Stagwell (STGW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Stagwell Inc. (NASDAQ: STGW) is a global marketing and communications network that provides services to businesses, government organizations and other institutions. The company combines creative, media, digital transformation, public relations, strategic consulting, consumer insights and data-driven marketing capabilities through a network of specialized agencies.

Its services include brand strategy and development, advertising, media planning and buying, public affairs, corporate communications, public relations, social media, technology consulting, website and product design, customer experience and analytics. Stagwell’s agencies serve clients across a range of industries and support campaigns in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and other international markets.

Stagwell was founded by Mark Penn and expanded through the 2021 combination of Stagwell Marketing Group and MDC Partners. The transaction brought together Stagwell’s digital and strategic capabilities with MDC Partners’ portfolio of creative and communications agencies. Mark Penn serves as the company’s chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.15 to $8.55
• 50-Day Range: $7.42 to $9.35
• 52-Week Range: $4.28 to $9.55
• Volume: 1.41 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.16 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.07 billion
• P/E Ratio: 141.00
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $9.60
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Stagwell Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Stagwell scored higher than 65% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 100th out of 240 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Stagwell has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Stagwell has a consensus price target of $9.60, representing about 13.5% upside from its current price of $8.46.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Stagwell has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 20.65%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Stagwell are expected to grow by 20.65% in the coming year, from $0.92 to $1.11 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Stagwell is 141.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.81.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Stagwell is 141.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 22.56.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Stagwell has a P/B Ratio of 2.75. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.24% of the float of Stagwell has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Stagwell has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.39.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Stagwell has recently increased by 1.11%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Stagwell does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Stagwell does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.19

News Sentiment

Stagwell has a news sentiment score of 0.19. 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 0.46 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Stagwell this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Stagwell to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Stagwell insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $524,520.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

11.20% of the stock of Stagwell is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

35.61% of the stock of Stagwell is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Today: 10/01/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Media
• Sub-Industry: Advertising
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:STGW
• CIK: 876883
• Web: www.stagwellglobal.com
• Phone: (646) 429-1800
• Fax: 212-937-4365
• Employees: 12,629
• Year Founded: 2015

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Stagwell: $9.60
• High Price Target: $10.00
• Low Price Target: $8.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +13.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.06
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 141.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.20
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $29.10 million
• Net Margins: 0.53%
• Pretax Margin: 1.59%
• Return on Equity: 27.30%
• Return on Assets: 4.77%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.11
• Current Ratio: 0.81
• Quick Ratio: 0.81

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.91 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.71
• Cash Flow: $1.44 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.89
• Book Value: $3.08 per share
• Price / Book: 2.75

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 244,480,000
• Free Float: 217,094,000
• Market Cap: $2.07 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.30