Zacks Research Issues Negative Forecast for IPG Earnings

The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (NYSE:IPG) – Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Interpublic Group of Companies in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings of $0.56 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.65. The consensus estimate for Interpublic Group of Companies’ current full-year earnings is $2.66 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Interpublic Group of Companies’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.68 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.02 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.69 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.79 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.71 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.96 EPS.

Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE:IPG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The business services provider reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.30 by $0.03. Interpublic Group of Companies had a net margin of 6.45% and a return on equity of 27.10%. The company had revenue of $2 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.98 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.36 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. UBS Group raised shares of Interpublic Group of Companies from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $29.00 to $27.00 in a report on Thursday, February 13th. StockNews.com began coverage on shares of Interpublic Group of Companies in a research report on Monday. They set a “hold” rating for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Interpublic Group of Companies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $32.00 to $39.00 in a report on Monday, January 27th. Argus cut shares of Interpublic Group of Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Interpublic Group of Companies from $36.00 to $34.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $33.44.

Interpublic Group of Companies Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of Interpublic Group of Companies stock opened at $25.20 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77. Interpublic Group of Companies has a 12-month low of $22.51 and a 12-month high of $33.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.77 and a beta of 1.09. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $25.20 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $27.38.

Interpublic Group of Companies announced that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Wednesday, February 12th that authorizes the company to repurchase $155.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the business services provider to repurchase up to 1.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Ellen Tobi Johnson sold 21,427 shares of Interpublic Group of Companies stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.82, for a total transaction of $574,672.14. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 143,373 shares in the company, valued at $3,845,263.86. The trade was a 13.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.42% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Interpublic Group of Companies

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board grew its holdings in shares of Interpublic Group of Companies by 5.1% during the first quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 13,885,384 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $377,127,000 after buying an additional 674,938 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Interpublic Group of Companies by 6.5% in the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 13,781,455 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $374,304,000 after acquiring an additional 842,925 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Interpublic Group of Companies by 13.0% in the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 12,975,872 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $363,584,000 after acquiring an additional 1,492,019 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Interpublic Group of Companies by 14.8% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 10,264,732 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $287,618,000 after acquiring an additional 1,320,345 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Interpublic Group of Companies by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 9,531,530 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $266,614,000 after acquiring an additional 81,996 shares during the last quarter. 98.43% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Interpublic Group of Companies Company Profile

The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc provides advertising and marketing services worldwide. It operates in three segments: Media, Data & Engagement Solutions, Integrated Advertising & Creativity Led Solutions, and Specialized Communications & Experiential Solutions. The Media, Data & Engagement Solutions segment provides media and communications services, digital services and products, advertising and marketing technology, e-commerce services, data management and analytics, strategic consulting, and digital brand experience under the IPG Mediabrands, UM, Initiative, Kinesso, Acxiom, Huge, MRM, and R/GA brand names.