Stagwell Inc. (NASDAQ:STGW - Free Report) - B. Riley lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Stagwell in a research note issued on Wednesday, July 9th. B. Riley analyst J. Van. Sinderen now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.12 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.15. The consensus estimate for Stagwell's current full-year earnings is $0.59 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Stagwell's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.23 EPS.
Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Rosenblatt Securities restated a "buy" rating and set a $10.00 target price on shares of Stagwell in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. Benchmark cut shares of Stagwell from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, May 9th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Stagwell from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $9.00 target price on shares of Stagwell in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd.
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Stagwell Stock Performance
Shares of NASDAQ STGW traded down $0.02 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $4.65. 1,253,622 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 731,723. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $4.74 and a 200 day moving average of $5.60. Stagwell has a 1 year low of $4.03 and a 1 year high of $8.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.88, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 0.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -465.00 and a beta of 1.39.
Stagwell (NASDAQ:STGW - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.17 by ($0.05). Stagwell had a net margin of 0.02% and a return on equity of 15.38%. The firm had revenue of $651.74 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $686.46 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.16 EPS. The firm's revenue was down 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year.
Institutional Trading of Stagwell
A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in STGW. Quarry LP bought a new stake in Stagwell in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Stagwell during the fourth quarter valued at $69,000. Vident Advisory LLC purchased a new position in Stagwell during the 1st quarter valued at about $64,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets bought a new position in Stagwell in the fourth quarter worth approximately $75,000. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Stagwell during the 1st quarter worth $74,000. Institutional investors own 35.61% of the company's stock.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, CEO Mark Jeffery Penn bought 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 21st. The shares were bought at an average price of $4.87 per share, for a total transaction of $48,700.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer owned 9,014,055 shares in the company, valued at $43,898,447.85. This represents a 0.11% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Eli Samaha acquired 240,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 5th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $4.43 per share, with a total value of $1,063,200.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 8,014,322 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $35,503,446.46. This trade represents a 3.09% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have bought 702,193 shares of company stock worth $3,044,496. Company insiders own 3.80% of the company's stock.
About Stagwell
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Stagwell Inc provides digital transformation, performance media and data, consumer insights and strategy, and creativity and communications services. The company operates through three segments: Integrated Agencies Network, Brand Performance Network, and Communications Network. It designs and builds digital platforms and experiences that support the delivery of content, commerce, service, and sales; creates websites, mobile applications, back-end systems, content and data management systems, and other digital environments; designs and implements technology and data strategies; and develops software and related technology products, including artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled communications, research, and media technology, cookie-less data platforms for advance targeting and activation, software tools for e-commerce applications, specialty media solutions in the augmented reality space, and text messaging applications for consumer engagement.
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