Zacks Research Issues Negative Outlook for IPG Earnings

The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (NYSE:IPG) – Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Interpublic Group of Companies in a report released on Wednesday, March 5th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the business services provider will earn $0.65 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.77. The consensus estimate for Interpublic Group of Companies’ current full-year earnings is $2.66 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Interpublic Group of Companies’ FY2025 earnings at $2.58 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.66 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.72 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.68 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.74 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.81 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.99 EPS.

IPG has been the topic of several other research reports. UBS Group upgraded shares of Interpublic Group of Companies from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $29.00 to $27.00 in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Barclays upgraded shares of Interpublic Group of Companies from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $32.00 to $36.00 in a report on Friday, January 24th. BNP Paribas raised Interpublic Group of Companies from an “underperform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $38.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Argus cut shares of Interpublic Group of Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Interpublic Group of Companies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price target for the company from $32.00 to $39.00 in a report on Monday, January 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $33.50.

Interpublic Group of Companies Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of IPG opened at $27.30 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 1.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.92 and a beta of 1.11. Interpublic Group of Companies has a 1 year low of $26.15 and a 1 year high of $35.17. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $27.74 and its 200-day simple moving average is $29.52.

Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE:IPG) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The business services provider reported $1.11 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.15 by ($0.04). Interpublic Group of Companies had a return on equity of 27.10% and a net margin of 6.45%.

Interpublic Group of Companies announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, February 12th that authorizes the company to buyback $155.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the business services provider to purchase up to 1.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Interpublic Group of Companies Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd will be paid a $0.33 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.84%. Interpublic Group of Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 72.13%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Interpublic Group of Companies news, CFO Ellen Tobi Johnson sold 21,427 shares of Interpublic Group of Companies stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.82, for a total value of $574,672.14. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 143,373 shares in the company, valued at $3,845,263.86. The trade was a 13.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.42% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Interpublic Group of Companies

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Interpublic Group of Companies during the third quarter worth about $26,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in Interpublic Group of Companies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Allworth Financial LP increased its stake in Interpublic Group of Companies by 75.8% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,113 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 480 shares in the last quarter. OFI Invest Asset Management purchased a new position in shares of Interpublic Group of Companies in the fourth quarter worth $36,000. Finally, Raiffeisen Bank International AG purchased a new position in shares of Interpublic Group of Companies in the fourth quarter worth $42,000. 98.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Interpublic Group of Companies Company Profile

The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc provides advertising and marketing services worldwide. It operates in three segments: Media, Data & Engagement Solutions, Integrated Advertising & Creativity Led Solutions, and Specialized Communications & Experiential Solutions. The Media, Data & Engagement Solutions segment provides media and communications services, digital services and products, advertising and marketing technology, e-commerce services, data management and analytics, strategic consulting, and digital brand experience under the IPG Mediabrands, UM, Initiative, Kinesso, Acxiom, Huge, MRM, and R/GA brand names.