Ipsos (IPSOF) and Its Competitors Head-To-Head Survey

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Ipsos and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ipsos	N/A	N/A	20.89
Ipsos Competitors	$3.35 billion	$227.10 million	30.28

Ipsos’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Ipsos. Ipsos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Ipsos and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ipsos	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ipsos Competitors	1.89%	22.32%	4.74%

Dividends

Ipsos pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Ipsos pays out 36.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Professional Services” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.7% and pay out -158.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Ipsos lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

34.2% of Ipsos shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.6% of shares of all “Professional Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 17.0% of shares of all “Professional Services” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ipsos peers beat Ipsos on 9 of the 9 factors compared.

About Ipsos

Ipsos SA, through its subsidiaries, provides survey-based research services for companies and institutions in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia-Pacific. The company offers services in the information production and analysis chain, including data collection, data processing and integration, data analysis, information delivery and presentation, and information activation. It also provides audience measurement, automotive and mobility development, brand health tracking, channel performance, corporate reputation, creative excellence, customer experience, healthcare, innovation, Ipsos MMA, Ipsos UU, market strategy and understanding, observer, public affairs, social intelligence analytics, and other specialist services, as well as research methodologies, such as device agnosticism, programmatic sampling, and digital face-to-face interview. In addition, the company offers online and mobile integrated services and device agnostic solutions that include online surveys adapted to laptops, smartphones, and tablets; and qualitative research services, as well as operates Ipsos.Digital, a do-it-yourself platform. Further, it provides artificial intelligence and data science solutions that develops and provides analytical tools based on data science, machine learning, big analytics, and modelling; and behavioral science and neuroscience solutions, as well as operates Ipsos Knowledge Centre for teams and clients. Ipsos SA was incorporated in 1975 and is headquartered in Paris, France.