Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG) Competitors

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

Is OMC or IPG a better dividend stock?

Omnicom Group pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Interpublic Group of Companies pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Omnicom Group pays out 38.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Interpublic Group of Companies pays out 62.3% 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. Interpublic Group of Companies has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Interpublic Group of Companies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is OMC or IPG more profitable?

Omnicom Group has a net margin of 9.45% compared to Interpublic Group of Companies' net margin of 7.44%. Omnicom Group's return on equity of 36.59% beat Interpublic Group of Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Omnicom Group	9.45%	36.59%	5.61%
Interpublic Group of Companies	7.44%	27.76%	6.12%

Do analysts rate OMC or IPG?

Omnicom Group presently has a consensus target price of $110.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.07%. Interpublic Group of Companies has a consensus target price of $32.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.19%. Given Omnicom Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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
Omnicom Group	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Interpublic Group of Companies	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, OMC or IPG?

Omnicom Group has higher revenue and earnings than Interpublic Group of Companies. Omnicom Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Interpublic Group of Companies, 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
Omnicom Group	$14.69B	1.15	$1.39B	$7.32	11.83
Interpublic Group of Companies	$10.89B	0.97	$1.10B	$2.12	13.31

Does the media refer more to OMC or IPG?

In the previous week, Interpublic Group of Companies had 5 more articles in the media than Omnicom Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Interpublic Group of Companies and 8 mentions for Omnicom Group. Omnicom Group's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Interpublic Group of Companies' score of 0.91 indicating that Omnicom Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Omnicom Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Interpublic Group of Companies	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in OMC or IPG?

92.0% of Omnicom Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Interpublic Group of Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Omnicom Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Interpublic Group of Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OMC or IPG?

Interpublic Group of Companies received 200 more outperform votes than Omnicom Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.68% of users gave Interpublic Group of Companies an outperform vote while only 49.48% of users gave Omnicom Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Omnicom Group	Outperform Votes 378 49.48%	Underperform Votes 386 50.52%
Interpublic Group of Companies	Outperform Votes 578 65.68%	Underperform Votes 302 34.32%

Which has more risk and volatility, OMC or IPG?

Omnicom Group has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Interpublic Group of Companies has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Omnicom Group beats Interpublic Group of Companies on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.