Ipsos Shares Drop Nearly 2% and Fall Below €35
The stock of the polling institute continues its decline in the mid-afternoon, in an otherwise well-oriented Parisian market. The stock moves further away from its short-term technical benchmarks, while the SBF 120 makes progress during the session.
A Decline that Continues the Downtrend, Bringing the Weekly Loss to Over 10%
Ipsos falls by 1.77% to €34.38 during the session, while the SBF 120 gains 0.63% at the same time. The stock thus dips below the technical threshold of €35, after having already broken its support at €36.08 the previous day. Over the week, the decline reaches 10.47%, with the annual drop exceeding 22%. The technical configuration remains heavy. The RSI falls to 31, on the edge of the oversold zone, and the MACD remains negative (-0.25 for the line, -0.41 for the histogram). The price is now trading below its three moving averages: 9.86% below the MM20 at €38.14, 7.06% below the MM50 at €36.99, and 1.32% below the MM200 at €34.84. This last average, which had served as support in recent months, is still a close reference point to the current price.
Moderate Valuation as Management Continues to Implement the Horizons Plan
The underlying context remains marked by organizational changes initiated around the Horizons plan. On June 19, the group confirmed the appointment of Alexandre Guerin as Deputy General Manager of Performance, following other top-level adjustments announced at the beginning of June. However, these announcements have not been sufficient to halt the technical slide of the last few sessions. In terms of valuation, the stock trades at approximately 6.6 times the earnings expected for the current fiscal year and 6.1 times those of the following year, according to the consensus of analysts surveyed, with an expected EPS growth of 9.7% from one year to the next. The next technical milestone is the MM200 at €34.84, a benchmark immediately in contact with the current price.
