WPP (WPP) Competitors GBX 833.20 -8.20 (-0.97%) (As of 12/20/2024 12:26 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades WPP vs. III, RTO, FOUR, HRI, PAY, LOOK, OCN, RSG, CSN, and MXCTShould you be buying WPP stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WPP include 3i Group (III), Rentokil Initial (RTO), 4imprint Group (FOUR), Herald (HRI), PayPoint (PAY), Lookers (LOOK), Ocean Wilsons (OCN), Resolute Mining (RSG), Chesnara (CSN), and MaxCyte (MXCT). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. WPP vs. 3i Group Rentokil Initial 4imprint Group Herald PayPoint Lookers Ocean Wilsons Resolute Mining Chesnara MaxCyte 3i Group (LON:III) and WPP (LON:WPP) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and valuation. Which has more risk & volatility, III or WPP? 3i Group has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WPP has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in III or WPP? WPP received 904 more outperform votes than 3i Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.60% of users gave WPP an outperform vote while only 70.57% of users gave 3i Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperform3i GroupOutperform Votes42270.57% Underperform Votes17629.43% WPPOutperform Votes132678.60% Underperform Votes36121.40% Is III or WPP more profitable? 3i Group has a net margin of 96.46% compared to WPP's net margin of 1.37%. 3i Group's return on equity of 20.73% beat WPP's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets 3i Group96.46% 20.73% 12.09% WPP 1.37%7.33%1.53% Does the media favor III or WPP? In the previous week, WPP had 1 more articles in the media than 3i Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for WPP and 0 mentions for 3i Group. 3i Group's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat WPP's score of 0.27 indicating that 3i Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment 3i Group Positive WPP Neutral Is III or WPP a better dividend stock? 3i Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 61 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. WPP pays an annual dividend of GBX 39 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. 3i Group pays out 1,536.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. WPP pays out 20,526.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do analysts rate III or WPP? 3i Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 3,347.33, suggesting a potential downside of 4.44%. WPP has a consensus price target of GBX 996.67, suggesting a potential upside of 19.62%. Given WPP's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe WPP is more favorable than 3i Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score 3i Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75WPP 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Which has preferable valuation & earnings, III or WPP? 3i Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than WPP. 3i Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WPP, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio3i Group£3.98B8.49£3.84B£3.97882.37WPP£14.85B0.61£203.40M£0.194,385.26 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of III or WPP? 66.1% of 3i Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.3% of WPP shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of 3i Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of WPP shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Summary3i Group and WPP tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. It happens like clockwork every 4 years, during the December to February window of a Bitcoin halving year. This is where fortunes are made – often LITERALLY overnight.>> Register for the Workshop Now Get WPP News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WPP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WPP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWPPAdvertising Agencies IndustryCommunication SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£9.00B£2.23B£3.01B£1.83BDividend Yield5.03%4.16%6.68%10.56%P/E Ratio4,385.26531.92296.571,756.25Price / Sales0.6138.79129.91374,123.97Price / Cash5.2810.3315.9627.80Price / Book2.562.753.962.88Net Income£203.40M£131.81M£135.47M£155.16M7 Day Performance-6.76%-1.48%-1.75%-1.90%1 Month Performance2.21%0.40%3.37%17.32%1 Year Performance10.65%-4.91%10.19%28.55% WPP Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WPPWPP1.1784 of 5 starsGBX 833.20-1.0%GBX 996.67+19.6%+10.7%£9.00B£14.85B4,385.26115,500III3i Group0.9809 of 5 starsGBX 3,693.91+1.3%GBX 3,347.33-9.4%+44.9%£35.62B£3.98B918.391,340RTORentokil Initial2.9929 of 5 starsGBX 408.39-1.2%GBX 533.75+30.7%-9.2%£10.25B£5.41B2,584.4462,931Positive NewsFOUR4imprint Group3.491 of 5 starsGBX 4,854.57-0.1%GBX 7,365+51.7%+3.4%£1.37B£1.36B2,096.982,300Insider TradeNews CoverageHRIHeraldN/AGBX 2,500+0.2%N/A+27.8%£1.32B£204.98M735.996,600PAYPayPoint0.653 of 5 starsGBX 782-1.3%GBX 675-13.7%+50.3%£564.06M£297.90M1,595.921,260Gap UpLOOKLookersN/AGBX 129.80flatN/AN/A£503.22M£4.48B811.2538OCNOcean WilsonsN/AGBX 1,310flatN/A+10.2%£463.22M£519.35M984.9674,200News CoverageRSGResolute Mining1.575 of 5 starsGBX 19.50-9.9%GBX 39+100.0%-15.6%£415.35M£643.08M1,680.0040,000Gap UpCSNChesnaraN/AGBX 257flatN/A-0.6%£387.94M£410.30M8,566.675,700News CoveragePositive NewsMXCTMaxCyteN/AGBX 336.25+0.1%N/A-12.8%£353.37M£45.44M-1,293.2780 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies III Alternatives RTO Alternatives FOUR Alternatives HRI Alternatives PAY Alternatives LOOK Alternatives OCN Alternatives RSG Alternatives CSN Alternatives MXCT Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:WPP) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDid You See Trump’s Bombshell Exec. 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