Zacks Research Has Positive Forecast for IPG Q3 Earnings

Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:IPG) – Research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Interpublic Group of Companies in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, August 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the business services provider will earn $0.69 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.68. 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’ FY2026 earnings at $2.91 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.76 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.75 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.17 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also weighed in on IPG. UBS Group dropped their target price on Interpublic Group of Companies from $27.00 to $25.60 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Wall Street Zen raised Interpublic Group of Companies to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on Interpublic Group of Companies from $35.00 to $33.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, Barclays lowered Interpublic Group of Companies from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $34.00 to $27.50 in a research report on Wednesday, June 25th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Interpublic Group of Companies presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $32.39.

Interpublic Group of Companies Stock Performance

Shares of IPG stock opened at $26.10 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 1.07. Interpublic Group of Companies has a fifty-two week low of $22.51 and a fifty-two week high of $33.05. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $24.68 and its two-hundred day moving average is $25.37. The firm has a market cap of $9.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.12 and a beta of 1.05.

Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE:IPG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 22nd. The business services provider reported $0.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.20. The firm had revenue of $2.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.15 billion. Interpublic Group of Companies had a return on equity of 28.72% and a net margin of 4.27%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.61 EPS.

Interpublic Group of Companies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.33 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.1%. Interpublic Group of Companies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 111.86%.

Institutional Trading of Interpublic Group of Companies

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in IPG. Sentry Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Interpublic Group of Companies during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its stake in Interpublic Group of Companies by 72.0% during the 2nd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,397 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 585 shares during the period. Raiffeisen Bank International AG bought a new stake in Interpublic Group of Companies during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $42,000. FNY Investment Advisers LLC bought a new stake in Interpublic Group of Companies during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Finally, Grove Bank & Trust boosted its stake in Interpublic Group of Companies by 1,219.5% during the 1st quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 2,164 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $59,000 after purchasing an additional 2,000 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 98.43% of the company’s stock.

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.