Interpublic Group Of Cos Stock To Go Ex-dividend Tomorrow (IPG)

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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The ex-dividend date for Interpublic Group of Cos (NYSE:IPG) is tomorrow, March 7, 2013. Owners of shares as of market close today will be eligible for a dividend of 8 cents per share. At a price of $12.86 as of 10:16 a.m. ET, the dividend yield is 2.3%.

The average volume for Interpublic Group of Cos has been 5.2 million shares per day over the past 30 days. Interpublic Group of Cos has a market cap of $5.31 billion and is part of the services sector and media industry. Shares are up 17.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.

The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides advertising and marketing services worldwide. Its services include consumer advertising, digital marketing, communications planning and media buying, public relations, and specialized communications disciplines. The company has a P/E ratio of 13.6, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.

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TheStreet Ratings rates Interpublic Group of Cos as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its increase in stock price during the past year, attractive valuation levels, good cash flow from operations, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and increase in net income. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had somewhat disappointing return on equity. You can view the full Interpublic Group of Cos Ratings Report.

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