Interpublic Group Of Cos., Inc [IPG] stock prices are up 0.63% to $27.33 at the moment. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The IPG shares have gain 1.18% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -5.10%, and not 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 February 18, 2025, when Argus downgraded its rating to a Hold. Previously, UBS upgraded its rating to Neutral on February 13, 2025. On January 27, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight and revised its price target to $39 on the stock. Barclays upgraded its rating to a Overweight and increased its price target to $36 on January 24, 2025. Exane BNP Paribas upgraded its rating to a Outperform but $38 remained the price target by the analyst firm on January 10, 2025. Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to Equal Weight for this stock on December 10, 2024, and upped its price target to $34. In a note dated October 23, 2024, Wells Fargo downgraded an Underweight rating on this stock and revised its target price from $28 to $26.
The stock price of Interpublic Group Of Cos., Inc [IPG] has been fluctuating between $26.15 and $35.17 over the past year. 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 $27.33 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -4.87% based on the average IPG price forecast.
Analyzing the IPG fundamentals
The Interpublic Group Of Cos., Inc [NYSE:IPG] reported sales of 10.69B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -5.50%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.16% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.11%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.1%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.06%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.18 and Total Capital is 0.14. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.12.
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 27.00 points at the first support level, and at 26.68 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 27.61, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 27.90.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Interpublic Group Of Cos., Inc [NYSE:IPG]’s Current Ratio is 1.09. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.09, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.22. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.95, the price to book ratio is 2.68 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 14.95.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Johnson Ellen Tobi, CFO, that happened on Mar 03 ’25 when 21427.0 shares were sold. SVP, Controller & CAO, CARROLL CHRISTOPHER F completed a deal on Mar 03 ’25 to sell 9000.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP, General Counsel Bonzani Andrew sold 21130.0 shares on Mar 03 ’25.
