Head to Head Analysis: Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE:IPG) and Haoxi Health Technology (NASDAQ:HAO)

Haoxi Health Technology (NASDAQ:HAO) and Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE:IPG) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Haoxi Health Technology and Interpublic Group of Companies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Haoxi Health Technology	$42.57 million	1.48	N/A	N/A	N/A
Interpublic Group of Companies	$10.91 billion	1.06	$1.10 billion	$2.81	10.87

Interpublic Group of Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Haoxi Health Technology.

Dividends

Haoxi Health Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.3%. Interpublic Group of Companies pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Interpublic Group of Companies pays out 47.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Interpublic Group of Companies has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

98.4% of Interpublic Group of Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Interpublic Group of Companies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Haoxi Health Technology and Interpublic Group of Companies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Haoxi Health Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A
Interpublic Group of Companies	9.46%	27.98%	6.15%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Haoxi Health Technology and Interpublic Group of Companies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Haoxi Health Technology	0	0	0	0	N/A
Interpublic Group of Companies	2	3	3	0	2.13

Interpublic Group of Companies has a consensus price target of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.06%. Given Interpublic Group of Companies’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Interpublic Group of Companies is more favorable than Haoxi Health Technology.

Summary

Interpublic Group of Companies beats Haoxi Health Technology on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Haoxi Health Technology

Haoxi Health Technology Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides online marketing solutions in China. It offers online marketing solutions, which include online short video marketing solutions to advertisers through its media partners; and customized marketing solutions by planning, producing, placing, and optimizing online ads to help its advertisers acquire, convert, and retain consumers on various online media platforms. The company places its ads through mainstream online short video platforms and social media platforms, such as Toutiao, Douyin, WeChat, and Sina Weibo. It serves advertiser client base primarily in the healthcare industry. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Beijing, China.

About Interpublic Group of Companies

The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. provides advertising and marketing services worldwide. It operates in three segments: Media, Data & Engagement Solutions, Integrated Advertising & Creativity Led Solutions, and Specialized Communications & Experiential Solutions. The Media, Data & Engagement Solutions segment provides media and communications services, digital services and products, advertising and marketing technology, e-commerce services, data management and analytics, strategic consulting, and digital brand experience under the IPG Mediabrands, UM, Initiative, Kinesso, Acxiom, Huge, MRM, and R/GA brand names. The Integrated Advertising & Creativity Led Solutions segment offers advertising, corporate, and brand identity services; and strategic consulting under FCB, IPG Health, McCann Worldgroup, and MullenLowe Group brands. Specialized Communications & Experiential Solutions segment provides public relations and other specialized communications services, live events, sports and entertainment marketing, and strategic consulting under IPG DXTRA Health, The Weber Shandwick Collective, Golin, Jack Morton, Momentum, and Octagon brand names. The company was formerly known as McCann-Erickson Incorporated and changed its name to The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. in January 1961. The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in New York, New York.