Interpublic Group of Companies
About: Interpublic Group is among the world's largest advertising holding companies based on annual revenue. It provides traditional advertising services along with digital and other services such as public relations through various acquisitions. IPG has made these services available in over 100 countries. The company generates about 65% of revenue in the US and 17% in the UK and Europe. IPG agreed to merge with Omnicom in December 2024, pending regulatory approval.
Employees: 53,300
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Funds holding %
of 7,425 funds
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Analysts bullish %
of 4 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
370% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $34.8M | Put options by funds: $7.4M
36% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 137 | Existing positions closed: 101
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 706 [Q3] → 725 (+19) [Q4]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q3] → 1 (+0) [Q4]
4.28% less ownership
Funds ownership: 102.45% [Q3] → 98.17% (-4.28%) [Q4]
15% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $12.2B [Q3] → $10.4B (-$1.78B) [Q4]
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 229 | Existing positions reduced: 283
Research analyst outlook
4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$27
10%
upside
Avg. target
$34
37%
upside
High target
$39
59%
upside
4 analyst ratings
3 positive
75%
1 neutral
25%
0 negative
0%
Barclays Julien Roch 29% 1-year accuracy 2 / 7 met price target | 38%upside $34 | Overweight Maintained | 25 Apr 2025 |
Citigroup Jason Bazinet 56% 1-year accuracy 20 / 36 met price target | 43%upside $35 | Buy Reinstated | 15 Apr 2025 |
UBS Adam Berlin 25% 1-year accuracy 1 / 4 met price target | 10%upside $27 | Neutral Upgraded | 13 Feb 2025 |
JP Morgan David Karnovsky 48% 1-year accuracy 13 / 27 met price target | 59%upside $39 | Overweight Upgraded | 27 Jan 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 15 articles about IPG published over the past 30 days
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
3 days ago
Interpublic Group Earnings Surpass Estimates in Q1, Revenues Fall Y/Y
IPG's first-quarter 2025 top and bottom lines decline year over year.
Neutral
WSJ
3 days ago
Marketers Are ‘Scenario Planning' in an Uncertain Economy, Ad Giant IPG Says
Interpublic Group reiterated its 2025 organic revenue guidance and tried to assure analysts that it's capable of handling any potential downturn.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
3 days ago
Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (NYSE:IPG ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 24, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Philippe Krakowsky - Chief Executive Officer Ellen Johnson - Chief Financial Officer Jerry Leshne - Senior Vice President, Investor Relations Conference Call Participants David Karnovsky - JP Morgan Jason Bazinet - Citi Cameron McVeigh - Morgan Stanley Michael Nathanson - MoffettNathanson Daniel Osley - Wells Fargo Julien Roch - Barclays Craig Huber - Huber Research Partners Operator Good morning and welcome to the Interpublic Group first quarter 2025 conference call. All parties are in a listen-only mode until the question and answer portion.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 days ago
Interpublic (IPG) Reports Q1 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
Although the revenue and EPS for Interpublic (IPG) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 days ago
Interpublic Group (IPG) Surpasses Q1 Earnings Estimates
Interpublic Group (IPG) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.33 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.30 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.36 per share a year ago.
Positive
Reuters
3 days ago
Interpublic beats quarterly revenue estimates on steady demand across divisions
Interpublic Group beat first-quarter revenue estimates on Thursday, helped by steady marketing spend by clients at the company's Mediabrands, Deutsch and Golin divisions.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
3 days ago
Interpublic Announces First Quarter 2025 Results
New York, NY, April 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Total re venue of $2.3 billion, including billable expenses Revenue before billable expenses ("net revenue") of $2.0 billion Organic net revenue decrease of -3.6% due to prior-year client account activity Reported net loss was $85.4 million, which includes pre-tax expense of $203.3 million for previously announced strategic restructuring actions Adjusted EBITA before restructuring charges and deal costs was $186.5 million with margin of 9.3% on revenue before billable expenses Diluted loss per share of $0.23 as reported and diluted earnings per share of $0.33 as adjusted Philippe Krakowsky, CEO of Interpublic: “Results in the first quarter were consistent with our expectations. As we previously indicated, account activity over the prior twelve-month period will weigh on this year, though that impact was lessened in the quarter by sound underlying performance, with notable growth at IPG Mediabrands, Deutsch and Golin, as well as growth at Acxiom.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
5 days ago
Interpublic Group to Report Q1 Earnings: What's in the Offing?
IPG's first-quarter 2025 revenues are expected to have declined due to weak segmental performances.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
6 days ago
Insights Into Interpublic (IPG) Q1: Wall Street Projections for Key Metrics
Besides Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimates for Interpublic (IPG), review projections for some of its key metrics to gain a deeper understanding of how the company might have fared during the quarter ended March 2025.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 week ago
Momentum Worldwide Names Jason Alan Snyder Chief AI Officer
Strengthening its Commitment to Innovation, IP-Led Growth and Applied AI for Brand Experience Strengthening its Commitment to Innovation, IP-Led Growth and Applied AI for Brand Experience
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