Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG) Competitors

Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE:IPG) and Omnicom Group (NYSE:OMC) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IPG or OMC?

Interpublic Group of Companies received 198 more outperform votes than Omnicom Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.81% of users gave Interpublic Group of Companies an outperform vote while only 49.74% of users gave Omnicom Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Interpublic Group of Companies	Outperform Votes 582 64.81%	Underperform Votes 316 35.19%
Omnicom Group	Outperform Votes 384 49.74%	Underperform Votes 388 50.26%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, IPG or OMC?

Omnicom Group has higher revenue and earnings than Interpublic Group of Companies. Omnicom Group 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Interpublic Group of Companies	$10.52B	0.88	$689.50M	$1.31	19.06
Omnicom Group	$15.75B	0.94	$1.48B	$7.31	10.36

Is IPG or OMC more profitable?

Omnicom Group has a net margin of 9.44% compared to Interpublic Group of Companies' net margin of 6.45%. Omnicom Group's return on equity of 36.39% beat Interpublic Group of Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Interpublic Group of Companies	6.45%	27.10%	6.10%
Omnicom Group	9.44%	36.39%	5.67%

Is IPG or OMC a better dividend stock?

Interpublic Group of Companies pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Omnicom Group pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Interpublic Group of Companies pays out 100.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Omnicom Group pays out 38.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Interpublic Group of Companies has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Interpublic Group of Companies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media refer more to IPG or OMC?

In the previous week, Interpublic Group of Companies had 13 more articles in the media than Omnicom Group. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Interpublic Group of Companies and 10 mentions for Omnicom Group. Omnicom Group's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Interpublic Group of Companies' score of 0.88 indicating that Omnicom Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Interpublic Group of Companies	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Omnicom Group	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend IPG or OMC?

Interpublic Group of Companies presently has a consensus target price of $33.44, suggesting a potential upside of 33.97%. Omnicom Group has a consensus target price of $101.29, suggesting a potential upside of 33.71%. Given Interpublic Group of Companies' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Interpublic Group of Companies is more favorable than Omnicom Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Interpublic Group of Companies	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Omnicom Group	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility & risk, IPG or OMC?

Interpublic Group of Companies has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Omnicom Group has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in IPG or OMC?

98.4% of Interpublic Group of Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.0% of Omnicom Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Interpublic Group of Companies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Omnicom Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Interpublic Group of Companies and Omnicom Group tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.