Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG) Competitors $24.76 -0.24 (-0.96%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.75 -0.01 (-0.04%) As of 07/11/2025 04:50 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, LEA, OMC, TEL, LAMR, CCO, NCMI, and GOOGShould 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), Lear (LEA), Omnicom Group (OMC), TE Connectivity (TEL), Lamar Advertising (LAMR), Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO), National CineMedia (NCMI), and Alphabet (GOOG). Interpublic Group of Companies vs. Its Competitors Cross Country Healthcare Equifax Fiserv Lear Omnicom Group TE Connectivity Lamar Advertising Clear Channel Outdoor National CineMedia Alphabet Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE:IPG) and Cross Country Healthcare (NASDAQ:CCRN) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability. Does the media prefer IPG or CCRN? In the previous week, Interpublic Group of Companies had 11 more articles in the media than Cross Country Healthcare. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Interpublic Group of Companies and 4 mentions for Cross Country Healthcare. Interpublic Group of Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Cross Country Healthcare's score of 0.70 indicating that Interpublic Group of Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Interpublic Group of Companies 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 Do institutionals & insiders believe in IPG or CCRN? 98.4% of Interpublic Group of Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Cross Country Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Interpublic Group of Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of Cross Country Healthcare shares are held by 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. Do analysts recommend IPG or CCRN? Interpublic Group of Companies presently has a consensus price target of $32.06, indicating a potential upside of 29.47%. Cross Country Healthcare has a consensus price target of $17.93, indicating a potential upside of 48.55%. Given Cross Country Healthcare's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cross Country Healthcare is more favorable than Interpublic Group of Companies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Interpublic Group of Companies 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30Cross Country Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is IPG or CCRN more profitable? Interpublic Group of Companies has a net margin of 4.69% compared to Cross Country Healthcare's net margin of -1.41%. Interpublic Group of Companies' return on equity of 27.21% beat Cross Country Healthcare's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Interpublic Group of Companies4.69% 27.21% 5.94% Cross Country Healthcare -1.41%2.56%1.84% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, IPG or CCRN? 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 RatioInterpublic Group of Companies$10.69B0.86$689.50M$1.3118.90Cross Country Healthcare$1.34B0.29-$14.56M-$0.53-22.77 Which has more volatility & risk, IPG or CCRN? Interpublic Group of Companies has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cross Country Healthcare has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its stock price is 64% less 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. Get Interpublic Group of Companies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IPG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address 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$9.24B$1.75B$15.39B$20.79BDividend Yield5.28%3.21%2.70%3.71%P/E Ratio18.9018.5028.4427.89Price / Sales0.864.1343.6042.50Price / Cash5.826.0326.7222.63Price / Book2.391.926.164.57Net Income$689.50M$122.61M$188.45M$988.81M7 Day Performance-2.44%1.39%0.92%0.20%1 Month Performance4.78%3.06%3.67%3.93%1 Year Performance-15.84%-32.76%29.55%10.27% Interpublic Group of Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IPGInterpublic Group of Companies4.7012 of 5 stars$24.76-1.0%$32.06+29.5%-14.3%$9.24B$10.69B18.9053,300Analyst ForecastCCRNCross Country Healthcare3.8959 of 5 stars$12.75-2.0%$17.93+40.6%-11.1%$417.95M$1.34B-24.068,205EFXEquifax4.77 of 5 stars$264.37+1.0%$295.19+11.7%+2.3%$32.83B$5.68B54.0614,700Analyst ForecastFIFiserv4.8839 of 5 stars$173.41-1.2%$221.23+27.6%+9.2%$96.14B$20.46B30.6438,000Positive NewsLEALear4.6494 of 5 stars$102.78-0.8%$108.55+5.6%-9.2%$5.49B$23.31B12.05173,700OMCOmnicom Group4.9273 of 5 stars$73.82-1.2%$96.43+30.6%-21.1%$14.40B$15.69B10.1074,900News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastTELTE Connectivity4.6366 of 5 stars$171.05-1.9%$163.90-4.2%+14.5%$50.72B$15.85B37.5987,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastLAMRLamar Advertising2.5618 of 5 stars$122.08-1.7%$134.00+9.8%+6.9%$12.50B$2.21B29.633,500CCOClear Channel Outdoor2.3427 of 5 stars$1.19-4.4%$2.04+71.9%-27.7%$588.60M$1.51B-19.754,100NCMINational CineMedia3.2933 of 5 stars$4.71-1.7%$7.00+48.6%+1.0%$444.15M$240.80M-24.79350News CoverageAnalyst RevisionGOOGAlphabet4.8876 of 5 stars$177.56-1.7%$206.38+16.2%-3.2%$2.15T$350.02B19.79190,200Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CCRN Alternatives EFX Alternatives FI Alternatives LEA Alternatives OMC Alternatives TEL Alternatives LAMR Alternatives CCO Alternatives NCMI Alternatives GOOG 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 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners3..2..1.. 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