B. Riley Has Pessimistic Outlook of Stagwell Q2 Earnings

Stagwell Inc. (NASDAQ:STGW - Free Report) - Research analysts at B. Riley dropped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Stagwell in a research report issued on Wednesday, July 9th. B. Riley analyst J. Van. Sinderen now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.12 for the quarter, down from their previous 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 research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Needham & Company LLC reissued a "buy" rating and set a $9.00 price objective on shares of Stagwell in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on Stagwell from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Rosenblatt Securities restated a "buy" rating and issued a $10.00 target price on shares of Stagwell in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. Finally, Benchmark lowered Stagwell from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th.

Stagwell Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ STGW traded down $0.03 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $4.65. 647,312 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 727,601. The firm has a market cap of $1.24 billion, a PE ratio of -464.50 and a beta of 1.39. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $4.76 and its 200-day simple moving average is $5.63. Stagwell has a 12 month low of $4.03 and a 12 month 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.

Stagwell (NASDAQ:STGW - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.17 by ($0.05). The firm had revenue of $651.74 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $686.46 million. Stagwell had a return on equity of 15.38% and a net margin of 0.02%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.16 earnings per share.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Charlene Barshefsky purchased 24,350 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 4th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $4.30 per share, with a total value of $104,705.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 185,316 shares in the company, valued at $796,858.80. The trade was a 15.13% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Mark Jeffery Penn acquired 10,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 21st. The stock was acquired at an average price of $4.87 per share, with a total value of $48,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,014,055 shares in the company, valued at $43,898,447.85. This trade represents a 0.11% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders purchased a total of 702,193 shares of company stock valued at $3,044,496 in the last ninety days. 5.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Stagwell

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in STGW. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Stagwell by 21.9% during the second quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 2,010,698 shares of the company's stock worth $9,048,000 after purchasing an additional 361,907 shares during the last quarter. Strs Ohio acquired a new position in Stagwell during the first quarter worth $513,000. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its holdings in Stagwell by 36.0% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 123,000 shares of the company's stock worth $744,000 after purchasing an additional 32,546 shares during the last quarter. Optimize Financial Inc boosted its holdings in Stagwell by 15.1% during the first quarter. Optimize Financial Inc now owns 35,390 shares of the company's stock worth $214,000 after purchasing an additional 4,635 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ascent Group LLC acquired a new position in Stagwell during the first quarter worth $215,000. 35.61% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Stagwell

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.