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After finishing at $26.43 in the prior trading day, Interpublic Group Of Cos., Inc (NYSE: IPG) closed at $26.23, down -0.76%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.76 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.45 million shares were traded. IPG stock price reached its highest trading level at $26.56 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $26.045.
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 4.47 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.70. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.09 and its Current Ratio is at 1.09. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.12 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.05.
JP Morgan Upgraded its Neutral to Overweight on January 27, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $32 to $39.
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 9774582784 and an Enterprise Value of 11954787328. As of this moment, Interpublic’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.35, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.19. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.39. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.91 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.57. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.301 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.063.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for IPG is 1.02, which has changed by -0.18641442 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09589827 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, IPG has reached a high of $33.28, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $25.93. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.03%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -11.33%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 6.06M shares per day over the past 3-months and 9124470 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 372.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 371.10M. Insiders hold about 0.41% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.68% stake in the company. Shares short for IPG as of 1740700800 were 33210207 with a Short Ratio of 5.48, compared to 1738281600 on 23297941. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 33210207 and a Short% of Float of 11.88.
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 0.049943246The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.97. The current Payout Ratio is 72.31% for IPG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-03 with an ex-dividend date of 1740960000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-07-16 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
