The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.

LSE:0JCK Stock Report

Market Cap: US$10.5b

Interpublic Group of Companies Valuation

Is 0JCK undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of 0JCK when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 0JCK ($28.08) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($70.65)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 0JCK is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 0JCK?

Key metric: As 0JCK is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 0JCK. This is calculated by dividing 0JCK's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 0JCK's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio13x
EarningsUS$808.20m
Market CapUS$10.48b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 0JCK's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 0JCK vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average35x
WPP WPP
42.9x15.2%UK£8.7b
INF Informa
33.5x21.5%UK£10.5b
FOUR 4imprint Group
15.2x4.6%UK£1.4b
NEXN Nexxen International
48.3x39.0%UK£536.4m
0JCK Interpublic Group of Companies
13x5.5%US$10.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 0JCK is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13x) compared to the peer average (35x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 0JCK's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the GB Media Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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0JCK 13.0xIndustry Avg. 12.7xNo. of Companies4PE01224364860+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 0JCK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13x) compared to the European Media industry average (12.7x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 0JCK's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

0JCK PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio13x
Fair PE Ratio23.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 0JCK is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.1x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst 0JCK forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$28.08
US$33.27
+18.5%
10.6%US$39.00US$27.50n/a10
Dec ’25US$30.81
US$32.23
+4.6%
12.8%US$39.00US$26.00n/a12
Nov ’25US$29.53
US$31.86
+7.9%
12.8%US$39.00US$26.00n/a11
Oct ’25US$31.06
US$33.04
+6.4%
11.4%US$39.00US$28.00n/a12
Sep ’25US$32.38
US$33.96
+4.9%
10.3%US$39.00US$28.00n/a12
Aug ’25US$30.95
US$33.96
+9.7%
10.3%US$39.00US$28.00n/a12
Jul ’25US$28.30
US$35.63
+25.9%
7.2%US$39.00US$31.00n/a12
Jun ’25US$30.89
US$35.54
+15.1%
7.9%US$39.00US$31.00n/a12
May ’25US$30.50
US$35.59
+16.7%
7.6%US$39.00US$31.00n/a13
Apr ’25US$32.71
US$35.83
+9.5%
6.9%US$40.00US$32.00n/a11
Mar ’25US$31.17
US$35.74
+14.7%
7.2%US$40.00US$32.00n/a11
Feb ’25US$32.88
US$35.92
+9.2%
7.4%US$40.00US$31.00n/a12
Jan ’25US$32.45
US$35.09
+8.1%
9.4%US$40.00US$30.00US$28.1011
Dec ’24US$31.26
US$34.33
+9.8%
10.9%US$40.00US$28.00US$30.8112
Nov ’24US$28.16
US$34.67
+23.1%
9.6%US$40.00US$30.00US$29.5312
Oct ’24US$28.60
US$38.09
+33.2%
9.0%US$43.00US$33.00US$31.0611
Sep ’24US$32.53
US$39.09
+20.2%
8.1%US$43.00US$33.00US$32.3811
Aug ’24US$33.70
US$39.09
+16.0%
8.1%US$43.00US$33.00US$30.9511
Jul ’24US$38.22
US$40.73
+6.6%
6.2%US$45.00US$36.00US$28.3011
Jun ’24US$37.88
US$40.36
+6.6%
5.7%US$45.00US$36.00US$30.8911
May ’24US$35.67
US$40.36
+13.2%
5.7%US$45.00US$36.00US$30.5011
Apr ’24US$37.09
US$39.58
+6.7%
10.0%US$45.00US$29.00US$32.7112
Mar ’24US$35.58
US$38.58
+8.4%
13.2%US$45.00US$28.00US$31.1712
Feb ’24US$36.51
US$35.75
-2.1%
10.0%US$39.00US$28.00US$32.8812
Jan ’24US$33.36
US$33.33
-0.08%
14.8%US$39.00US$22.00US$32.4512

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/05 10:47
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/03 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. is covered by 43 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Deborah CiervoArgus Research Company
Hamilton FaberAtlantic Equities LLP
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research