Interpublic Group Of Companies trades as part of the advertising and marketing services industry and is in the consumer cyclical sector. The company CEO is Michael I. Roth. The Interpublic Group of Companies Inc is an advertising and marketing service company. Its services include consumer advertising, digital marketing, communications planning and media buying, public relations and specialized communications disciplines.
Previous Intraday Trading Performance:
The IPG stock showed a previous change of -0.67% with an open at 22.40 and a close of 22.10. It reached an intraday high of 22.41 and a low of 22.06.
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Liquidity:
The stock has a market cap of $8.6b with 387.0m shares outstanding, of which the float is 382.2m shares. Trading volume reached 1,424,487 shares compared to its average volume of 3,253,204 shares. Based on the current average volume and close price, the trading liquidity is good.
Historical Trading Performance:
Over the last five trading days, Interpublic Group Of Companies shares returned -0.54% and in the past 30 trading days it returned 1.42%. Over three months, it changed -5.59%. In one year it has changed -0.87% and within that year its 52-week high was 25.10 and its 52-week low was 19.61. IPG stock is 12.70% above its 52 Week Low.
Our calculations show a 200 day moving average of 22.30 and a 50 day moving average of 22.17. Currently IPG stock is trading -0.89% below its 200 day moving average and may be a good opportunity to buy, but should check other indicators to confirm a buy signal.
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Earnings:
The last annual fiscal EPS for the company was reported at 1.58 that ended on 31st of December 2018, which according to the previous close, that is a PE of 13.99. Based on 2 analyst estimates, the consensus EPS for the next quarter is 0.06. The TTM EPS is 1.83, which comes to a TTM PE of 12.08. Historically, the PE high was 35.30 and the PE low was 12.08. IPG stock has set a new PE low record!
Below was the last reported quarterly diluted earnings per share:
| 1st | Qtr of 2019 | -0.02 |
|---|---|---|
| 4th | Qtr of 2018 | 0.84 |
| 3rd | Qtr of 2018 | 0.41 |
| 2nd | Qtr of 2018 | 0.37 |
| 1st | Qtr of 2018 | -0.04 |
The dividend per share is currently 0.94, which is a dividend yield of 4.25%. Also, the payout ratio is 51.37%, therefore the dividend is safe according to our calculations. IPG stock has a high dividend yield, but because the company has sufficient earnings to cover future dividends, it may be a good investment opportunity for an income portfolio.
Base on our calculations, the intrinsic value per share is 44.44, which means it is possibly undervalued and has a margin of safety of 50.27%.
Indicators to Watch:
Short-interest was 23,808,414, which was 6.15% of shares outstanding. The short-interest ratio or days-to-cover ratio was 5.56. This stock has a moderate level of short interest, but may still be a buying opportunity depending on other indicators.
The current calculated beta is 1.06.
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Fundamental Indicators:
Based on last reported financials, the company’s return on equity is 28.26%, return on assets is 4.42%, profit margin is 7.80%, price-to-sales is 1.04 and price-to-book is 3.69.
Company Scores:
All scores are out of six:
4 :Valuation Score
3 :Past Performance Score
3 :Financial Strength Score
2 :Future Growth Score
4 :Dividend Score
3 :Overall Score
