People Incorporated Common Stock (PPLI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

IAC Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a media and internet company worldwide. The company publishes original and engaging digital content in the form of articles, illustrations, and videos and images across entertainment, food, home, beauty, travel, health, family, luxury, and fashion areas; and magazines related to women and lifestyle. It also operates a digital marketplace that connects home service professionals with consumers for repairing, remodeling, cleaning, landscaping, maintenance, and enhancement services under the Angi Ads, Angi Leads, and Angi Services brands. In addition, the company operates websites that offer general search services and information, including Ask.com, a search site with a variety of fresh and contemporary content; Reference.com that offers content across select vertical categories; Consumersearch.com, which offers content designed to simplify the product research process; and Shopping.net, a vertical shopping search site that contains a mix of search services and/or content targeted to various user or segment demographics, as well as offers direct-to-consumer downloadable desktop applications. Further, it offers Care.com, an online destination for families to connect with caregivers for their children, aging parents, pets, and homes; develops and provides subscription mobile applications across the communication, language, weather, business, health, and lifestyle verticals; a technology driven staffing platform for flexible W-2 work under the Bluecrew name; a platform to connect healthcare professionals with job opportunities under the Vivian Health name; The Daily Beast, a website dedicated to news, commentary, culture, and entertainment that publishes original reporting and opinion; and production and producer services for feature films for sale and distribution through theatrical releases and video-on-demand services. The company was formerly known as IAC/InterActiveCorp. The company is headquartered in New York, New York.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $37.30 to $38.46
• 50-Day Range: $37.51 to $47.62
• 52-Week Range: $29.56 to $48.32
• Volume: 912,133 shs
• Average Volume: 902,576 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.58 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.37
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $56.08
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

People Incorporated Common Stock Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

People Incorporated Common Stock scored higher than 70% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 87th out of 244 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: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

People Incorporated Common Stock has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.73, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 9 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

People Incorporated Common Stock has a consensus price target of $56.08, representing about 49.5% upside from its current price of $37.51.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

People Incorporated Common Stock has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -89.53%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for People Incorporated Common Stock are expected to decrease by -89.53% in the coming year, from $6.97 to $0.73 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of People Incorporated Common Stock is 8.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.11.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of People Incorporated Common Stock is 8.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 23.97.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

People Incorporated Common Stock has a P/B Ratio of 0.56. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

16.19% of the float of People Incorporated Common Stock has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

People Incorporated Common Stock has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.2, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in People Incorporated Common Stock has recently increased by 16.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

People Incorporated Common Stock does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

People Incorporated Common Stock does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.03

News Sentiment

People Incorporated Common Stock has a news sentiment score of 1.03. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.70 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for People Incorporated Common Stock this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for PPLI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, People Incorporated Common Stock insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

16.14% of the stock of People Incorporated Common Stock is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

88.90% of the stock of People Incorporated Common Stock is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/03/2026
• Today: 9/12/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/10/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Media
• Sub-Industry: Publishing
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PPLI
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:IAC
• CIK: 1800227
• Web: www.iac.com
• Phone: (212) 314-7300
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 11,000
• Year Founded: 1995

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for People Incorporated Common Stock: $56.08
• High Price Target: $70.00
• Low Price Target: $44.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +49.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.73
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.48
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.37
• Forward P/E Ratio: 5.38
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$104.03 million
• Net Margins: 16.05%
• Pretax Margin: 30.91%
• Return on Equity: 8.48%
• Return on Assets: 5.71%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.27
• Current Ratio: 3.69
• Quick Ratio: 3.69

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.39 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.08
• Cash Flow: $3.05 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.29
• Book Value: $66.49 per share
• Price / Book: 0.56

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 68,670,000
• Free Float: 57,590,000
• Market Cap: $2.58 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.03