People Incorporated (PPLI)Communication Services | Internet Content & Information | New York, United States | NasdaqGS
38.76 USD
-1.40
(-3.486%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 38.76 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 6:21 a.m. EDT
The rebranding to People Incorporated has failed to spark the necessary investor enthusiasm, leaving the stock trapped in a value trap. While the balance sheet remains intact with a fortress-like current ratio and manageable debt, the operational reality is stark: revenue is shrinking, operating margins are negative, and return on assets is negligible. The market has correctly priced this deterioration, evidenced by the crushing multi-year decline where the stock lost nearly a quarter of its value last year alone. Crucially, there is no dividend to provide a floor for income investors, and the options market is screaming 'sell,' with put buyers dominating every expiration date. The disconnect between the lofty analyst price targets and the grim fundamental trajectory suggests the consensus is overly optimistic about a turnaround that the current data does not support. Until revenue growth turns positive and operating profitability returns, this remains a hold for defensive capital, not a buy. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.071017 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.074392 |
| AutoETS | 0.074392 |
| AutoTheta | 0.084859 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 42% |
| H-stat | 6.01 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.204 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.50 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Last Dividend Date | 2015-11-09 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 27.577 |
| Revenue per Share | 30.818 |
| Market Cap | 2,886,221,824 |
| Trailing P/E | 7.16 |
| Forward P/E | 15.76 |
| Beta | 1.07 |
| Profit Margins | 14.12% |
| Previous Name | IAC/InterActiveCorp |
| Website | https://www.people.inc |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 6:21 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for downside protection rather than upside participation. Put open interest significantly exceeds call open interest across all expirations, with deep out-of-the-money puts showing massive volume relative to calls. This indicates a strong speculative consensus that the stock will struggle to recover from its recent lows, despite the current price hovering near the fifty-day average.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-10 | 0.060764 | 0.515072 |
| 2015-08-12 | 0.060764 | 0.456375 |
| 2015-05-13 | 0.060764 | 0.470132 |
| 2015-02-11 | 0.060764 | 0.551231 |
| 2014-11-12 | 0.060764 | 0.519718 |
| 2014-08-13 | 0.060764 | 0.524933 |
| 2014-05-13 | 0.042892 | 0.371514 |
| 2014-02-12 | 0.042892 | 0.366970 |
| 2013-11-13 | 0.042892 | 0.417897 |
| 2013-08-13 | 0.042892 | 0.478275 |
| 2013-05-13 | 0.042892 | 0.492102 |
| 2013-02-13 | 0.042892 | 0.564436 |
| 2012-11-13 | 0.042892 | 0.549698 |
| 2012-08-13 | 0.042892 | 0.462424 |
| 2012-05-11 | 0.021446 | 0.247319 |
| 2012-02-13 | 0.021446 | 0.267795 |
| 2011-11-10 | 0.021446 | 0.292324 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.1625675 |
| Address1 | 225 Liberty Street |
| Address2 | 4th Floor |
| All Time High | 146.94011 |
| All Time Low | 0.113713 |
| Ask | 42.64 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 3 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,039,830 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,129,750 |
| Average Volume | 1,129,750 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,039,830 |
| Beta | 1.071 |
| Bid | 36.9 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 9 |
| Book Value | 68.262 |
| City | New York |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 38.76 |
| Current Ratio | 3.691 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 40.53 |
| Day Low | 38.48 |
| Debt To Equity | 27.577 |
| Display Name | People |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,793,736,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,793,736,000 |
| Earnings Growth | 1.603 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 1.397 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,793,649,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,649,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,649,600 |
| Ebitda | 169,888,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.07135 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 19.045 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.359 |
| Enterprise Value | 3,235,435,776 |
| Eps Current Year | 8.34667 |
| Eps Forward | 2.46 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 5.41 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 39.2403 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.4803009 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.012239991 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 16.25675 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 48.32 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -9.560001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.19784771 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 29.56 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 9.199999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.31123137 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 29.56 - 48.32 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 727,453,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 47,000,140 |
| Forward Eps | 2.46 |
| Forward P E | 15.756097 |
| Free Cashflow | 76,441,128 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 5,156 |
