STGW vs. WPP, HNGE, DLO, STNE, WSC, FTDR, HRI, RELY, APLD, and ATHM
Should you be buying Stagwell stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Stagwell include WPP (WPP), Hinge Health (HNGE), DLocal (DLO), StoneCo (STNE), WillScot (WSC), Frontdoor (FTDR), Herc (HRI), Remitly Global (RELY), Applied Digital (APLD), and Autohome (ATHM). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.
Stagwell vs. Its Competitors
Stagwell (NASDAQ:STGW) and WPP (NYSE:WPP) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk and profitability.
Stagwell has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WPP has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.
WPP has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Stagwell's net margin of -0.06%. Stagwell's return on equity of 14.54% beat WPP's return on equity.
WPP has higher revenue and earnings than Stagwell.
In the previous week, WPP had 8 more articles in the media than Stagwell. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for WPP and 3 mentions for Stagwell. Stagwell's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat WPP's score of 0.54 indicating that Stagwell is being referred to more favorably in the media.
35.6% of Stagwell shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.3% of WPP shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of Stagwell shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of WPP shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Stagwell currently has a consensus target price of $8.17, suggesting a potential upside of 42.12%. Given Stagwell's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Stagwell is more favorable than WPP.
Summary
Stagwell beats WPP on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:STGW) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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