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 announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, November 19th. Investors of record on Monday, December 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.235 per share on Monday, December 16th. This represents a $0.94 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.91%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 29th. View Interpublic Group of Companies' Dividend History.

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

Interpublic Group of Companies Inc (NYSE:IPG) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October, 22nd. The business services provider reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.02. The business services provider earned $2.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.06 billion. Interpublic Group of Companies had a net margin of 6.42% and a return on equity of 31.19%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 8.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.49 earnings per share. View Interpublic Group of Companies' Earnings History.

Interpublic Group of Companies is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 12th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Interpublic Group of Companies.

Interpublic Group of Companies will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, February 12th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

3 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for Interpublic Group of Companies' shares. 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 twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 4.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Interpublic Group of Companies.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Interpublic Group of Companies in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Interpublic Group of Companies.

Media coverage about IPG stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Interpublic Group of Companies earned a news impact score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the business services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact 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 December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 27,760,000 shares, an increase of 14.5% from the December 15th total of 24,250,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,980,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 9.3 days. Approximately 7.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Interpublic Group of Companies' Current Options Chain.

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Interpublic Group of Companies' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Hamlin Capital Management LLC (0.78%), Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.16%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.11%), Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. (0.04%), Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank (0.04%) and DNB Asset Management AS (0.03%). 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 DNB Asset Management AS, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank , NEXT Financial Group Inc, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, LifePlan Financial Group Inc, IFP Advisors Inc and Nisa Investment Advisors 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, 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 Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Hamlin Capital Management LLC, Tocqueville Asset Management L.P., Boston Trust Walden Corp, CX Institutional, Wealthfront Advisers LLC, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI and Donaldson Capital Management LLC. 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 $24.05.

Interpublic Group of Companies has a market capitalization of $9.32 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]