Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG) Competitors

Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE:IPG) and Omnicom Group (NYSE:OMC) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Do analysts rate IPG or OMC?

Interpublic Group of Companies presently has a consensus target price of $35.13, suggesting a potential upside of 11.97%. Omnicom Group has a consensus target price of $104.40, suggesting a potential upside of 12.31%. Given Omnicom Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Omnicom Group is more favorable than Interpublic Group of Companies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Interpublic Group of Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Omnicom Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Is IPG or OMC more profitable?

Interpublic Group of Companies has a net margin of 9.97% compared to Omnicom Group's net margin of 9.96%. Omnicom Group's return on equity of 38.23% beat Interpublic Group of Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Interpublic Group of Companies	9.97%	29.70%	6.46%
Omnicom Group	9.96%	38.23%	5.73%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IPG or OMC?

Interpublic Group of Companies received 204 more outperform votes than Omnicom Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.98% of users gave Interpublic Group of Companies an outperform vote while only 49.14% of users gave Omnicom Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Interpublic Group of Companies	Outperform Votes 574 66.98%	Underperform Votes 283 33.02%
Omnicom Group	Outperform Votes 370 49.14%	Underperform Votes 383 50.86%

Is IPG or OMC a better dividend stock?

Interpublic Group of Companies pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Omnicom Group pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Interpublic Group of Companies pays out 47.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Omnicom Group pays out 37.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of IPG or OMC?

98.4% of Interpublic Group of Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.0% of Omnicom Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Interpublic Group of Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Omnicom Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, IPG or OMC?

Interpublic Group of Companies has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Omnicom Group has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, IPG or OMC?

Omnicom Group has higher revenue and earnings than Interpublic Group of Companies. Interpublic Group of Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Omnicom Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Interpublic Group of Companies	$10.89B	1.09	$1.10B	$2.81	11.16
Omnicom Group	$14.69B	1.24	$1.39B	$7.40	12.56

Does the media refer more to IPG or OMC?

In the previous week, Omnicom Group had 1 more articles in the media than Interpublic Group of Companies. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Omnicom Group and 7 mentions for Interpublic Group of Companies. Omnicom Group's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Interpublic Group of Companies' score of 1.18 indicating that Omnicom Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Interpublic Group of Companies	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Omnicom Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Omnicom Group beats Interpublic Group of Companies on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.