OMC vs. IPG, WPP, J, BAH, APTV, FDS, CPAY, BR, GRAB, and VLTO
Should you be buying Omnicom Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Omnicom Group include Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG), WPP (WPP), Jacobs Solutions (J), Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), Aptiv (APTV), FactSet Research Systems (FDS), Corpay (CPAY), Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR), Grab (GRAB), and Veralto (VLTO). These companies are all part of the "business services" sector.
Omnicom Group (NYSE:OMC) and Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE:IPG) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership and community ranking.
In the previous week, Interpublic Group of Companies had 14 more articles in the media than Omnicom Group. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Interpublic Group of Companies and 6 mentions for Omnicom Group. Omnicom Group's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Interpublic Group of Companies' score of 0.56 indicating that Omnicom Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Omnicom Group has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Interpublic Group of Companies has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Omnicom Group has higher revenue and earnings than Interpublic Group of Companies. Interpublic Group of Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Omnicom Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
92.0% of Omnicom Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Interpublic Group of Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Omnicom Group 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Omnicom Group pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Interpublic Group of Companies pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Omnicom Group pays out 37.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Interpublic Group of Companies pays out 47.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Interpublic Group of Companies received 205 more outperform votes than Omnicom Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.98% of users gave Interpublic Group of Companies an outperform vote while only 49.07% of users gave Omnicom Group an outperform vote.
Omnicom Group currently has a consensus target price of $103.40, suggesting a potential upside of 7.83%. Interpublic Group of Companies has a consensus target price of $35.13, suggesting a potential upside of 11.61%. Given Interpublic Group of Companies' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Interpublic Group of Companies is more favorable than Omnicom Group.
Interpublic Group of Companies has a net margin of 9.97% compared to Omnicom Group's net margin of 9.96%. Omnicom Group's return on equity of 38.23% beat Interpublic Group of Companies' return on equity.
Summary
Omnicom Group beats Interpublic Group of Companies on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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