NYSE:IPG - Interpublic Group of Companies Stock Price, Forecast & News

Interpublic Group of Companies trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "IPG."

Interpublic Group of Companies declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 12th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.255 per share on Monday, March 16th. This represents a $1.02 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.17%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. This is a boost from Interpublic Group of Companies's previous quarterly dividend of $0.24. View Interpublic Group of Companies' Dividend History.

Interpublic Group of Companies Inc (NYSE:IPG) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 12th. The business services provider reported $0.88 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.05. The business services provider earned $2.43 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.42 billion. The business's revenue for the quarter was up .8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.89 EPS. View Interpublic Group of Companies' Earnings History.

Interpublic Group of Companies is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, April 24th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Interpublic Group of Companies.

4 analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Interpublic Group of Companies' stock. Their forecasts range from $23.00 to $27.00. On average, they expect Interpublic Group of Companies' stock price to reach $25.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 2.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Interpublic Group of Companies.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Interpublic Group of Companies in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Interpublic Group of Companies.

News coverage about IPG stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Interpublic Group of Companies earned a daily sentiment score of 1.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the business services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Interpublic Group of Companies.

Interpublic Group of Companies saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 27,760,000 shares, an increase of 14.5% from the December 31st total of 24,250,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,840,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 9.8 days. Approximately 7.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Interpublic Group of Companies' Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Interpublic Group of Companies investors own include CA (CA), BlackRock (BLK), Endologix (ELGX), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Athabasca Oil (ATH), Micron Technology (MU), NIC (EGOV), Transocean (RIG), Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW) and Allergan (AGN).

Interpublic Group of Companies' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include FMR LLC (9.56%), State Street Corp (4.86%), Pzena Investment Management LLC (4.53%), Black Creek Investment Management Inc. (3.48%), Ariel Investments LLC (2.34%) and Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.03%). Company insiders that own Interpublic Group of Companies stock include Andrew Bonzani, Christopher F Carroll, David M Thomas, Frank Mergenthaler, H John Greeniaus, Jocelyn Carter-Miller, Julie Connors, Linda S Sanford, Mary Guilfoile, Michael Isor Roth and Philippe Krakowsky. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Interpublic Group of Companies.

IPG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including AQR Capital Management LLC, Lord Abbett & CO. LLC, Boston Private Wealth LLC, Boston Partners, Gabelli Funds LLC, Marshall Wace LLP, Teacher Retirement System of Texas and Russell Investments Group Ltd.. Company insiders that have sold Interpublic Group of Companies company stock in the last year include Andrew Bonzani, Christopher F Carroll, Frank Mergenthaler, H John Greeniaus, Jocelyn Carter-Miller, Julie Connors, Michael Isor Roth and Philippe Krakowsky. View Insider Buying and Selling for Interpublic Group of Companies.

IPG stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, State of Michigan Retirement System, Black Creek Investment Management Inc., Bank of America Corp DE, Pzena Investment Management LLC, Captrust Financial Advisors, Victory Capital Management Inc. and Victory Capital Management Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Interpublic Group of Companies stock in the last two years include David M Thomas and Linda S Sanford. View Insider Buying and Selling for Interpublic Group of Companies.

Shares of IPG can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of IPG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $24.47.