Stagwell Inc. (NASDAQ:STGW) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Stagwell Inc. (NASDAQ:STGW) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the eight brokerages that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, five have assigned a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $10.17.

Several research firms have recently weighed in on STGW. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Stagwell from $8.00 to $10.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. B. Riley Financial increased their target price on shares of Stagwell from $8.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Stagwell from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Thursday, August 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on shares of Stagwell in a research note on Monday. They issued a “buy” rating and a $13.00 price target for the company. Finally, Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on shares of Stagwell from $8.00 to $10.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th.

Insider Activity at Stagwell

In related news, insider Frank Lanuto sold 62,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.46, for a total value of $524,520.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 491,977 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,162,125.42. The trade was a 11.19% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 11.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Clearstead Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Stagwell by 186.2% in the fourth quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 7,020 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 4,567 shares during the last quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA increased its stake in shares of Stagwell by 34.7% during the 1st quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 20,014 shares of the company’s stock worth $126,000 after purchasing an additional 5,155 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Stagwell during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $52,000. Tidal Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of Stagwell in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $117,000. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new position in Stagwell in the second quarter valued at approximately $141,000. Institutional investors own 35.61% of the company’s stock.

Stagwell Stock Up 1.8%

Shares of Stagwell stock opened at $8.65 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $8.67 and its 200 day moving average is $7.46. Stagwell has a one year low of $4.28 and a one year high of $9.55. The firm has a market cap of $2.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 144.17 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11, a current ratio of 0.81 and a quick ratio of 0.81.

Stagwell (NASDAQ:STGW) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.19 by $0.06. Stagwell had a return on equity of 27.30% and a net margin of 0.53%.The business had revenue of $786.31 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $754.56 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.17 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.2% on a year-over-year basis. Stagwell has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.030-1.170 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Stagwell will post 0.92 EPS for the current year.

About Stagwell

Stagwell Inc (NASDAQ: STGW) is a global marketing and communications network that provides services to businesses, government organizations and other institutions. The company combines creative, media, digital transformation, public relations, strategic consulting, consumer insights and data-driven marketing capabilities through a network of specialized agencies.

Its services include brand strategy and development, advertising, media planning and buying, public affairs, corporate communications, public relations, social media, technology consulting, website and product design, customer experience and analytics.