Contrasting CTRL Group (NASDAQ:MCTR) & Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE:IPG)

CTRL Group (NASDAQ:MCTR) and Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE:IPG) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares CTRL Group and Interpublic Group of Companies”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CTRL Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Interpublic Group of Companies	$10.69 billion	0.89	$689.50 million	$1.18	22.01

Interpublic Group of Companies has higher revenue and earnings than CTRL Group.

Profitability

This table compares CTRL Group and Interpublic Group of Companies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CTRL Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Interpublic Group of Companies	4.27%	28.72%	6.22%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for CTRL Group and Interpublic Group of Companies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CTRL Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Interpublic Group of Companies	0	5	3	0	2.38

Interpublic Group of Companies has a consensus target price of $32.01, suggesting a potential upside of 23.26%. Given Interpublic Group of Companies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Interpublic Group of Companies is more favorable than CTRL Group.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

98.4% of Interpublic Group of Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Interpublic Group of Companies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Interpublic Group of Companies beats CTRL Group on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CTRL Group

Ctrl Group Ltd. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of marketing and advertising services. It offers one-stop advertising services to clients throughout the entire advertising process, which comprises the planning, creating, launching, managing, and performance monitoring of the advertisements. The company was founded by Kai Kwan Lam, Chi Fung Lau, and Chun Pong Siu on May 13, 2022 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

About Interpublic Group of Companies

The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. provides advertising and marketing services worldwide. It operates in three segments: Media, Data & Engagement Solutions, Integrated Advertising & Creativity Led Solutions, and Specialized Communications & Experiential Solutions. The Media, Data & Engagement Solutions segment provides media and communications services, digital services and products, advertising and marketing technology, e-commerce services, data management and analytics, strategic consulting, and digital brand experience under the IPG Mediabrands, UM, Initiative, Kinesso, Acxiom, Huge, MRM, and R/GA brand names. The Integrated Advertising & Creativity Led Solutions segment offers advertising, corporate, and brand identity services; and strategic consulting under FCB, IPG Health, McCann Worldgroup, and MullenLowe Group brands. Specialized Communications & Experiential Solutions segment provides public relations and other specialized communications services, live events, sports and entertainment marketing, and strategic consulting under IPG DXTRA Health, The Weber Shandwick Collective, Golin, Jack Morton, Momentum, and Octagon brand names. The company was formerly known as McCann-Erickson Incorporated and changed its name to The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. in January 1961. The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in New York, New York.