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$8.73 +0.22 (+2.59%)
As of 08/21/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

STGW vs. QMMM, TTD, WPP, NIQ, and LFTO

Should you buy Stagwell stock or one of its competitors? Stagwell's main competitors and comparable companies include QMMM (QMMM), Trade Desk (TTD), WPP (WPP), NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ), and Liftoff Mobile (LFTO). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "advertising" industry.

How does Stagwell compare to QMMM?

QMMM (NASDAQ:QMMM) and Stagwell (NASDAQ:STGW) are both mid-cap communication services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

35.6% of Stagwell shares are held by institutional investors. 11.2% of Stagwell shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

QMMM has a beta of 14.98, suggesting that its stock price is 1,398% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Stagwell has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the broader market.

Stagwell has a net margin of 0.53% compared to QMMM's net margin of 0.00%. Stagwell's return on equity of 27.30% beat QMMM's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
QMMMN/A N/A N/A
Stagwell 0.53%27.30%4.77%

Stagwell has higher revenue and earnings than QMMM.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
QMMM$2.70M2,529.95-$1.58MN/AN/A
Stagwell$2.91B0.73$29.10M$0.06145.50

In the previous week, Stagwell had 1 more articles in the media than QMMM. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Stagwell and 0 mentions for QMMM. Stagwell's average media sentiment score of 0.14 beat QMMM's score of 0.00 indicating that Stagwell is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
QMMM Neutral
Stagwell Neutral

Stagwell has a consensus target price of $9.60, suggesting a potential upside of 9.97%. Given Stagwell's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Stagwell is more favorable than QMMM.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
QMMM
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Stagwell
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

Summary

Stagwell beats QMMM on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Stagwell compare to Trade Desk?

Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) and Stagwell (NASDAQ:STGW) are both mid-cap communication services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

67.8% of Trade Desk shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.6% of Stagwell shares are held by institutional investors. 11.4% of Trade Desk shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.2% of Stagwell shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Trade Desk has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Stagwell has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the broader market.

Trade Desk presently has a consensus price target of $19.33, suggesting a potential upside of 46.67%. Stagwell has a consensus price target of $9.60, suggesting a potential upside of 9.97%. Given Trade Desk's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Trade Desk is more favorable than Stagwell.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Trade Desk
10 Sell rating(s)
25 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.85
Stagwell
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

Trade Desk has a net margin of 13.61% compared to Stagwell's net margin of 0.53%. Stagwell's return on equity of 27.30% beat Trade Desk's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Trade Desk13.61% 16.09% 6.90%
Stagwell 0.53%27.30%4.77%

Trade Desk has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Stagwell. Trade Desk is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stagwell, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Trade Desk$2.90B2.14$443.30M$0.8415.69
Stagwell$2.91B0.73$29.10M$0.06145.50

In the previous week, Trade Desk had 13 more articles in the media than Stagwell. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Trade Desk and 1 mentions for Stagwell. Stagwell's average media sentiment score of 0.14 beat Trade Desk's score of 0.03 indicating that Stagwell is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Trade Desk
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Stagwell
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Trade Desk beats Stagwell on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Stagwell compare to WPP?

Stagwell (NASDAQ:STGW) and WPP (NYSE:WPP) are both mid-cap communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Stagwell has a net margin of 0.53% compared to WPP's net margin of 0.00%. Stagwell's return on equity of 27.30% beat WPP's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Stagwell0.53% 27.30% 4.77%
WPP N/A N/A N/A

35.6% of Stagwell shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.3% of WPP shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.2% of Stagwell shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of WPP shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, WPP had 5 more articles in the media than Stagwell. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for WPP and 1 mentions for Stagwell. Stagwell's average media sentiment score of 0.14 beat WPP's score of 0.05 indicating that Stagwell is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Stagwell
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
WPP
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Stagwell presently has a consensus target price of $9.60, indicating a potential upside of 9.97%. Given Stagwell's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Stagwell is more favorable than WPP.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Stagwell
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71
WPP
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Stagwell has higher earnings, but lower revenue than WPP.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Stagwell$2.91B0.73$29.10M$0.06145.50
WPP$17.87B0.32-$283.52MN/AN/A

Stagwell has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, WPP has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Stagwell beats WPP on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Stagwell compare to NIQ Global Intelligence?

