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 profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OMC or IPG?

Interpublic Group of Companies received 200 more outperform votes than Omnicom Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.09% 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 377 49.48%	Underperform Votes 385 50.52%
Interpublic Group of Companies	Outperform Votes 577 66.09%	Underperform Votes 296 33.91%

Which has more volatility and risk, OMC or IPG?

Omnicom Group has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Interpublic Group of Companies has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to OMC or IPG?

In the previous week, Interpublic Group of Companies had 11 more articles in the media than Omnicom Group. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Interpublic Group of Companies and 8 mentions for Omnicom Group. Interpublic Group of Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Omnicom Group's score of 0.67 indicating that Interpublic Group of Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Omnicom Group	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Interpublic Group of Companies	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 2.8%. 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.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, OMC or IPG?

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
Omnicom Group	$14.69B	1.32	$1.39B	$7.32	13.54
Interpublic Group of Companies	$10.89B	0.97	$1.10B	$2.12	13.39

Do analysts rate OMC or IPG?

Omnicom Group currently has a consensus target price of $110.11, indicating a potential upside of 11.13%. Interpublic Group of Companies has a consensus target price of $30.57, indicating a potential upside of 7.72%. Given Omnicom Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Interpublic Group of Companies	4 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.63

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 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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