Critical Analysis: Ipsos (IPSOF) versus Its Rivals

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 -171.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Ipsos lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Ipsos and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ipsos	N/A	N/A	20.89
Ipsos Competitors	$3.33 billion	$226.41 million	32.38

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

34.2% of Ipsos shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.3% of shares of all “Professional Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 16.9% of shares of all “Professional Services” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Ipsos and its competitors’ 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	1.78%	20.49%	4.66%

Summary

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

Ipsos Company Profile

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.