PUBLIC POLICY HOLDING INC (PPHC)
Industrials · Public Relations & Advisory Services · NASDAQ
A global, M&A-driven advisory platform offering integrated government relations, public affairs, and corporate communications services.
What PUBLIC POLICY HOLDING INC does
Public Policy Holding Company is a global provider of advisory services specializing in government relations, corporate communications, and public affairs. The company operates through a diversified group of firms that provide strategic counsel to navigate complex political, regulatory, and reputational environments for approximately 1,500 clients.
Recent developments
The company raised its full-year 2026 guidance for revenue and Adjusted EBITDA to reflect recent acquisitions, including Westminster Policy Partners Limited and Pine Cove Strategies, LLC. Additionally, the company completed a U.S. IPO in January 2026 to enhance its capital for further M&A execution.
From PUBLIC POLICY HOLDING INC's filing of 2026-08-11.
Themes: Government Relations / Lobbying, Corporate Communications / Public Affairs, M&A / Consolidation Strategy, Strategic Advisory Services
Fundamentals
- Price$9.72 as of 2026-10-20 close
- Market cap$294M as of 2026-08-07 (share count; price 2026-10-20)
- P/En/a negative earnings
- Net margin-20.9% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE-52.1% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROICn/a No figure: its pre-tax income was zero or negative, so there is no tax rate to apply.
- Debt / equity0.38 borrowings, leases excluded / equity — 10-Q/10-K balance sheet 2026-06-30
- Revenue growth (YoY)+24.7% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Beta0.17 as of 2026-09-02
- Last reported earnings2026-08-10 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +2.2%; pays a dividend.
How PPHC compares in its sector
- net profit marginbottom 10% 419 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-02
- operating marginbottom 10% 394 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-02
- return on equitybottom 10% 434 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-02
- indicated dividend yieldtop 25% 243 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-02
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 419 covered Industrials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Industrials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, PPHC's dividend was covered by reported results (free-cash-flow payout 35%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payoutnot assessable earnings were not positive that year
- Free-cash-flow payout35% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
Quarterly results
| Quarter | Revenue | Operating income | Net income | Diluted EPS | Operating cash flow | Capex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY2026 2026-06-30 | $52M | -$4M | -$4M | -$0.19 | $3M† | $111000† |
| Q1 FY2026 2026-03-31 | $50M | -$8M | -$11M | -$0.49 | -$12M | $521000 |
| Q2 FY2025 2025-06-30 | $49M | -$5M | -$6M | -$0.44 | $8M† | $93000† |
| Q1 FY2025 2025-03-31 | $39M | -$6M | -$11M | -$0.63 | -$9M | $0 |
† Not filed as a discrete quarter: derived from the company's own year-to-date figures (for example the fourth quarter as the fiscal year minus the first nine months). A derived per-share figure is approximate, because the share count moves within the year.
Balance sheet at 2026-06-30
- Cash and equivalents$37M
- Total debt$42M borrowings only; leases excluded
- Net debt$5M total debt − cash − short-term investments
From the company's own SEC 10-Q and 10-K filings (XBRL), re-read every week. Figures in US dollars as filed; informational only — not financial advice.
