Public Policy (PPHC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Public Policy Holding Company, Inc. is a public affairs and government relations platform that provides strategic advice and advocacy services to corporations, trade associations, nonprofit organizations, and other institutions. The company operates through a network of specialized public policy and communications firms.

Its services generally include federal, state, and local government relations; lobbying; public affairs strategy; strategic communications; coalition building; grassroots and digital advocacy; policy research; and issue management. Through its operating companies, Public Policy Holding Company works with clients seeking to understand and influence legislative, regulatory, and public policy developments.

The company is based in the United States and has a significant presence in Washington, D.C., with operations serving clients across federal and state policy environments. Its platform includes firms such as Seven Letter, Crossroads Strategies, Forbes Tate Partners, The Alpine Group, and KP Public Affairs. Public Policy Holding Company was established to bring together independent public policy businesses while allowing them to retain their individual brands and areas of expertise.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $10.21 to $11.17
• 50-Day Range: $8.63 to $13.11
• 52-Week Range: $7.01 to $15.15
• Volume: 119,626 shs
• Average Volume: 139,199 shs
• Market Capitalization: $333.81 million
• P/E Ratio: 100.45
• Dividend Yield: 2.08%
• Price Target: $17.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Public Policy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Public Policy scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 304th out of 669 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Public Policy has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Public Policy has a consensus price target of $17.00, representing about 53.9% upside from its current price of $11.05.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Public Policy has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 36.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Public Policy are expected to grow by 36.00% in the coming year, from $0.50 to $0.68 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Public Policy is 100.45, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.80.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Public Policy is 100.45, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.18.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Public Policy has a PEG Ratio of 1.47. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Public Policy has a P/B Ratio of 4.22. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.88% of the float of Public Policy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Public Policy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.56, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Public Policy has recently increased by 49.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Public Policy pays a meaningful dividend of 2.12%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Public Policy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Public Policy is 209.09%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Public Policy will have a dividend payout ratio of 33.82% next year. This indicates that Public Policy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.41

News Sentiment

Public Policy has a news sentiment score of 0.41. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Public Policy this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Public Policy insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $96,589.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

14.62% of the stock of Public Policy is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Public Policy has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 6/30/2026
• Record date for 10/23 Dividend: 9/25/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/23 Dividend: 9/25/2026
• Today: 9/28/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/23/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Professional Services
• Sub-Industry: Research & Consulting Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PPHC
• CIK: 1903508
• Web: pphcompany.com
• Phone: (202) 559-0178
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 450
• Year Founded: 2014

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Public Policy: $17.00
• High Price Target: $18.00
• Low Price Target: $16.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +56.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.11
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 98.85
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.74
• P/E Growth: 1.47
• Net Income: -$39 million
• Net Margins: -18.85%
• Pretax Margin: -17.16%
• Return on Equity: -0.26%
• Return on Assets: -0.11%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.29
• Current Ratio: 1.60
• Quick Ratio: 1.60

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $186.54 million
• Price / Sales: 1.76
• Cash Flow: $1.25 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.68
• Book Value: $2.62 per share
• Price / Book: 4.15

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 30,220,000
• Free Float: 25,799,000
• Market Cap: $328.49 million
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: N/A