| Fullday Change | -1.4000015 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -3.4860597 |
| Fullday Price | 38.76 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.66347003 |
| Gross Profits | 1,579,794,048 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.03464 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.14924 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 74,463,925 |
| Industry | Internet Content & Information |
| Industry Disp | Internet Content & Information |
| Industry Key | internet-content-information |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,447,113,600 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.060764 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,743,465,600 |
| Last Split Factor | 1,219:1000 |
| Long Business Summary | People Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a media and internet company worldwide. The company publishes original and engaging digital content in the form of articles, illustrations, and videos and images; and magazines related to women and lifestyle under the media platforms and formats, such as People, Entertainment Weekly, People en Español, Allrecipes, Food & Wine, Simply Recipes, Serious Eats, EatingWell, The Spruce Eats, Liquor.com, MyRecipes, Feedfeed, Better Homes & Gardens, The Spruce, REAL SIMPLE, Southern Living, Martha Stewart, Magnolia Journal, InStyle, Byrdie and Brides, Travel + Leisure, Investopedia, Lifewire, The Spruce Pets, Midwest Living, Verywell, and Successful Farming. It also operates websites that offers general search services and information, including Ask.com, a search site with a variety of fresh and contemporary content; Reference.com that offers content across select vertical categories; Consumersearch.com, which offers content designed to simplify the product research process; and Shopping.net, a vertical shopping search site, as well as offers direct-to-consumer downloadable desktop applications. In addition, the company provides Care.com, an online destination for families to connect with caregivers for their children, aging parents, pets, and homes under the Care For Business and HomePay brands; a platform to connect healthcare professionals with job opportunities under the Vivian Health name; The Daily Beast, a website dedicated to news, commentary, culture, and entertainment that publishes original reporting and opinion; and production and producer services for feature films for sale and distribution through theatrical releases and video-on-demand services under the IAC Films name. The company was formerly known as IAC Inc. and changed its name to People Incorporated in June 2026. People Incorporated is headquartered in New York, New York. |
| Long Name | People Incorporated |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 2,886,221,824 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_654692030 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-10-17 |
| Net Income To Common | 453,020,992 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 2,678,467,382 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 10 |
| Open | 39.98 |
| Operating Cashflow | 111,734,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.03297 |
| Overall Risk | 10 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 12.91 |
| Phone | (212) 204-4000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 38.76 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,180,848 |
| Prev Name | IAC/InterActiveCorp |
| Previous Close | 40.16 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 4.643768 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.5678122 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.2121289 |
| Profit Margins | 0.14123 |
| Quick Ratio | 3.432 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.4 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -3.48606 |
| Regular Market Day High | 40.53 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 38.48 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 38.48 - 40.53 |
| Regular Market Open | 39.98 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 40.16 |
| Regular Market Price | 38.76 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,180,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,048,811 |
| Return On Assets | 0.00418 |
| Return On Equity | 0.09043 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.015 |
| Revenue Per Share | 30.818 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.13723719 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 9 |
| Shares Outstanding | 68,674,426 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1522 |
| Shares Short | 11,336,278 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 9,321,219 |
| Short Name | People Incorporated |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.2178 |
| Short Ratio | 8.41 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NY |
| Symbol | PPLI |
| Target High Price | 70.0 |
| Target Low Price | 48.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 56.8 |
| Target Median Price | 54.0 |
| Total Cash | 1,113,246,976 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 14.95 |
| Total Debt | 1,414,717,952 |
| Total Revenue | 2,381,117,952 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 5.41 |
| Trailing P E | 7.1645103 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 40.585625 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.8256264 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.044982094 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,048,811 |
| Website | https://www.people.inc |
| Zip | 10,281 |