How PUBLIC POLICY HOLDING INC looks technically
PUBLIC POLICY HOLDING INC (PPHC): there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 12, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 36, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It just made a new 20-day low, its first since 2026-07-27, breaking below its recent trading range. Trading volume is unusually light — only about 39% of its 30-day average.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | not enough price history yet — needs 200 trading sessions | n/a |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $10.98 | $10.98 |
| 200-day moving average | not enough price history yet — needs 200 trading sessions | n/a |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 8 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 8 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part upward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes above 11.63. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave upward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | not enough price history yet — needs 200 trading sessions | n/a |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 12, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 12.4 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 36, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 36.4 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading right at the bottom of its 14-day range ($9.68 to $11.63) — its "stochastic" reading is 2 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 2.1 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 19 sessions |
Range
7
| Since a 20-day breakout | it just made a new 20-day low, its first since 2026-07-27, breaking below its recent trading range | 1 session |
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| Since a 55-day breakout | it just made a new 55-day low, its first since 2026-07-27, breaking below its recent trading range | 1 session |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $15.15 (set on 2026-05-01) | $15.15 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | not available for this company yet | n/a |
| Nearest price level | not enough price history yet — needs 252 trading sessions | n/a |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $7.00 (set on 2026-06-30) | $7.00 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 38.8% above its all-time low | +38.8% |
Volatility
4
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 79% of it) | 21st percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.7012 between its high and its low — about 7.2% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.7012 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $9.69 and $11.63 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $9.69 – $10.66 – $11.63 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 7.2% in a typical session — more volatile than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 7.2% |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is unusually light — only about 39% of its 30-day average | 0.39× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 4 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 4 sessions ago |
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| Since a hammer | 3 sessions ago, after a stretch of decline, it sold off hard during the session and then closed back near its high — a "hammer", the long lower wick showing the drop was bought back before the close | 3 sessions ago |
Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-20 1.1% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +1.1% |
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| Gap filled | a 2.3% gap up opened on 2026-10-02 has been "filled" 12 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 12 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed lower 3 sessions in a row, a -8.22% move over the run — an unbroken run of down days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 3 sessions down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 26.8 percentage points (the stock lost 25.9% while the market gained 1.0%) | -26.8% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 0.8 percentage points (the stock gained 4.4% while the market gained 3.6%) | +0.8% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 36.8 percentage points (the stock lost 28.3% while the market gained 8.5%) | -36.8% |
| vs market, 12 months | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 1 of the 7 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bullish state: near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 7 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 4 of the 7 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a fresh 20-day low, MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 7 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 2.1% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-14 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is thick, spanning 13.4% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | -2.1% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 16% below the average price paid since 2026-01-28, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $11.51 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 174 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -15.6% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 17% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-10 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $11.68 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 51 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -16.8% |
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part upward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $11.63.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones. It was chosen from 3 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
This reading has stood for 2 trading days, since 2026-10-19.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-20.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 50-day moving average · Broke down to a new 20-day low · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · Most volatile (6%+ typical daily range) · At the bottom of its 14-day range (stochastic below 20) · Under water since its last earnings report (below the anchored VWAP) | Learn: adx · rsi · breakout · volume and relative volume
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-20. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Mean price target$17.00 range $16.00 – $18.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-18. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for PPHC
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.325 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-18
- Estimate change, 30 days$0.00 (0.0%) from $0.325, on 2026-09-13, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward11% of 9 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Significant non-cash accounting charges related to share-based compensation and acquisition-related contingent consideration negatively impact GAAP net income.","Dependence on M&A strategy to supplement organic growth and potential challenges in integrating acquired firms.","Exposure to political and regulatory changes that affect demand for advisory and lobbying services."]
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 5 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-16. The 6 days since 2026-10-16 have not been checked yet.
- Last 90 days · read to 2026-10-160 buys · 5 sells ($96553) — 5 selling insiders
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-161 buy ($10) · 17 sells ($225982) — 1 buying, 7 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-24. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-16; anything filed since is not yet included.
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Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
3 institutional 13F filers reported holding PPHC as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 3
- Reported shares held 324,590
- Reported value $2,405,212
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 2 increased, 1 decreased, 1 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
PPHC had 545,427 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-30 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
PPHC had 1.81% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-30 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 1.25 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 545,427
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 1.81%
- Prior settlement (shares) 227,472
- Reported change 139.78%
- Days to cover (reported) 1.25
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-30 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- WPP (WPP)
- Omnicom Group (OMC)
- Interpublic Group (IPG)
- Publicis Groupe (PUBGY)
- FGS Global
- Brunswick Group
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Frequently asked questions
What does PUBLIC POLICY HOLDING INC (PPHC) do?
Public Policy Holding Company is a global provider of advisory services specializing in government relations, corporate communications, and public affairs. The company operates through a diversified group of firms that provide strategic counsel to navigate complex political, regulatory, and reputational environments for approximately 1,500 clients.
What sector is PUBLIC POLICY HOLDING INC (PPHC) in?
PUBLIC POLICY HOLDING INC (PPHC) is classified in the Industrials sector. Its industry is Public Relations & Advisory Services. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does PPHC pay a dividend?
Yes — PUBLIC POLICY HOLDING INC (PPHC) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 2.16% (market data, as of 2026-09-02). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are PUBLIC POLICY HOLDING INC's (PPHC) competitors?
Notable peers of PUBLIC POLICY HOLDING INC (PPHC) include WPP, Omnicom Group, Interpublic Group, Publicis Groupe and FGS Global. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is PUBLIC POLICY HOLDING INC (PPHC) overbought or oversold right now?
PUBLIC POLICY HOLDING INC (PPHC) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 36, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-20). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on PPHC come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-02; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-20.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.