Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG) Competitors $26.40 -0.31 (-1.14%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$26.44 +0.04 (+0.15%) As of 09/12/2025 06:12 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock IPG vs. CCRN, EFX, FI, OMC, LAMR, CCO, NCMI, GOOG, WPP, and IASShould you be buying Interpublic Group of Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Interpublic Group of Companies include Cross Country Healthcare (CCRN), Equifax (EFX), Fiserv (FI), Omnicom Group (OMC), Lamar Advertising (LAMR), Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO), National CineMedia (NCMI), Alphabet (GOOG), WPP (WPP), and Integral Ad Science (IAS). Interpublic Group of Companies vs. Its Competitors Cross Country Healthcare Equifax Fiserv Omnicom Group Lamar Advertising Clear Channel Outdoor National CineMedia Alphabet WPP Integral Ad Science Cross Country Healthcare (NASDAQ:CCRN) and Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE:IPG) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CCRN or IPG? 96.0% of Cross Country Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Interpublic Group of Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 4.9% of Cross Country Healthcare shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Interpublic Group of Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer CCRN or IPG? Cross Country Healthcare currently has a consensus price target of $17.93, indicating a potential upside of 42.87%. Interpublic Group of Companies has a consensus price target of $32.01, indicating a potential upside of 21.29%. Given Cross Country Healthcare's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Cross Country Healthcare is more favorable than Interpublic Group of Companies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cross Country Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Interpublic Group of Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38 Is CCRN or IPG more profitable? Interpublic Group of Companies has a net margin of 4.27% compared to Cross Country Healthcare's net margin of -0.70%. Interpublic Group of Companies' return on equity of 28.72% beat Cross Country Healthcare's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cross Country Healthcare-0.70% 1.72% 1.24% Interpublic Group of Companies 4.27%28.72%6.22% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CCRN or IPG? Interpublic Group of Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Cross Country Healthcare. Cross Country Healthcare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Interpublic Group of Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCross Country Healthcare$1.34B0.31-$14.56M-$0.26-48.27Interpublic Group of Companies$10.69B0.90$689.50M$1.1822.37 Does the media refer more to CCRN or IPG? In the previous week, Interpublic Group of Companies had 15 more articles in the media than Cross Country Healthcare. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Interpublic Group of Companies and 4 mentions for Cross Country Healthcare. Interpublic Group of Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Cross Country Healthcare's score of 1.25 indicating that Interpublic Group of Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cross Country Healthcare 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Interpublic Group of Companies 15 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, CCRN or IPG? Cross Country Healthcare has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Interpublic Group of Companies has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryInterpublic Group of Companies beats Cross Country Healthcare on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding IPG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart IPG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricInterpublic Group of CompaniesADVERTISING/MKTG SVCS IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$9.78B$1.97B$26.53B$21.68BDividend Yield4.94%3.20%2.73%3.48%P/E Ratio22.375.3927.1829.69Price / Sales0.906,320.821,184.4670.28Price / Cash6.216.4227.3425.00Price / Book2.5510.807.764.58Net Income$689.50M$129.63M$199.14M$1.00B7 Day Performance-2.77%35.15%9.79%0.65%1 Month Performance0.74%83.11%18.51%3.07%1 Year Performance-14.44%21.42%52.40%14.34% Interpublic Group of Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IPGInterpublic Group of Companies4.7463 of 5 stars$26.40-1.1%$32.01+21.3%-13.6%$9.78B$10.69B22.3753,300Positive NewsCCRNCross Country Healthcare3.9094 of 5 stars$13.38+0.1%$17.93+34.0%-7.1%$438.33M$1.34B-51.468,205Positive NewsEFXEquifax4.8495 of 5 stars$246.13+0.9%$283.53+15.2%-13.9%$30.47B$5.68B48.1714,700Positive NewsFIFiserv4.9527 of 5 stars$138.09+0.3%$207.36+50.2%-22.6%$75.07B$383.42M23.0538,000Trending NewsOMCOmnicom Group4.9152 of 5 stars$78.34+0.8%$94.43+20.5%-21.7%$15.18B$15.91B11.2474,900Positive NewsLAMRLamar Advertising3.9901 of 5 stars$127.25+0.9%$134.20+5.5%+0.1%$12.88B$2.21B29.593,500News CoveragePositive NewsCCOClear Channel Outdoor2.9019 of 5 stars$1.24-2.0%$2.04+65.0%-19.3%$613.81M$1.51B30.884,100News CoverageAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeNCMINational CineMedia3.5312 of 5 stars$4.39+3.3%$6.90+57.2%-27.8%$411.39M$240.80M-20.90350Positive NewsGOOGAlphabet4.5908 of 5 stars$213.53+0.5%$215.19+0.8%+55.2%$2.58T$350.02B22.74190,200Trending NewsShort Interest ↓WPPWPP1.9084 of 5 stars$26.52-0.3%N/A-44.1%$5.72B$18.84B4.44108,044Analyst UpgradeIASIntegral Ad Science4.324 of 5 stars$8.99-1.6%$13.55+50.7%-22.9%$1.49B$530.10M26.44760Positive NewsShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CCRN Alternatives EFX Alternatives FI Alternatives OMC Alternatives LAMR Alternatives CCO Alternatives NCMI Alternatives GOOG Alternatives WPP Alternatives IAS Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:IPG) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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