Cooke & Bieler LP Buys 92,685 Shares of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE:OMC)

Cooke & Bieler LP lifted its stake in Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE:OMC - Free Report) by 3.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,450,757 shares of the business services provider's stock after buying an additional 92,685 shares during the quarter. Omnicom Group comprises 2.0% of Cooke & Bieler LP's portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest holding. Cooke & Bieler LP owned 1.25% of Omnicom Group worth $210,863,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. State Street Corp raised its stake in Omnicom Group by 5.7% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 14,118,529 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,468,615,000 after purchasing an additional 759,980 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in Omnicom Group by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 6,714,693 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $577,732,000 after purchasing an additional 156,438 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Omnicom Group by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,100,560 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $525,960,000 after purchasing an additional 72,447 shares in the last quarter. Amundi lifted its holdings in Omnicom Group by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Amundi now owns 1,693,256 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $144,603,000 after purchasing an additional 72,924 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Omnicom Group in the 4th quarter worth approximately $79,321,000. Institutional investors own 91.97% of the company's stock.

Omnicom Group Stock Performance

NYSE OMC opened at $85.62 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $16.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.49, a P/E/G ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a current ratio of 1.00. The business's 50 day moving average price is $84.42 and its 200-day moving average price is $94.25. Omnicom Group Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $79.57 and a fifty-two week high of $107.00.

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Omnicom Group (NYSE:OMC - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The business services provider reported $2.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.38 by $0.03. Omnicom Group had a return on equity of 36.39% and a net margin of 9.44%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.20 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Omnicom Group Inc. will post 8.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Omnicom Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 9th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.70 per share. This represents a $2.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.27%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 11th. Omnicom Group's payout ratio is currently 37.58%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently commented on OMC. Macquarie reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $120.00 price target on shares of Omnicom Group in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. Argus cut Omnicom Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, February 14th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Omnicom Group from $110.00 to $99.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Omnicom Group from $119.00 to $116.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Finally, Barclays reduced their price objective on Omnicom Group from $121.00 to $110.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Omnicom Group has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $108.25.

Omnicom Group Profile

Omnicom Group Inc, together with its subsidiaries, offers advertising, marketing, and corporate communications services. It provides a range of services in the areas of advertising and media, precision marketing, commerce and branding, experiential, execution and support, public relations, and healthcare.

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