WPP (WPP) Competitors $39.57 -0.93 (-2.29%) Closing price 05/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$39.58 +0.01 (+0.02%) As of 06:56 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WPP vs. IQV, CPAY, GIB, TOST, AER, GRAB, RBA, RDDT, GFL, and TRUShould you be buying WPP stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WPP include IQVIA (IQV), Corpay (CPAY), CGI (GIB), Toast (TOST), AerCap (AER), Grab (GRAB), RB Global (RBA), Reddit (RDDT), GFL Environmental (GFL), and TransUnion (TRU). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. WPP vs. IQVIA Corpay CGI Toast AerCap Grab RB Global Reddit GFL Environmental TransUnion IQVIA (NYSE:IQV) and WPP (NYSE:WPP) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation. Is IQV or WPP more profitable? IQVIA has a net margin of 8.91% compared to WPP's net margin of 0.00%. IQVIA's return on equity of 28.81% beat WPP's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets IQVIA8.91% 28.81% 7.02% WPP N/A N/A N/A Do analysts prefer IQV or WPP? IQVIA currently has a consensus price target of $228.14, suggesting a potential upside of 66.12%. Given IQVIA's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe IQVIA is more favorable than WPP.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score IQVIA 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75WPP 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Does the media prefer IQV or WPP? In the previous week, IQVIA had 23 more articles in the media than WPP. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for IQVIA and 7 mentions for WPP. IQVIA's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat WPP's score of 0.76 indicating that IQVIA is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment IQVIA 22 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive WPP 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe in IQV or WPP? 89.6% of IQVIA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.3% of WPP shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of IQVIA shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of WPP shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, IQV or WPP? IQVIA has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WPP has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, IQV or WPP? IQVIA has higher revenue and earnings than WPP. WPP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IQVIA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIQVIA$15.50B1.53$1.37B$7.3418.71WPP$14.74B0.58$137.33M$5.976.63 Does the MarketBeat Community favor IQV or WPP? IQVIA received 353 more outperform votes than WPP when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.12% of users gave IQVIA an outperform vote while only 54.86% of users gave WPP an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformIQVIAOutperform Votes68668.12% Underperform Votes32131.88% WPPOutperform Votes33354.86% Underperform Votes27445.14% SummaryIQVIA beats WPP on 17 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 NYSE 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 IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$8.54B$1.97B$16.37B$19.42BDividend Yield4.89%4.51%2.48%3.83%P/E Ratio6.6379.9032.2034.23Price / Sales0.5827.23267.9034.85Price / Cash4.789.3131.5317.51Price / Book1.782.375.284.69Net Income$137.33M$138.10M$195.26M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.29%-0.87%-0.96%-1.74%1 Month Performance9.62%5.06%14.34%7.46%1 Year Performance-23.72%-15.06%14.95%3.96% WPP Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WPPWPP2.0794 of 5 stars$39.57-2.3%N/A-25.4%$8.54B$14.74B6.63115,500IQVIQVIA4.9341 of 5 stars$143.32+0.4%$228.14+59.2%-40.1%$24.79B$15.50B19.1186,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeCPAYCorpay4.3462 of 5 stars$348.39-0.1%$395.07+13.4%+20.1%$24.56B$4.05B24.9210,500Positive NewsGIBCGI3.8068 of 5 stars$108.10-0.1%$156.75+45.0%+2.3%$24.51B$15.14B19.5590,000Positive NewsTOSTToast2.619 of 5 stars$44.68-0.1%$40.91-8.4%+61.3%$22.25B$5.22B-4,463.544,500Positive NewsAERAerCap3.4288 of 5 stars$113.66+0.5%$119.25+4.9%+22.5%$21.23B$8.06B9.01740Positive NewsGRABGrab1.844 of 5 stars$5.08-0.2%$5.71+12.3%+29.3%$20.46B$2.92B-254.009,490Gap UpRBARB Global2.817 of 5 stars$108.64+0.4%$114.50+5.4%+43.1%$20.11B$4.33B54.054,200Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeRDDTReddit3.8924 of 5 stars$108.04-4.6%$141.36+30.8%+61.4%$19.94B$1.45B-13.982,013Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeGap DownGFLGFL Environmental3.375 of 5 stars$49.81+0.9%$54.57+9.6%+57.2%$19.59B$7.99B-37.4519,500Positive NewsTRUTransUnion4.8128 of 5 stars$91.94+0.1%$109.38+19.0%+7.5%$17.94B$4.26B62.9712,200Positive NewsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IQV Alternatives CPAY Alternatives GIB Alternatives TOST Alternatives AER Alternatives GRAB Alternatives RBA Alternatives RDDT Alternatives GFL Alternatives TRU Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:WPP) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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