Cindy Rose Sells 41,571 Shares of WPP (LON:WPP) Stock

Key Points

• Cindy Rose sold 41,571 WPP shares on March 10 at GBX 256 for £106,421.76 and had bought 50,000 shares on February 26 at GBX 269.
• WPP traded at GBX 255.40 with a market cap of £2.76 billion and today's volume (3.6M) well below its average (23.76M); the 52‑week range is GBX 238–641.23.
• WPP reported GBX (20) EPS last quarter and has negative ROE and net margin, and analysts hold a consensus "Hold" rating with a target of GBX 362.50.

WPP plc (LON:WPP - Get Free Report) insider Cindy Rose sold 41,571 shares of WPP stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 256, for a total transaction of £106,421.76.

Cindy Rose also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, February 26th, Cindy Rose acquired 50,000 shares of WPP stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 269 per share, with a total value of £134,500.

WPP Stock Performance

WPP traded down GBX 0.80 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting GBX 255.40. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,605,169 shares, compared to its average volume of 23,759,992. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 293.47 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 324.52. The company has a current ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 334.84. The firm has a market capitalization of £2.76 billion, a PE ratio of 7.38, a PEG ratio of 13.47 and a beta of 0.53. WPP plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 238 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 641.23.

WPP (LON:WPP - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported GBX (20) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. WPP had a negative return on equity of 7.54% and a negative net margin of 1.59%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that WPP plc will post 81.6125654 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Citigroup reissued a "neutral" rating and set a GBX 365 target price on shares of WPP in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat, WPP has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of GBX 362.50.

About WPP

WPP is the creative transformation company, using the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. We are a world leader in marketing services, with deep AI, data and technology capabilities, global presence and unrivalled creative talent.

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