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WPP (WPP) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 851.60 -4.80 (-0.56%)
(As of 11:06 AM ET)

About WPP Stock (LON:WPP)

Key Stats

Today's Range
849.40
859.80
50-Day Range
753.80
893.60
52-Week Range
678.80
903
Volume
4.58 million shs
Average Volume
4.26 million shs
Market Capitalization
£9.20 billion
P/E Ratio
4,482.11
Dividend Yield
4.58%
Price Target
GBX 996.67
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

WPP plc, a creative transformation company, provides communications, experience, commerce, and technology services in North America, the United Kingdom, Western Continental Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Central and Eastern Europe. The company operates through three segments: Global Integrated Agencies, Public Relations, and Specialist Agencies. It offers marketing strategy, creative ideation, production, commerce, influencer marketing, social media management, and technology implementation services; media strategy, planning, buying and activation, commerce media, data analytics, and consulting services; and media management, public affairs, reputation, risk and crisis management, social media management, and strategic advisory services. The company also provides brand consulting, brand identity, product and service design, and corporate and brand publication services. WPP plc was founded in 1985 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

WPP Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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31st Percentile Overall Score

WPP MarketRank™: 

WPP scored higher than 31% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    WPP has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    WPP has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about WPP's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of WPP is 4,480.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 135.59.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of WPP is 4,480.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 319.77.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    WPP has a PEG Ratio of 13.47. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    WPP has a P/B Ratio of 2.62. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for WPP.
  • Dividend Leadership

    WPP is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.03%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    WPP does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of WPP is 20,526.32%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Read more about WPP's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for WPP.
  • News Sentiment

    WPP has a news sentiment score of 0.43. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for WPP this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for WPP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    3 people have added WPP to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, WPP insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £75,628.40 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.22% of the stock of WPP is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    65.25% of the stock of WPP is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about WPP's insider trading history.
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WPP Stock News Headlines

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WPP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

WPP's stock was trading at GBX 753 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, WPP stock has increased by 13.0% and is now trading at GBX 851.20.
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Shares of WPP stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that WPP investors own include GSK (GSK), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), Barclays (BARC), Glencore (GLEN), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Meta Platforms (META) and Aviva (AV).

Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 11/1 Dividend
10/10/2024
Dividend Payable
11/01/2024
Today
12/18/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Advertising Agencies
Sub-Industry
Business Services
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
115,500
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
GBX 996.67
High Stock Price Target
GBX 1,040
Low Stock Price Target
GBX 950
Potential Upside/Downside
+17.1%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.80
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
£203.40 million
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£14.85 billion
Cash Flow
GBX 161.32 per share
Book Value
GBX 325 per share

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
1,080,000,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£9.19 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.13
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This page (LON:WPP) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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