The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.

NYSE:IPG Stock Report

Market Cap: US$12.2b

Interpublic Group of Companies Valuation

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

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • 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 IPG when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: IPG ($32.49) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($95.81)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

IPG key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.6x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA8.6x
PEG Ratio4.7x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does IPG's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for IPG vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average20.5x
OMC Omnicom Group
13.4x5.8%US$19.3b
CRTO Criteo
26x14.7%US$2.8b
PUBM PubMatic
38.5x-5.5%US$793.8m
NCMI National CineMedia
4.1x-55.4%US$663.0m
IPG Interpublic Group of Companies
11.8x2.5%US$12.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: IPG is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.8x) compared to the peer average (20.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does IPG's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Media Industry?

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Industry Avg.n/a12.2%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: IPG is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.8x) compared to the US Media industry average (13.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is IPG'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.

IPG PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio11.8x
Fair PE Ratio17.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: IPG is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.5x).


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 IPG forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$32.49
US$33.96
+4.5%
10.3%US$39.00US$28.00n/a12
Aug ’25US$30.96
US$33.96
+9.7%
10.3%US$39.00US$28.00n/a12
Jul ’25US$28.08
US$35.63
+26.9%
7.2%US$39.00US$31.00n/a12
Jun ’25US$31.37
US$35.54
+13.3%
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$32.50
US$35.83
+10.2%
6.9%US$40.00US$32.00n/a11
Mar ’25US$31.20
US$35.74
+14.5%
7.2%US$40.00US$32.00n/a11
Feb ’25US$33.20
US$35.92
+8.2%
7.4%US$40.00US$31.00n/a12
Jan ’25US$32.64
US$35.09
+7.5%
9.4%US$40.00US$30.00n/a11
Dec ’24US$31.31
US$34.33
+9.7%
10.9%US$40.00US$28.00n/a12
Nov ’24US$28.35
US$34.67
+22.3%
9.6%US$40.00US$30.00n/a12
Oct ’24US$28.66
US$38.09
+32.9%
9.0%US$43.00US$33.00n/a11
Sep ’24US$32.60
US$39.09
+19.9%
8.1%US$43.00US$33.00n/a11
Aug ’24US$33.96
US$39.09
+15.1%
8.1%US$43.00US$33.00US$30.9611
Jul ’24US$38.58
US$40.73
+5.6%
6.2%US$45.00US$36.00US$28.0811
Jun ’24US$37.75
US$40.36
+6.9%
5.7%US$45.00US$36.00US$31.3711
May ’24US$36.15
US$40.36
+11.7%
5.7%US$45.00US$36.00US$30.5011
Apr ’24US$37.24
US$39.58
+6.3%
10.0%US$45.00US$29.00US$32.5012
Mar ’24US$35.57
US$38.58
+8.5%
13.2%US$45.00US$28.00US$31.2012
Feb ’24US$37.07
US$35.75
-3.6%
10.0%US$39.00US$28.00US$33.2012
Jan ’24US$33.31
US$33.33
+0.07%
14.8%US$39.00US$22.00US$32.6412
Dec ’23US$34.46
US$33.17
-3.8%
14.8%US$39.00US$22.00US$31.3112
Nov ’23US$29.82
US$32.67
+9.5%
14.0%US$39.00US$22.00US$28.3512
Oct ’23US$25.60
US$33.55
+31.0%
15.6%US$43.00US$22.00US$28.6611
Sep ’23US$27.47
US$34.06
+24.0%
14.7%US$43.00US$22.00US$32.6011
Aug ’23US$29.89
US$33.87
+13.3%
15.3%US$43.00US$22.00US$33.9610

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


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