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After finishing at $25.93 in the prior trading day, Interpublic Group Of Cos., Inc (NYSE: IPG) closed at $26.35, up 1.62%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.62 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.97 million shares were traded. IPG stock price reached its highest trading level at $26.435 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $25.92.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of IPG by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.17 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.49. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.07 and its Current Ratio is at 1.07. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.13 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.05.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 03 ’25 when Johnson Ellen Tobi sold 21,427 shares for $26.82 per share. The transaction valued at 574,672 led to the insider holds 143,373 shares of the business.
CARROLL CHRISTOPHER F sold 9,000 shares of IPG for $241,380 on Mar 03 ’25. The SVP, Controller & CAO now owns 56,623 shares after completing the transaction at $26.82 per share. On Mar 03 ’25, another insider, Bonzani Andrew, who serves as the EVP, General Counsel of the company, sold 21,130 shares for $26.82 each. As a result, the insider received 566,707 and left with 103,489 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, IPG now has a Market Capitalization of 9651120128 and an Enterprise Value of 12344018944. As of this moment, Interpublic’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.32, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.36. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.31. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.93 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.60. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.395 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.178.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for IPG is 1.07, which has changed by -0.16693014 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1529237 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, IPG has reached a high of $33.05, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $22.51. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.56%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.04%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 6.33M shares per day over the past 3-months and 6126850 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 366.35M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 364.67M. Insiders hold about 0.44% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.77% stake in the company. Shares short for IPG as of 1757894400 were 21956628 with a Short Ratio of 3.47, compared to 1755216000 on 22961391. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 21956628 and a Short% of Float of 8.04.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, IPG’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.32, compared to 1.32 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.05090629. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.93. . The current Payout Ratio is 72.31% for IPG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-02 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-02. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-07-16 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The performance of Interpublic Group Of Cos., Inc (IPG) in the stock market is under the watchful eye of 6.0 analysts actively contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.15, with high estimates of $1.19 and low estimates of $1.07.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.11 and $2.84 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.96. EPS for the following year is $3.14, with 9.0 analysts recommending between $3.39 and $2.81.
Revenue Estimates
2 analysts predict $2.19B in revenue for . The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.2B to a low estimate of $2.18B. As of . The current estimate, Interpublic Group Of Cos., Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.24BFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.47B. There is a high estimate of $2.48B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.46B.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for IPG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $9.36B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $8.81B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $8.94B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $9.19BBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $9.18B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $9.54B and the low estimate is $9.07B.
