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

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, August 14th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.235 per share on Tuesday, September 17th. This represents a $0.94 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 30th. View Interpublic Group of Companies' Dividend History.

Interpublic Group of Companies announced that its board has authorized a stock repurchase program on Thursday, February 15th 2018, which allows the company to buyback $300,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Interpublic Group of Companies Inc (NYSE:IPG) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 23rd. The business services provider reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.02. The business services provider had revenue of $2.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.15 billion. Interpublic Group of Companies had a net margin of 6.46% and a return on equity of 32.03%. Interpublic Group of Companies's revenue was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.43 EPS. View Interpublic Group of Companies' Earnings History.

Interpublic Group of Companies is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, October 18th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Interpublic Group of Companies.

8 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Interpublic Group of Companies' shares. Their predictions range from $24.00 to $28.00. On average, they anticipate Interpublic Group of Companies' share price to reach $25.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 25.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Interpublic Group of Companies.

8 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 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Interpublic Group of Companies.

News stories about IPG stock have trended positive on Wednesday, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Interpublic Group of Companies earned a news impact score of 2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the business services provider a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Interpublic Group of Companies.

Interpublic Group of Companies saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 23,265,900 shares, an increase of 6.4% from the June 30th total of 21,862,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,180,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 7.3 days. Currently, 6.1% of the company's stock are short sold. View Interpublic Group of Companies' Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Interpublic Group of Companies include Omnicom Group (OMC), WPP (WPP), WPP (WPP), Publicis Groupe (PUBGY), Stroeer SE & Co KGaA (SAX), Groupon (GRPN), Criteo (CRTO), Tarsus Group (TRS), Next Fifteen Communications Group (NFC), Telaria (TLRA), Huntsworth (HNT), M&C Saatchi (SAA), MDC Partners (MDCA), Enero Group (EGG) and The Mission Marketing Group (TMMG).

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), NIC (EGOV), Micron Technology (MU), Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW), Transocean (RIG) and Belden (BDC).

Interpublic Group of Companies' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (13.69%), Vanguard Group Inc. (11.12%), Pzena Investment Management LLC (4.26%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (1.68%), Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc. (1.52%) and Northern Trust Corp (1.33%). Company insiders that own Interpublic Group of Companies stock include Andrew Bonzani, Christopher F Carroll, David M Thomas, Ellen Tobi Johnson, Frank Mergenthaler, H John Greeniaus, Jocelyn Carter-Miller, 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 Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., Renaissance Technologies LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Gabelli Funds LLC, Investec Asset Management LTD, Freestone Capital Holdings LLC, HBK Investments L P and Jefferies Group LLC. 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, Michael Isor Roth and Philippe Krakowsky. View Insider Buying and Selling for Interpublic Group of Companies.

IPG stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nuveen Asset Management LLC, BlackRock Inc., Vanguard Group Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., AQR Capital Management LLC, Balyasny Asset Management LLC, AXA and WBI Investments Inc.. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of IPG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $20.34.

Interpublic Group of Companies has a market capitalization of $7.88 billion and generates $9.71 billion in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $618.90 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.86 on an earnings per share basis. Interpublic Group of Companies employs 54,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Interpublic Group of Companies.

The official website for Interpublic Group of Companies is http://www.interpublic.com/.

Interpublic Group of Companies' mailing address is 909 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY, 10022. The business services provider can be reached via phone at 212-704-1200 or via email at [email protected]