Stagwell Inc (NASDAQ: STGW)’s stock price has dropped by -5.78 in relation to previous closing price of 5.02. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -11.59% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-05-19 that 51% OF VOTERS SAY THE ECONOMY IS STRONG TODAY, UP 5 POINTS FROM APRIL VOTERS VIEW TRUMP’S IMMIGRATION POLICIES AS HIS BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT AND TARIFFS AS BIGGEST FAILURE IN FIRST 100 DAYS AS PRESIDENT MAJORITY OF VOTERS FAVOR TRUMP’S TRIP TO SAUDI ARABIA NEW YORK and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW) today released the results of the May Harvard CAPS / Harris poll, a monthly collaboration between the Center for American Political Studies at Harvard (CAPS) and the Harris Poll and HarrisX.
Is It Worth Investing in Stagwell Inc (NASDAQ: STGW) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Stagwell Inc (NASDAQ: STGW) is 927.45x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for STGW is 1.47. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for STGW is 113.20M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.82% of that float. On May 22, 2025, STGW’s average trading volume was 802.25K shares.
STGW’s Market Performance
The stock of Stagwell Inc (STGW) has seen a -11.59% decrease in the past week, with a -13.84% drop in the past month, and a -23.09% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.60%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.07% for STGW. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -12.32% for STGW’s stock, with a simple moving average of -27.32% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of STGW
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for STGW stocks, with The Benchmark Company repeating the rating for STGW by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for STGW in the upcoming period, according to The Benchmark Company is $9.50 based on the research report published on May 09, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Wells Fargo, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see STGW reach a price target of $9, previously predicting the price at $8. The rating they have provided for STGW stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on February 21st, 2025.
Goldman gave a rating of “Neutral” to STGW, setting the target price at $6.50 in the report published on June 25th of the previous year.
STGW Trading at -15.24% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought STGW to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -42.18% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.07%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.60%, as shares sank -13.37% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -20.77% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, STGW fell by -11.59%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -23.09% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $5.39. In addition, Stagwell Inc saw -28.12% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at STGW starting from Penn Mark Jeffery, who purchase 10,000 shares at the price of $4.87 back on May 21 ’25. After this action, Penn Mark Jeffery now owns 9,014,055 shares of Stagwell Inc, valued at $48,699 using the latest closing price.
Samaha Eli, the Director of Stagwell Inc, purchase 200,903 shares at $4.76 during a trade that took place back on May 09 ’25, which means that Samaha Eli is holding 7,348,565 shares at $956,318 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for STGW
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.34 for the gross margin
The net margin for Stagwell Inc stands at 0.0. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 0.19, with 0.02 for asset returns.
Based on Stagwell Inc (STGW), the company’s capital structure generated 0.84 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.07. The debt to equity ratio resting at 5.22. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.41.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 281.69 million with net debt to EBITDA at 5.0. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.02. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.01for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.71. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.91.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Stagwell Inc (STGW) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
