Advertising Agencies: Interpublic Group of Companies Inc (NYSE:IPG), YuMe Inc (NYSE:YUME), Lamar Advertising Co (NASDAQ:LAMR), WPP plc (NASDAQ:WPPGY)

Posted by on Jul 08, 2014

Interpublic Group of Companies Inc (NYSE:IPG) reported ($0.05) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the analysts’ consensus estimate of ($0.08) by $0.03. The company had revenue of $1.64 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.60 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted ($0.14) earnings per share. Interpublic Group of Companies’s revenue was up 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts expect that Interpublic Group of Companies will post $1.01 EPS for the current fiscal year. Interpublic Group of Companies Inc (NYSE:IPG) net profit margin is 4.10% and weekly performance is -1.18%. On last trading day company shares ended up $19.30. Analysts mean target price for the company is $19.91. Interpublic Group of Companies Inc (NYSE:IPG) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 3.75%.

On 30 JUNE YuMe Inc (NYSE:YUME) has appointed industry veteran Venkat Krishnan, as its new SVP of Product. With more than 20 years of experience developing advertising, video back-office and interactive application platforms for companies such as SeaChange International Inc. (“SeaChange”) and Alcatel-Lucent, Krishnan will lead YuMe’s Product group globally. YuMe Inc (NYSE:YUME) shares advanced 0.33% in last trading session and ended the day on $6.01. YUME Gross Margin is 46.90% and its return on assets is -1.10%. YuMe Inc (NYSE:YUME) quarterly performance is -19.33%.

On 4 JULY Lamar Advertising Co (NASDAQ:LAMR) said that Lamar Advertising Co (NASDAQ:LAMR) shareholders will vote on the conversion to a Real Estate Investment Trust during a special meeting sometime in the fourth quarter. Lamar Advertising Co (NASDAQ:LAMR) shares moved down 0.34% in last trading session and was closed at $53.02, while trading in range of $52.84 – $53.26. Lamar Advertising Co (NASDAQ:LAMR) year to date (YTD) performance is 3.17%.

On 4 JULY WPP plc (NASDAQ:WPPGY) said that WPP plc (NASDAQ:WPPGY)‘ s stock had its “outperform” rating reiterated by research analysts at BNP Paribas in a report released on Wednesday. They currently have a GBX 1,470 ($25.04) target price on the stock. BNP Paribas’ price target would suggest a potential upside of 15.11% from the company’s current price. WPP plc (NASDAQ:WPPGY) ended the last trading day at $109.00. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 0.77% and price to cash ratio as 7.57. WPP plc (NASDAQ:WPPGY) showed a positive weekly performance of 0.66%.

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