The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.

LSE:0JCK Stock Report

Market Cap: US$11.0b

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 ($29.29) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($77.19)

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 Ratio13.6x
EarningsUS$808.20m
Market CapUS$11.02b

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 Average36x
WPP WPP
43.9x20.6%UK£8.9b
INF Informa
36.9x22.4%UK£11.6b
FOUR 4imprint Group
16x4.6%UK£1.4b
NEXN Nexxen International
47.3x33.9%UK£521.7m
0JCK Interpublic Group of Companies
13.6x7.0%US$11.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 0JCK is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.6x) compared to the peer average (36x).


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 13.6xIndustry Avg. 12.2xNo. of Companies6PE01632486480+
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 0JCK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.6x) compared to the European Media industry average (12.4x).


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 Ratio13.6x
Fair PE Ratio23.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 0JCK is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.7x).


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$29.29
US$32.39
+10.6%
13.2%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$30.00n/a11
Dec ’24US$31.26
US$34.33
+9.8%
10.9%US$40.00US$28.00n/a12
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
Dec ’23US$34.44
US$33.17
-3.7%
14.8%US$39.00US$22.00US$31.2612
Nov ’23US$29.93
US$32.67
+9.1%
14.0%US$39.00US$22.00US$28.1612

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


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