Wall Street analyst estimates for People Incorporated (PPLI): consensus price target, buy/hold/sell recommendations and forecasts for revenue, EPS and EBITDA for the upcoming fiscal years.
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, Feed...
Analyst Consensus
| Strong Buy | 0 |
| Buy | 10 |
| Hold | 4 |
| Sell | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
| Total analysts | 14 |
| Avg rating (1-5) | 0.71 |
Recent Earnings Surprises
| Date | EPS Actual | EPS Est. | vs Est. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-02 | $-0.23 | ||
| 2026-08-03 | $6.77 | $-0.40 | +1795.7% |
| 2026-05-04 | $-0.94 | $-0.32 | -191.2% |
| 2026-02-03 | $-0.99 | $0.68 | -246.0% |
| 2025-11-03 | $-0.27 | $-0.24 | -12.2% |
| 2025-08-04 | $2.57 | $-0.33 | +871.9% |
| 2025-05-05 | $-2.80 | $-0.61 | -359.3% |
| 2025-02-11 | $-1.97 | $0.20 | -1100.0% |
Valuation Ratios
| P/E Ratio | 8.85 |
| Price / Book | 0.61 |
| EV / EBITDA | -5.49 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.00% |
Income Statement (10y)
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.75B | $3.31B | $2.53B | $2.51B | $2.76B | $3.70B | $5.24B | $4.37B | $3.81B | $2.39B |
| Cost of Revenue | $383.6M | $651.0M | $501.2M | $547.7M | $745.4M | $1.30B | $1.93B | $1.34B | $1.06B | $809.8M |
| Gross Profit | $1.36B | $2.66B | $2.03B | $1.96B | $2.02B | $2.40B | $3.30B | $3.02B | $2.75B | $1.58B |
| Research & Development | $128.8M | $250.9M | $177.3M | $132.6M | $185.3M | $230.8M | $318.0M | $334.5M | $323.7M | $196.0M |
| Selling, General & Admin | $1.20B | $2.10B | $1.67B | $1.69B | $1.91B | $2.16B | $2.91B | $2.47B | $2.16B | $1.15B |
| Operating Expenses | $1.70B | $2.47B | $2.00B | $1.96B | $2.56B | $2.54B | $3.78B | $3.28B | $2.75B | $1.47B |
| Operating Income | -$333.2M | $188.5M | $35.8M | $5.7M | -$537.7M | -$137.1M | -$474.8M | -$260.8M | -$4.2M | $110.0M |
| EBITDA | $36.1M | $288.7M | $186.4M | $175.9M | $456.0M | $913.9M | -$977.4M | $1.10B | -$265.1M | $168.7M |
| Interest Expense | $109.1M | $105.3M | $13.1M | $11.9M | $16.2M | $34.3M | $110.2M | $157.6M | $155.9M | $120.0M |
| Pre-tax Income | -$277.0M | $67.0M | $305.6M | $34.3M | $244.2M | $729.8M | -$1.53B | $367.1M | -$692.4M | -$81.9M |
| Income Tax | -$89.5M | -$291.1M | $13.2M | -$47.3M | -$45.7M | $139.0M | -$331.1M | $108.8M | -$159.1M | $34.8M |
| Net Income | -$182.9M | $37.0M | $246.8M | $22.9M | $269.7M | $597.5M | -$1.17B | $265.9M | -$539.9M | -$104.0M |
| EPS | $-2.26 | $0.42 | $2.90 | $0.27 | $3.16 | $6.72 | $-13.55 | $2.97 | $-6.49 | $-1.30 |
| EPS (Diluted) | $-2.26 | $0.42 | $2.90 | $0.27 | $2.97 | $6.33 | $-13.55 | $2.97 | $-6.49 | $-1.30 |
| Shares Outstanding (Diluted) | $80.8M | $88.4M | $85.1M | $85.1M | $90.9M | $94.7M | $86.4M | $86.5M | $83.2M | $80.0M |
Price
| Price | $39.64 |
| Market Cap | $2.9B |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Country | US |
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