At the time of writing, Interpublic Group Of Cos., Inc [IPG] stock is trading at $28.78, down -0.24%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The IPG shares have gain 2.02% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 0.81%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Interpublic Group Of Cos., Inc [NYSE: IPG] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 27, 2025, when JP Morgan upgraded its rating to a Overweight and also boosted its price target to $39 from $32. Previously, Barclays upgraded its rating to Overweight on January 24, 2025, and elevated its price target to $36. On January 10, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform but maintained its price target of $38 on the stock. Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to a Equal Weight and increased its price target to $34 on December 10, 2024. Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to a Underweight and reduced its price target to $26 on October 23, 2024. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on October 01, 2024, and downed its price target to $33. In a note dated September 30, 2024, Exane BNP Paribas downgraded an Underperform rating on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Interpublic Group Of Cos., Inc fluctuated between $26.30 and $35.17. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $26 within the next 12 months. Interpublic Group Of Cos., Inc [NYSE: IPG] shares were valued at $28.78 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -9.66% based on the average IPG price forecast.
Analyzing the IPG fundamentals
According to Interpublic Group Of Cos., Inc [NYSE:IPG], the company’s sales were 10.86B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -1.86% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.15% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.11%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.11%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.07%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.21 and Total Capital is 0.14. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.15.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 28.58 points at the first support level, and at 28.37 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 29.07, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 29.35.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Interpublic Group Of Cos., Inc [NYSE:IPG] has a current ratio of 1.09. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.09, while the Cash Ratio is 0.18. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.99, the price to book ratio is 2.91 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 13.59.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved CARROLL CHRISTOPHER F, SVP, Controller & CAO, that happened on Feb 27 ’24 when 18382.0 shares were sold. CFO, Johnson Ellen Tobi completed a deal on Feb 27 ’24 to sell 40393.0 shares. Meanwhile, CEO KRAKOWSKY PHILIPPE sold 0.15 million shares on Feb 27 ’24.
