Head-To-Head Contrast: Omnicom Group (NYSE:OMC) vs. Advantage Solutions (NASDAQ:ADVWW)

Advantage Solutions (NASDAQ:ADVWW) and Omnicom Group (NYSE:OMC) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

92.0% of Omnicom Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Omnicom Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Advantage Solutions and Omnicom Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Advantage Solutions	0	0	0	0	0.00
Omnicom Group	1	2	6	0	2.56

Omnicom Group has a consensus target price of $108.89, suggesting a potential upside of 20.56%. Given Omnicom Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Omnicom Group is more favorable than Advantage Solutions.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Advantage Solutions and Omnicom Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Advantage Solutions	$3.99 billion	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Omnicom Group	$15.43 billion	1.14	$1.39 billion	$7.32	12.34

Omnicom Group has higher revenue and earnings than Advantage Solutions.

Profitability

This table compares Advantage Solutions and Omnicom Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Advantage Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A
Omnicom Group	9.45%	36.59%	5.61%

Summary

Omnicom Group beats Advantage Solutions on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Advantage Solutions

Advantage Solutions Inc. provides business solutions to consumer goods manufacturers and retailers in North America and internationally. It operates in two segments, Sales and Marketing. The Sales segment offers brand-centric services, such as headquarter relationship management; analytics, insights, and intelligence; and brand-centric merchandising services. This segment also provides retailer-centric services comprising retailer-centric merchandising and in-store media services. The Marketing segment offers brand-centric services, including shopper and consumer marketing, and brand experiential services; retailer-centric services, such as retail experiential and private label services; and digital marketing, and digital media and advertising services. The company was formerly known as Karman Holding Corp. and changed its name to Advantage Solutions Inc. in March 2016. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.

About Omnicom Group

Omnicom Group Inc., together with its subsidiaries, offers advertising, marketing, and corporate communications services. It provides a range of services in the areas of advertising and media, precision marketing, commerce and branding, experiential, execution and support, public relations, and healthcare. The company's services include advertising, branding, content marketing, corporate social responsibility consulting, crisis communications, custom publishing, data analytics, database management, digital/direct marketing and post-production, digital transformation consulting, entertainment marketing, experiential marketing, field marketing, sales support, financial/corporate business-to-business advertising, graphic arts/digital imaging, healthcare marketing and communications, and instore design services. Its services also comprise interactive marketing, investor relations, marketing research, media planning and buying, retail media planning and buying, merchandising and point of sale, mobile marketing, multi-cultural marketing, non-profit marketing, organizational communications, package design, product placement, promotional marketing, public affairs, public relations, retail marketing, retail media and e-commerce, search engine marketing, shopper marketing, social media marketing, and sports and event marketing services. It operates in the North and Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and the Asia Pacific. The company was incorporated in 1944 and is based in New York, New York.