AU · rank #8 · 2026-07-20
PUB
PARIS · EUR · $25.05B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Composite score Z-score blend of all factors below. | 1.611 |
|---|---|
| EPS revisions (30d) Change in consensus EPS estimate over the past 30 days ($/share). | +$0.06 |
| Net revisions (30d) Number of analysts revising upward minus downward. | 6 |
| Insider signal (90d) | — |
| Analyst upside Consensus target $110.06 | +25.5% |
| Momentum acceleration 3-month minus 12-month momentum. | +10.25% |
| Analyst rating 5 = Strong Buy, 1 = Strong Sell. | 4.53 |
| Gross margin TTM | +46.7% |
| 52w high | $92.26 |
| Market cap (USD) | $25.05B |
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Summary
Publicis Groupe (PUB@PARIS) is the world's largest advertising conglomerate by market cap, generating ~87% of net revenue from AI-powered marketing transformation services across diversified global geographies.
Rationale
100% analyst revision agreement, a 25.5% consensus upside, and accelerating EPS upgrades over 30/60/90-day windows are directly reinforced by the Q2 2026 beat-and-raise, 21 consecutive quarters of organic growth, and raised FY2026 guidance — the analyst_upside signal is grounded in fundamental momentum, not mere sentiment drift.
Material risks
- 1Enterprise clients insourcing AI and data capabilities is a live, named threat that could structurally shrink the highest-margin marketing transformation segment (87% of revenue), directly disconfirming the moat underpinning the upside thesis.
- 2The 37.7% analyst target dispersion is unusually wide for a large-cap, suggesting meaningful disagreement on terminal margin and growth assumptions — the 25.5% average upside may mask a skewed distribution with limited upside in bear-case scenarios.
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