LON:WPP WPP (WPP) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 598.80 -1.20 (-0.20%) As of 08:42 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock About WPP Stock (LON:WPP) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get WPP alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 598.20▼ 603.6050-Day Range 496.20▼ 626.8352-Week Range 490.60▼ 903Volume6.12 million shsAverage Volume10.00 million shsMarket Capitalization£6.45 billionP/E Ratio31.63Dividend Yield6.51%Price TargetGBX 955Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company OverviewWPP is the creative transformation company, using the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. At WPP we’re reinventing creativity on an ever-broader canvas, bringing together unrivalled talent, resources and skills to provide an integrated offer of communications, experience, commerce and technology for clients.Read More… WPP Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks39th Percentile Overall ScoreWPP MarketRank™: WPP scored higher than 39% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.4 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingWPP has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageWPP has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.Read more about WPP's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.0 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of WPP is 31.63, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.89.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of WPP is 31.63, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 22.18.Price to Earnings Growth RatioWPP has a PEG Ratio of 13.47. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioWPP has a P/B Ratio of 1.63. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for WPP. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend LeadershipWPP is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.05%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthWPP does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of WPP is 206.02%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Read more about WPP's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for WPP. News and Social Media1.2 / 5News Sentiment0.15 News SentimentWPP has a news sentiment score of 0.15. 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 0.70 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for WPP this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 2 people have searched for WPP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 £469,693.68 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.22% of the stock of WPP is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions65.25% 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 had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 5.92% and a net margin of 1.37%. How do I buy shares of WPP? 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. What other stocks do shareholders of WPP own? 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 Last Earnings2/27/2025Today5/28/2025Record date for 7/4 Dividend6/05/2025Ex-Dividend for 7/4 Dividend6/05/2025Dividend Payable7/04/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorCommunication Services Industry Advertising Agencies Sub-IndustryBusiness Services Current SymbolLON:WPP CIKN/A Webwww.wpp.com Phone44 20 7408 2204FaxN/AEmployees115,500Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price TargetGBX 955 High Stock Price TargetGBX 960 Low Stock Price TargetGBX 950 Potential Upside/Downside+59.5%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.75 Research Coverage4 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)GBX 18.93 Trailing P/E Ratio31.63 Forward P/E Ratio7.34 P/E Growth13.47Net Income£203.92 million Net Margins1.37% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity5.92% Return on Assets1.53% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio215.67 Current Ratio0.89 Quick Ratio0.89 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£14.89 billion Price / Sales0.43 Cash FlowGBX 113.49 per share Price / Cash Flow5.28 Book ValueGBX 368.19 per share Price / Book1.63Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares1,077,756,658Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£6.45 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.13 2025 Gold Forecast: A Perfect Storm for DemandUnlock the timeless value of gold with our exclusive 2025 Gold Forecasting Report. 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