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Stagwell Inc. (STGW)

Communication Services | Advertising Agencies | New York, United States | NasdaqGS
9.19 USD +0.41 (4.613%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 10:58 a.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 9:25 a.m. EDT

The long-term outlook remains deeply bearish due to a catastrophic nine-year price trajectory that has erased more than half of the company's value, driven by six consecutive years of negative annual returns. Despite a recent single-year recovery, the structural damage to the business model is evident in the balance sheet, which carries debt nearly 240 times its equity, and in the abysmal profitability metrics where operating margins hover near 2.5% and return on equity is barely 2.4%. The valuation is a trap; while the forward P/E looks attractive at 6.8x, it is pricing in a turnaround that the historical data suggests is unlikely to materialize given the persistent revenue and earnings struggles. There is no dividend to provide income, and the capital structure is fragile. While the stock has recently rallied off its lows, the options market is screaming caution, with traders buying insurance against a drop to $4 or $5 rather than betting on a surge. This is a speculative contrarian play on a distressed asset, not a fundamental investment.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.078447
AutoARIMA0.083653
AutoETS0.083656
AutoTheta0.083963

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 0.22
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.737
Excess Kurtosis -0.53
Attribute Value
Sector Communication Services
Last Dividend Date 2016-08-07
Debt to Equity Ratio 241.336
Revenue per Share 12.098
Market Cap 2,245,507,072
Trailing P/E 183.70
Forward P/E 7.28
Beta 1.30
Profit Margins 0.53%
Website https://www.stagwellglobal.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 9:25 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, with massive open interest in deep out-of-the-money puts (strikes 4.0 and 5.0) expiring in December 2026 and March 2027, indicating a strong expectation of significant further declines. Conversely, call activity is sparse and concentrated near the money or slightly out-of-the-money, suggesting a lack of bullish conviction despite the low implied volatility on calls which may reflect a 'dead cat bounce' scenario rather than a trend reversal.


Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2016-08-08 0.210000 1.539589
2016-05-20 0.210000 1.275820
2016-03-02 0.210000 0.991033
2015-11-06 0.210000 1.062215
2015-08-14 0.210000 1.081917
2015-05-06 0.210000 0.994318
2015-03-03 0.210000 0.798479
2014-11-06 0.190000 0.947631
2014-07-31 0.190000 0.921435
2014-05-01 0.180000 0.753769
2014-02-28 0.180000 0.800356
2013-11-05 0.160000 0.777958
2013-08-02 0.113333 0.697005
2013-05-08 0.186667 1.594536
2012-12-18 0.186667 2.734380
2012-05-04 0.186667 2.854235
2012-02-13 0.093333 1.017438
2011-10-26 0.093333 0.824011
2011-08-15 0.093333 0.898008
2011-05-12 0.093333 0.830858
2011-03-15 0.093333 0.824011
2010-11-09 0.086667 0.948217
2010-08-11 0.073333 0.915899
2010-02-10 0.066667 1.140257
Additional Data
dividendYield 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.21
lastDividendDate 2016-08-08
dividendDate 2016-08-24

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.711501
Address1 One World Trade Center
Address2 Floor 65
All Time High 28.65
All Time Low 0.666667
Ask 10.37
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 5
Average Analyst Rating 1.4 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,886,550
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,397,304
Average Volume 1,397,304
Average Volume10Days 1,886,550
Beta 1.304
Bid 7.8
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 4
Book Value 2.739
City New York
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 9.185
Current Ratio 0.807
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 9.185
Day Low 8.81
Debt To Equity 241.336
Display Name Stagwell
Dividend Date 1,471,996,800
Dividend Yield 0.0
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,304,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,304,000
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,277,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,277,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,277,000
Ebitda 323,544,992
Ebitda Margins 0.106400006
Enterprise To Ebitda 11.683
Enterprise To Revenue 1.243
Enterprise Value 3,780,045,568
Eps Current Year 1.10625
Eps Forward 1.2625
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.05
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 8.6832
Fifty Day Average Change 0.50180054
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.057789817
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 71.1501
Fifty Two Week High 9.64
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.45499992
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.04719916
Fifty Two Week Low 4.29
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.8950005
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 1.1410258
Fifty Two Week Range 4.29 - 9.64
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 798,125,400,000
Float Shares 100,758,112
Forward Eps 1.2625
Forward P E 7.2752476
Free Cashflow 198,972,496
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 10,951
Fullday Change 0.4050007
Fullday Change Percent 4.6127644
Fullday Price 9.185
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.35833
Gross Profits 1,089,641,984
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.59711
Held Percent Institutions 0.45786
Implied Shares Outstanding 244,475,451
Industry Advertising Agencies
Industry Disp Advertising Agencies
Industry Key advertising-agencies
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,470,614,400
Last Dividend Value 0.21
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,385,683,200
Last Split Factor 3:2
Long Business Summary Stagwell Inc. provides digital transformation, marketing, media and commerce, marketing cloud, and communications services in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company offers creative, research, experiential, and social media solutions designed to build and elevate brands; and consumer insights through advanced research methodologies, creating immersive experiential marketing programs and social engagement strategies that connect brands with audiences across digital platforms. It also designs, implements, and activates digital ecosystems that enable brand and customer experiences through the integration of strategy, design, and technology; provides managed services, staff augmentation, and engineering expertise across various delivery models, offering system integration, full-stack development, and ongoing platform management; and provides digital transformation that connects digital ecosystems to physical experiences through innovative, technology-driven customer engagements. In addition, the company offers integrated AI-based data solutions that drive audience engagement and business growth through media buying, owned media platforms, commerce enablement, and customer relationship management strategies; specialized media platforms and translation services to support targeted communication and market expansion; an edge set of solutions designed to help organizations build, protect, and enhance their reputation across diverse audiences and channels; and expertise in targeted communications, crisis management, and stakeholder engagement services. Further, the company provides a suite of technology solutions for in-house marketers and combining SaaS and DaaS offerings. Stagwell Inc. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Long Name Stagwell Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 2,245,507,072
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_605942702
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 16,190,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,073,151,824
Number Of Analyst Opinions 7
Open 8.81
Operating Cashflow 300,007,008
Operating Margins 0.02592
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.0
Peg Ratio 0.38
Phone 646 429 1800
Previous Close 8.78
Price Eps Current Year 8.302825
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 3.3534138
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.738437
Profit Margins 0.00532
Quick Ratio 0.664
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.375
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.4050007
Regular Market Change Percent 4.6127644
Regular Market Day High 9.185
Regular Market Day Low 8.81
Regular Market Day Range 8.81 - 9.185
Regular Market Open 8.81
Regular Market Previous Close 8.78
Regular Market Price 9.185
Regular Market Time 1,792,076,281
Regular Market Volume 225,367
Return On Assets 0.02163
Return On Equity 0.02411
Revenue Growth 0.112
Revenue Per Share 12.098
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16440773
Sector Communication Services
Sector Disp Communication Services
Sector Key communication-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 244,475,451
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.038599998
Shares Short 9,431,047
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 9,099,933
Short Name Stagwell Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.106400006
Short Ratio 7.86
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol STGW
Target High Price 13.0
Target Low Price 10.0
Target Mean Price 10.71429
Target Median Price 10.0
Total Cash 109,473,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.448
Total Debt 1,705,654,016
Total Revenue 3,040,891,904
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 0.05
Trailing P E 183.70001
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.3765
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 6.9362
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.2488003
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.32421213
Type Disp Equity
Volume 225,367
Website https://www.stagwellglobal.com
Zip 10,007