AU · rank #7 · 2026-07-22
PUB
PARIS · EUR · $24.52B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Composite score Z-score blend of all factors below. | 1.660 |
|---|---|
| EPS revisions (30d) Change in consensus EPS estimate over the past 30 days ($/share). | +$0.04 |
| Net revisions (30d) Number of analysts revising upward minus downward. | 6 |
| Insider signal (90d) | — |
| Analyst upside Consensus target $110.12 | +27.9% |
| Momentum acceleration 3-month minus 12-month momentum. | +9.90% |
| Analyst rating 5 = Strong Buy, 1 = Strong Sell. | 4.53 |
| Gross margin TTM | +46.7% |
| 52w high | $92.26 |
| Market cap (USD) | $24.52B |
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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
The analyst_upside signal is strongly reinforced by 100% revision agreement across 17 analysts, a 27.9% consensus price target gap, and a post-Q2 guidance raise that triggered a clean sweep of upward EPS revisions over 7, 30, 60, and 90-day windows — all pointing to systematic underpricing rather than stale sentiment.
Material risks
- 1Enterprise clients insourcing AI and data capabilities is a concrete, named disqualifier — Publicis explicitly lacks sole-source protection, and the technology consulting segment already declining mid-single digits in Q2 2026 is an early signal this risk is partially realized.
- 2The 37.7% analyst target dispersion is unusually wide for a large-cap, suggesting meaningful disagreement on terminal value that could compress the 27.9% upside gap if AI commoditization accelerates margin assumptions lower.
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