Yahoo · Sep 28, 2026
Former Microsoft strategy chief explains why most digital ads 'are not very good' — and how AI will help
Internet ads are ineffective, Stagwell CEO Mark Penn is quick to point out, and AI could make a chance to make them better.
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NASDAQ · STGW
Stagwell Inc.
Communication Services · Advertising Agencies
$8.36
Down-$0.10 (-1.18%)
Updated Oct 4, 2026, 1:31 AM
SID Score
4.8/10
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- Market cap
- 1.5B
- P/E ratio
- 77.33
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- 52-week range
- $5.11 – $9.55
- Volume
- 1.66M
- Avg. volume
- 2.5M
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STGW price history
1M range · 19 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 2, 2026
STGW closed at $8.36 after 19 trading sessions, down 3.58% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $8.36
- Period change
- -3.58%
- Period low
- $8.12
- Period high
- $8.80
Daily close
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| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | $8.41 | $8.46 | $8.215 | $8.36 | 1.66M |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $8.18 | $8.545 | $8.15 | $8.46 | 1.41M |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $8.20 | $8.39 | $8.11 | $8.14 | 1.41M |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $8.25 | $8.25 | $8.05 | $8.18 | 1.01M |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $8.23 | $8.30 | $8.12 | $8.22 | 792.03K |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $8.31 | $8.415 | $8.25 | $8.32 | 703.84K |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $8.46 | $8.51 | $8.155 | $8.31 | 1.25M |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $8.50 | $8.60 | $8.39 | $8.48 | 718.95K |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $8.45 | $8.70 | $8.35 | $8.51 | 1.51M |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $8.21 | $8.37 | $8.1201 | $8.35 | 1.56M |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $8.30 | $8.32 | $8.05 | $8.12 | 2.35M |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $8.35 | $8.59 | $8.30 | $8.31 | 1.07M |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $8.79 | $8.79 | $8.295 | $8.33 | 1.94M |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $8.72 | $8.815 | $8.605 | $8.69 | 1.72M |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $8.65 | $8.83 | $8.6201 | $8.80 | 1.26M |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $8.66 | $8.72 | $8.54 | $8.60 | 1.08M |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $8.51 | $8.58 | $8.44 | $8.57 | 911.44K |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $8.65 | $8.695 | $8.465 | $8.52 | 753.14K |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $8.77 | $8.77 | $8.55 | $8.67 | 909.01K |
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Stagwell Inc is the challenger holding company built to transform marketing. It delivers scaled creative performance for the world's ambitious brands, connecting culture-moving creativity with a technology to harmonize the art and science of marketing. The company's segments include Integrated Agencies Network; Brand Performance Network; and Communications Network. It generates maximum revenue from the Integrated Agencies Network segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United States.
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| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
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| Aug 4, 2026 | Rosenblatt | Buy | — |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | — |
| Jul 31, 2026 | B. Riley Securities | Buy | — |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Needham | Buy | — |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Needham | Buy | — |
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Yahoo · Sep 28, 2026
Veteran marketer defends controversial Sydney Sweeney jeans ad campaign: The publicity was 'worth billions'
Veteran marketer Mark Penn has no regrets about signing off on the viral Sydney Sweeney American Eagle Outfitters jeans ad.
Yahoo · Sep 28, 2026
Stagwell Ups Bet On Real Clear, Boosts Investment
The further investment is designed to help expand the company, which also announced the hires of two senior executives: Jared Smith as president and Kristen Elliott as Head of Commercial.
Yahoo · Sep 28, 2026
Stagwell Increases Its Investment in Real Clear Holdings, Deepening its Commitment to High-Quality Owned Media
Founded by John McIntyre and Tom Bevan, Real Clear Holdings also includes verticals such as Real Clear Defense, Real Clear Energy, and Real Clear Health, and a range of podcasts, radio and television programming, as well as highly regarded conferences and other events. For 25 years, the Real Clear network has been trusted by the people shaping policy, elections, spending and public opinion in Washington DC and around the country.
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