WPP (WPP) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 398.30 to 409.80
• 50-Day Range: 235.80 to 411.40
• 52-Week Range: 218.50 to 412.60
• Volume: 7.86 million shs
• Average Volume: 31.14 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £4.30 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 3.76%
• Price Target: GBX 412.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

WPP Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

WPP scored higher than 32% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

WPP has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for WPP is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

WPP has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of WPP is -19.95, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of WPP is -19.95, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

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 1.08. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for WPP.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

WPP is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.76%, 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.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.53

News Sentiment

WPP has a news sentiment score of 0.53. 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 0.65 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for WPP this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

8 people have searched for WPP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Balanced

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, WPP insiders have sold just slightly more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £210,750 in company stock and sold £248,800.14 in company stock. It is common for insiders to sell company stock at intervals simply to diversify their holdings.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.04% of the stock of WPP is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

68.32% of the stock of WPP is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/07/2026
• Today: 8/16/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Media
• Sub-Industry: Advertising
• Current Symbol: LON:WPP
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.wpp.com
• Phone: 44 20 7408 2204
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 115,500
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for WPP: GBX 412.50
• High Price Target: GBX 430
• Low Price Target: GBX 390
• Potential Upside/Downside: +3.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX (20)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 4.89
• P/E Growth: 13.47
• Net Income: £203.92 million
• Net Margins: -1.81%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -9.33%
• Return on Assets: 1.53%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 276.02
• Current Ratio: 0.87
• Quick Ratio: 0.89

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £13.26 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.32
• Cash Flow: GBX 75.62 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.28
• Book Value: GBX 368.19 per share
• Price / Book: 1.08

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,078,802,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £4.30 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.70