Zacks Research Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for IPG

Key Points

• Zacks Research has upgraded its earnings estimates for Interpublic Group of Companies, projecting a Q3 2025 EPS of $0.69, up from $0.68, with a full-year forecast of $2.66 EPS.
• Interpublic's recent earnings report showed an EPS of $0.75, significantly exceeding the consensus estimate of $0.55, despite a year-over-year revenue decline of 6.6%.
• The company will pay a quarterly dividend of $0.33 per share on September 16th, offering an annualized dividend yield of 5.0% amidst a high payout ratio of 111.86%.

Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:IPG - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Interpublic Group of Companies in a research report issued on Tuesday, August 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $0.69 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.68. 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' FY2026 earnings at $2.91 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.76 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.75 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.17 EPS.

IPG has been the topic of a number of other reports. Wall Street Zen raised Interpublic Group of Companies to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday. UBS Group reduced their price objective on Interpublic Group of Companies from $27.00 to $25.60 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Barclays lowered Interpublic Group of Companies from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $34.00 to $27.50 in a research note on Wednesday, June 25th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Interpublic Group of Companies from $35.00 to $33.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $32.39.

Interpublic Group of Companies Trading Up 1.0%

NYSE:IPG traded up $0.25 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $26.10. The company's stock had a trading volume of 5,284,106 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,285,047. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $24.68 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $25.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 1.07. Interpublic Group of Companies has a twelve month low of $22.51 and a twelve month high of $33.05. The stock has a market cap of $9.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.12 and a beta of 1.05.

Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE:IPG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The business services provider reported $0.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.55 by $0.20. Interpublic Group of Companies had a return on equity of 28.72% and a net margin of 4.27%. The firm had revenue of $2.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.15 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.61 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 6.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Interpublic Group of Companies

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of IPG. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board raised its holdings in shares of Interpublic Group of Companies by 139.5% during the 4th quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 13,210,446 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $370,157,000 after buying an additional 7,693,636 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd purchased a new stake in Interpublic Group of Companies during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $143,727,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its holdings in Interpublic Group of Companies by 14,575.4% during the 2nd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 3,119,249 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $76,359,000 after purchasing an additional 3,097,994 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in Interpublic Group of Companies by 49.0% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 8,510,242 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $231,138,000 after purchasing an additional 2,797,490 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pentwater Capital Management LP increased its holdings in Interpublic Group of Companies by 568.6% during the 1st quarter. Pentwater Capital Management LP now owns 2,340,000 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $63,554,000 after purchasing an additional 1,990,000 shares during the last quarter. 98.43% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Interpublic Group of Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.33 per share. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.1%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 2nd. Interpublic Group of Companies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 111.86%.

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.