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: 257.48 to 261.40
• 50-Day Range: 224.20 to 278.15
• 52-Week Range: 218.50 to 611.80
• Volume: 3.07 million shs
• Average Volume: 28.70 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £2.80 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 5.78%
• Price Target: GBX 322.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

WPP Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

WPP scored higher than 61% 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: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

WPP has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

WPP has a consensus price target of GBX 322.50, representing about 22.7% upside from its current price of GBX 262.90.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

WPP has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of WPP is -13.15, 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 -13.15, 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 0.71. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued 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 5.78%, 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: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

WPP has a news sentiment score of 0.37. 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 0.51 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article 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 14% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

2 insiders have purchased shares of WPP in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net £155,578.24 in company stock, which represents 0.0055% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, WPP insiders have bought 146.19% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £262,000 in company stock and sold £106,421.76 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.03% 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: 2/26/2026
• Today: 5/15/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Advertising Agencies
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• 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 322.50
• High Price Target: GBX 360
• Low Price Target: GBX 285
• Potential Upside/Downside: +24.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX (20)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 3.18
• P/E Growth: 13.47
• Net Income: £203.92 million
• Net Margins: -1.59%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -7.54%
• Return on Assets: 1.53%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 334.84
• Current Ratio: 0.89
• Quick Ratio: 0.89

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £13.55 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.21
• Cash Flow: GBX 49.14 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.28
• Book Value: GBX 368.19 per share
• Price / Book: 0.70

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,078,525,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £2.80 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.65