Stagwell (NASDAQ:STGW) and NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) are both mid-cap communication services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.

Stagwell has a net margin of 0.53% compared to NIQ Global Intelligence's net margin of -8.01%. Stagwell's return on equity of 27.30% beat NIQ Global Intelligence's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Stagwell0.53% 27.30% 4.77%
NIQ Global Intelligence -8.01%14.84%2.60%

Stagwell presently has a consensus price target of $9.60, indicating a potential upside of 9.97%. NIQ Global Intelligence has a consensus price target of $16.61, indicating a potential downside of 11.74%. Given Stagwell's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Stagwell is more favorable than NIQ Global Intelligence.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Stagwell
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71
NIQ Global Intelligence
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73

In the previous week, NIQ Global Intelligence had 8 more articles in the media than Stagwell. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for NIQ Global Intelligence and 1 mentions for Stagwell. NIQ Global Intelligence's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Stagwell's score of 0.14 indicating that NIQ Global Intelligence is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Stagwell
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
NIQ Global Intelligence
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Stagwell has higher earnings, but lower revenue than NIQ Global Intelligence. NIQ Global Intelligence is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stagwell, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Stagwell$2.91B0.73$29.10M$0.06145.50
NIQ Global Intelligence$4.20B1.32-$353.30M-$1.22N/A

35.6% of Stagwell shares are held by institutional investors. 11.2% of Stagwell shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of NIQ Global Intelligence shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Stagwell beats NIQ Global Intelligence on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Stagwell compare to Liftoff Mobile?

Liftoff Mobile (NASDAQ:LFTO) and Stagwell (NASDAQ:STGW) are both mid-cap communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and dividends.

In the previous week, Liftoff Mobile had 5 more articles in the media than Stagwell. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Liftoff Mobile and 1 mentions for Stagwell. Stagwell's average media sentiment score of 0.14 beat Liftoff Mobile's score of 0.04 indicating that Stagwell is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Liftoff Mobile
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Stagwell
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Liftoff Mobile presently has a consensus target price of $35.69, indicating a potential upside of 88.15%. Stagwell has a consensus target price of $9.60, indicating a potential upside of 9.97%. Given Liftoff Mobile's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Liftoff Mobile is more favorable than Stagwell.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Liftoff Mobile
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.76
Stagwell
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

35.6% of Stagwell shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.2% of Stagwell shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Stagwell has higher revenue and earnings than Liftoff Mobile.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Liftoff MobileN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Stagwell$2.91B0.73$29.10M$0.06145.50

Stagwell has a net margin of 0.53% compared to Liftoff Mobile's net margin of 0.00%. Stagwell's return on equity of 27.30% beat Liftoff Mobile's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Liftoff MobileN/A N/A N/A
Stagwell 0.53%27.30%4.77%

Summary

Stagwell beats Liftoff Mobile on 7 of the 12 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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STGW vs. The Competition

MetricStagwellMedia IndustryCommunication Services SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.13B$3.25B$33.00B$12.85B
Dividend YieldN/A5.43%5.35%11.08%
P/E Ratio145.5032.26232.3424.25
Price / Sales0.7328.2462.24101.47
Price / Cash6.3216.1620.7053.99
Price / Book3.118.9411.416.20
Net Income$29.10M-$45.77M$1.10B$348.59M
7 Day Performance-4.28%-1.15%-1.15%0.08%
1 Month Performance23.13%5.16%2.43%3.88%
1 Year Performance51.83%8.45%0.05%16.98%

Stagwell Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
STGW
Stagwell
3.1675 of 5 stars
$8.73
+2.6%
$9.60
+10.0%
+51.8%$2.13B$2.91B145.5012,629
QMMM
QMMM
N/A$119.40
flat
N/AN/A$6.83B$1.88MN/AN/A
TTD
Trade Desk
3.257 of 5 stars
$13.36
-0.3%
$19.33
+44.8%
-75.2%$6.25B$2.90B15.843,843
WPP
WPP
2.1067 of 5 stars
$26.99
+1.1%
N/A-2.9%$5.82B$17.87BN/A98,655
NIQ
NIQ Global Intelligence
2.9736 of 5 stars
$16.28
+39.4%
$17.85
+9.6%
+6.6%$4.81B$4.20BN/A38,760

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This page (NASDAQ:STGW) was last updated on 8/23/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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