Stagwell Inc
In the published model solve dated 2026-Q2, anchored at $8.84, Stagwell Inc (STGW) is priced for +15.3% growth. boothcheck publishes no house fair value, target price, or buy/sell rating; individual model outputs and user-controlled scenarios are analytical inputs, not Boothcheck targets. The narrative was composed July 11, 2026 from SEC EDGAR filings.
• Stagwell is a digital-first marketing holding company built by acquisition, generating $2.96 billion in trailing revenue and $141 million of record net new business in Q1 2026, including a $60 million multi-year government contract. [Source: Q1 2026 earnings release] • The biggest risk is the balance sheet meeting the ad cycle: debt-to-equity of 1.99, a current ratio of 0.83, and a 10-K that names ⟦"recessionary economic"⟧ conditions as a direct threat to client budgets. • Watch full-year exec
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173 institutional managers reported holding STGW in 13F filings for the quarter ended 2026-03-31. Together they hold about 40% of the company; the top 10 hold 27%. 34 opened new positions that quarter. Held by BlackRock, Vanguard Group, Dimensional Fund Advisors, among others. On the short side, 9.1M shares were sold short as of the 2026-06-15 count, about 4% of shares outstanding (6.9 days of typical volume to cover).
Quarterly 13F filings arrive up to 45 days after quarter end, so the picture is never current (filed through 2026-05-29). Nothing here is investment advice.
STGW's share count grew 234% over the past five years even with $526.64M spent on repurchases. It pays no dividend. Cash returned over the past three years: $307.71M in repurchases.
Share counts are split-adjusted; repurchase totals are gross of share issuance. Nothing here is investment advice.
Open-market insider buys at STGW over the trailing three years: 2023: 2 buys totaling $44k; 2024: 3 buys totaling $130k; 2025: 8 buys totaling $4.06M. 14 officers and directors are on file.
Code P open-market purchases from SEC Form 4 filings, non-derivative, excluding scheduled 10b5-1 plans. Nothing here is investment advice.
STGW's recent reports: the day-one move, then what the following quarter actually did.
| report | day one | next quarter |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-09 | -10.2% | -21.3% |
| 2023-11-03 | +15.1% | +32.3% |
| 2024-03-12 | -25.9% | +18.5% |
| 2024-05-03 | +19.8% | -0.9% |
Day-one is the close-to-close move around the filing. Nothing here is investment advice.
STGW's latest 8-K filings: 2026-08-04 (items 5.02); 2026-08-03 (items 5.02, 9.01); 2026-07-30 (items 2.02, 7.01, 9.01); 2026-06-12 (items 5.07); 2026-04-30 (items 2.02, 7.01, 9.01).
Item codes are the SEC's own classification of what each report discloses. Dates link to the filing on EDGAR. Nothing here is investment advice.
Model solve date: 2026-Q2
Narrative composed: July 11, 2026
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