s respective stockholders overwhelmingly approved Omnicom’s previously announced acquisition of Interpublic at each company’s Special Meeting of Stockholders held today. The companies remain on track to complete the transaction in the second half of 2025.
Analysts’ Opinion of IPG
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Overweight” to IPG, setting the target price at $39 in the report published on January 27th of the current year.
IPG Trading at -3.62% 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 -20.35% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.81%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.22%, as shares sank -2.07% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -4.30% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, IPG rose by +0.30%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -14.48% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $27.00. In addition, Interpublic Group Of Cos., Inc saw -5.39% 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 Johnson Ellen Tobi, who sale 21,427 shares at the price of $26.82 back on Mar 03 ’25. After this action, Johnson Ellen Tobi now owns 143,373 shares of Interpublic Group Of Cos., Inc, valued at $574,672 using the latest closing price.
CARROLL CHRISTOPHER F, the SVP, Controller & CAO of Interpublic Group Of Cos., Inc, sale 9,000 shares at $26.82 during a trade that took place back on Mar 03 ’25, which means that CARROLL CHRISTOPHER F is holding 56,623 shares at $241,380 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
- 0.16 for the gross margin
The net margin for Interpublic Group Of Cos., Inc stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.14. Equity return is now at value 17.82, with 3.67 for asset returns.
Based on Interpublic Group Of Cos., Inc (IPG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.53 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.25. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.12. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.24.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.54 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.42. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.12. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.38for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.58. 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.
