Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA Buys 972,172 Shares of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE:OMC)
Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its stake in Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE:OMC – Get Rating) by 54.4{ac23b82de22bd478cde2a3afa9e55fd5f696f5668b46466ac4c8be2ee1b69550} in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,760,136 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 972,172 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA owned 1.35{ac23b82de22bd478cde2a3afa9e55fd5f696f5668b46466ac4c8be2ee1b69550} of Omnicom Group worth $174,137,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Omnicom Group by 5.1{ac23b82de22bd478cde2a3afa9e55fd5f696f5668b46466ac4c8be2ee1b69550} in the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 7,434,922 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $631,076,000 after acquiring an additional 362,985 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Omnicom Group by 0.7{ac23b82de22bd478cde2a3afa9e55fd5f696f5668b46466ac4c8be2ee1b69550} during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,067,410 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $260,361,000 after buying an additional 20,584 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of Omnicom Group by 683.2{ac23b82de22bd478cde2a3afa9e55fd5f696f5668b46466ac4c8be2ee1b69550} during the first quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,957,307 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $251,016,000 after buying an additional 2,579,717 shares during the last quarter. Amundi raised its stake in shares of Omnicom Group by 1.9{ac23b82de22bd478cde2a3afa9e55fd5f696f5668b46466ac4c8be2ee1b69550} during the second quarter. Amundi now owns 2,739,509 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $173,861,000 after buying an additional 50,255 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Omnicom Group by 20.0{ac23b82de22bd478cde2a3afa9e55fd5f696f5668b46466ac4c8be2ee1b69550} during the second quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 2,444,612 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $155,500,000 after buying an additional 406,617 shares during the last quarter. 90.20{ac23b82de22bd478cde2a3afa9e55fd5f696f5668b46466ac4c8be2ee1b69550} of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Omnicom Group Stock Up 0.4 {ac23b82de22bd478cde2a3afa9e55fd5f696f5668b46466ac4c8be2ee1b69550}
Omnicom Group stock opened at $93.25 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.02 billion, a PE ratio of 14.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.07 and a beta of 0.84. Omnicom Group Inc. has a twelve month low of $61.31 and a twelve month high of $96.52. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48. The company has a 50 day moving average of $83.06 and a 200-day moving average of $74.72.
Omnicom Group (NYSE:OMC – Get Rating) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 7th. The business services provider reported $2.09 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.94 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $3.87 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.75 billion. Omnicom Group had a net margin of 9.21{ac23b82de22bd478cde2a3afa9e55fd5f696f5668b46466ac4c8be2ee1b69550} and a return on equity of 41.20{ac23b82de22bd478cde2a3afa9e55fd5f696f5668b46466ac4c8be2ee1b69550}. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up .3{ac23b82de22bd478cde2a3afa9e55fd5f696f5668b46466ac4c8be2ee1b69550} on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.95 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Omnicom Group Inc. will post 6.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Omnicom Group Announces Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 11th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 21st were given a $0.70 dividend. This represents a $2.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.00{ac23b82de22bd478cde2a3afa9e55fd5f696f5668b46466ac4c8be2ee1b69550}. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 20th. Omnicom Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 43.96{ac23b82de22bd478cde2a3afa9e55fd5f696f5668b46466ac4c8be2ee1b69550}.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Omnicom Group from $84.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Omnicom Group from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $85.00 to $95.00 in a report on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Omnicom Group from $91.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Omnicom Group from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Omnicom Group has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $97.13.
About Omnicom Group
Omnicom Group, Inc is a holding company, which engages in the provision of advertising, marketing and corporate communications services. Its agency networks operate in the advertising, marketing, and corporate communications services industry, which are organized into regions, which are the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific.
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