People Inc. (PPLI)
Communication Services · Conglomerate / Digital Media and Marketplaces · NASDAQ
A diversified technology holding company managing a portfolio of digital consumer platforms and a significant stake in MGM Resorts International.
What People Inc. does
People Inc. (formerly known as IAC) is a diversified holding company that operates a portfolio of digital media, marketplace, and consumer technology businesses. The company's operations include well-known brands across online dating, home services, and various media/publishing platforms, alongside a significant strategic equity investment in MGM Resorts International.
Themes: digital media, online marketplaces, online dating, home services, consumer internet
Fundamentals
- Price$38.46 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$3.0B as of 2026-08-24
- 1-year return+8.8% 2025-08-21 close $35.36 → 2026-08-21 close $38.46
- P/E8.92 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+16.1% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+65.7% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+7.0% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.28 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)-32.1% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-23.0% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.04 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-03 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How PPLI compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiobottom 25% 79 covered Communication Services peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit margintop 25% 132 covered Communication Services peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginbottom 25% 132 covered Communication Services peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 132 covered Communication Services peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 132 covered Communication Services peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRbottom 10% 121 covered Communication Services peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 114 covered Communication Services peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Communication Services 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.
Top 10 scores & list membership
PPLI is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
Not scored for the long-term list: no shareholder return data.
Short-term score
46.3 #1048 of 1,704 scored · #41 of 66 in Communication Services
Volume and participation 87th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; catalysts 53rd: open-market insider buys in 90 days 41, the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading; weakest is trend 23rd: the price is 7% below the average price paid over the period covered, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
How People Inc. looks technically
People Inc. (PPLI) is trading 3.7% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 152 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 19, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though sellers have been pushing harder than buyers lately — pressure, not a trend. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 36, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago. It is 20.4% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 3.7% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -3.7% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $43.11 | $43.11 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $39.93 | $39.93 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 16 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 16 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes above 47.6. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C. | possible downward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 152 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 152 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 19, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though sellers have been pushing harder than buyers lately — pressure, not a trend | 18.7 |
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) | 35.8 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the bottom of its 14-day range ($37.36 to $47.60) — its "stochastic" reading is 11 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 climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 10.7 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 12 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $48.32 | $48.32 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 20.4% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -20.4% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 30.1% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +30.1% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 20.4% below its highest point of the past year | 20.4% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $146.94 (set on 2021-05-25) | $146.94 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($31.52 to $47.62), and it has given back around half of its rise from last year’s low — 57% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $37.16 to $37.67. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 56.9% |
| From the all-time high | it is 73.8% below its all-time high | -73.8% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 0.9% above a support level at $38.12 — a price it turned at 7 times since 2024-11-15, most recently on 2026-01-20. Since 2024-08-21 it has 5 such levels below the current price and 5 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -0.9% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $0.1137 (set on 1993-04-12) | $0.1137 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 33722.0% above its all-time low | +33,722% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 95% of the past ~6 months) | 95th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.42 between its high and its low — about 3.7% 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 | $1.42 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $37.04 and $45.12 — 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 | $37.04 – $41.08 – $45.12 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.7% in a typical session — about typical for the 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 | 3.7% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 1.0 daily range below its 200-day average price (3.7% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 1.0 daily range below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.27× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have raised their average price target by 0.7% since the prior reading | +0.7% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a bullish engulfing | 7 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 7 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 at essentially the same price it closed at the session before — no meaningful overnight gap | +0.1% |
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| Gap filled | a 5.8% gap up opened on 2026-08-04 has been "filled" 10 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 3 sessions to close | 10 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 15.1 percentage points (the stock lost 12.8% while the market gained 2.3%) | -15.1% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 9.7 percentage points (the stock lost 6.6% while the market gained 3.1%) | -9.7% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 8.2 percentage points (the stock gained 2.8% while the market gained 11.1%) | -8.2% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 11.7 percentage points (the stock gained 8.8% while the market gained 20.5%) | -11.7% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 5 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: trading below its 200-day average, 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 | 5 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 12% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-15 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 moderate, spanning 4.8% of the share price. | -12.3% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 6% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $40.84 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 159 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -5.8% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 7% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-03 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $41.46 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 15 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -7.2% |
Price levels it has turned at before
PPLI last closed at $38.46 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 5 prices below its last close and 5 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $38.12 | Support | 0.9% below the last close | turned there 7 times · 2024-11-15 to 2026-01-20 |
| $39.09 | Resistance | 1.6% above the last close | turned there four times · 2024-10-31 to 2026-05-21 |
| $40.39 | Resistance | 5.0% above the last close | turned there 8 times · 2024-09-11 to 2026-07-31 |
| $35.90 | Support | 6.7% below the last close | turned there six times · 2025-01-27 to 2026-03-09 |
| $41.42 | Resistance | 7.7% above the last close | turned there six times · 2024-10-03 to 2026-06-23 |
| $34.71 | Support | 9.8% below the last close | turned there six times · 2025-03-07 to 2026-02-05 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $47.60.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $34.74 and $39.65 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close above $47.60.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
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 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · Broke down to a new 20-day low · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market · At the bottom of its 14-day range (stochastic below 20) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (1.82 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 10 analysts
- Mean price target$57.70 range $48.00 – $70.00; median $55.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-23. 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 PPLI
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.4364 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-23
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
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)
["Material reliance on the value of its equity stake in MGM Resorts International, which can lead to significant volatility in reported earnings.","Exposure to competitive risks in digital advertising, online marketplaces, and consumer subscription markets.","Integration and performance risks associated with its diverse portfolio of digital assets."]
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days.
- Last 180 days0 buys · 1 sell ($278801) — 1 selling insider
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-05-12. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about PPLI's insider activity →
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)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding PPLI as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 10,572,511
- Reported value $423,217,629
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 4 increased, 0 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.
Short interest (FINRA)
PPLI had 7,661,775 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
Short interest as a percent of shares outstanding is not shown for PPLI because we do not hold a verified share count to divide it by. The reported figures above are unaffected.
- Reported short interest (shares) 7,661,775
- Prior settlement (shares) 8,399,094
- Reported change -8.78%
- Days to cover (reported) 9.27
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 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
- Match Group (MTCH)
- Angi Inc. (ANGI)
- Dotdash Meredith (owned by IAC/People)
- TripAdvisor (TRIP)
- Yelp (YELP)
- Uber (UBER)
- Airbnb (ABNB)
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Frequently asked questions
What does People Inc. (PPLI) do?
People Inc. (formerly known as IAC) is a diversified holding company that operates a portfolio of digital media, marketplace, and consumer technology businesses. The company's operations include well-known brands across online dating, home services, and various media/publishing platforms, alongside a significant strategic equity investment in MGM Resorts International.
What sector is People Inc. (PPLI) in?
People Inc. (PPLI) is classified in the Communication Services sector. Its industry is Conglomerate / Digital Media and Marketplaces. It trades on NASDAQ.
Who are People Inc.'s (PPLI) competitors?
Notable peers of People Inc. (PPLI) include Match Group, Angi Inc., Dotdash Meredith (owned by IAC/People), TripAdvisor and Yelp. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is People Inc. (PPLI) overbought or oversold right now?
People Inc. (PPLI) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 36, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on PPLI come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; 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: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.