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After finishing at $26.84 in the prior trading day, Interpublic Group Of Cos., Inc (NYSE: IPG) closed at $26.3, down -2.01%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.01 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.44 million shares were traded. IPG stock price reached its highest trading level at $26.775 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $26.2.
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 6.16 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.47. 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 9632794624 and an Enterprise Value of 12325705728. As of this moment, Interpublic’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.27, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.34. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.25. 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 1.393 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.167.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for IPG is 1.09, which has changed by -0.16428345 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16222072 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 3.64%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.18%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 8.07M shares per day over the past 3-months and 5890700 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 1755216000 were 22961391 with a Short Ratio of 2.85, compared to 1752537600 on 25462021. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 22961391 and a Short% of Float of 8.41.
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 0.049792532The 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
A comprehensive evaluation of Interpublic Group Of Cos., Inc (IPG) is underway, with the input of 6.0 analysts contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.13, with high estimates of $1.19 and low estimates of $0.98.
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 $3.15, with 9.0 analysts recommending between $3.32 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 $9.19B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $9.54B and the low estimate is $9.07B.
