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Stock Evaluator: People Incorporated (PPLI)
People Incorporated PPLI
$36.19
-0.76
-2.06%
September 18, 2026 4:00:00 PM
EST
Volume: 1,392,807
After Hours: $120.37
0.15
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0.12%
November 10, 2021 7:59 PM
EST
Volume: 72,713
USD
NASD | DELAYED PRICE
| SECTOR | INDUSTRY |
| Communication Services | Interactive Media & Services |
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COMPANY SUMMARY
People Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a media and internet company worldwide. The company publishes original and engaging digital content in the form of articles, illustrations, and videos and images; and magazines related to women and lifestyle under the media platforms and formats, such as People, Entertainment Weekly, People en Español, Allrecipes, Food & Wine, Simply Recipes, Serious Eats, EatingWell, The Spruce Eats, Liquor.com, MyRecipes, Feedfeed, Better Homes & Gardens, The Spruce, REAL SIMPLE, Southern Living, Martha Stewart, Magnolia Journal, InStyle, Byrdie and Brides, Travel + Leisure, Investopedia, Lifewire, The Spruce Pets, Midwest Living, Verywell, and Successful Farming. It also operates websites that offers general search services and information, including Ask.com, a search site with a variety of fresh and contemporary content; Reference.com that offers content across select vertical categories; Consumersearch.com, which offers content designed to simplify the product research process; and Shopping.net, a vertical shopping search site, as well as offers direct-to-consumer downloadable desktop applications. In addition, the company provides Care.com, an online destination for families to connect with caregivers for their children, aging parents, pets, and homes under the Care For Business and HomePay brands; a platform to connect healthcare professionals with job opportunities under the Vivian Health name; The Daily Beast, a website dedicated to news, commentary, culture, and entertainment that publishes original reporting and opinion; and production and producer services for feature films for sale and distribution through theatrical releases and video-on-demand services under the IAC Films name. The company was formerly known as IAC Inc. and changed its name to People Incorporated in June 2026. People Incorporated is headquartered in New York, New York.
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Financial Summary
| Share Statistics | PPLI | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $2,694.8 | $596.4 | 58% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 75.9 | 48.8 | 57% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 43.7% | 55.0% | 19% |
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| Float (Mil) | 49.2 | 44.2 | 46% |
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| Beta | 1.07 | 1.02 | 64% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 958 | 460 | 68% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
(2.1%) | 54.4% | 48% |
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| Growth | PPLI | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | (2.8%) | 10.9% | 12% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | (19.0%) | 13.6% | 21% |
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| EPS (5yr) | (19.5%) | 15.3% | 14 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | (18.5%) | (16.4%) | 37% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Current EPS | $0.356 | $8.330 | $2.394 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $0.485 | $8.675 | $2.595 | |
| # Rev Up | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| # Rev Down | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $0.312 | $1.329 | $2.592 | |
| Year/Year Chg | (94.7%) | (658.7%) | (244.5%) | |
| Financials | PPLI | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $2,381 | $612 | 63% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $336 | $2 | 73% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $4.353 | $0.000 | 84% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $112 | $57 | 53% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $17 | $0 | 61% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $1,390 | $40 | 70% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $3,292 | $644 | 56% |
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| Valuation | PPLI | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | 0.53 | 1.35 | 9% |
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| P/E | 6.2 | 15.3 | 6% |
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| Dividend Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | na | 0.7 | na |
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| Ratios | PPLI | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Gross Margin | 66.3% | 64.4% | 78% |
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| Net Margin | 14.1% | 2.2% | 71% |
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| ROA | 4.5% | 0.6% | 69% |
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| ROE | 6.7% | 1.2% | 47% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 31.8% | 42.6% | 23% |
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| F-Score | 7 | 5 | 82% |
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People Incorporated did not pass any screens on 9/18/2026.
