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$26.35 -0.02 (-0.08%)
As of 08/21/2026 03:58 PM Eastern

WPP vs. QMMM, TTD, NIQ, LFTO, and MGNI

Should you buy WPP stock or one of its competitors? WPP's main competitors and comparable companies include QMMM (QMMM), Trade Desk (TTD), NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ), Liftoff Mobile (LFTO), and Magnite (MGNI). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "advertising" industry.

How does WPP compare to QMMM?

WPP (NYSE:WPP) and QMMM (NASDAQ:QMMM) are both mid-cap communication services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings and media sentiment.

In the previous week, WPP had 5 more articles in the media than QMMM. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for WPP and 0 mentions for QMMM. WPP's average media sentiment score of 0.05 beat QMMM's score of 0.00 indicating that WPP is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
WPP Neutral
QMMM Neutral

4.3% of WPP shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of WPP shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

QMMM has lower revenue, but higher earnings than WPP.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
WPP$17.87B0.32-$283.52MN/AN/A
QMMM$2.70M2,529.95-$1.58MN/AN/A

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
WPPN/A N/A N/A
QMMM N/A N/A N/A

WPP has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, QMMM has a beta of 14.99, indicating that its share price is 1,399% more volatile than the broader market.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
WPP
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
QMMM
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

Summary

WPP beats QMMM on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does WPP compare to Trade Desk?

Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) and WPP (NYSE:WPP) are both mid-cap communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends and earnings.

Trade Desk has a net margin of 13.61% compared to WPP's net margin of 0.00%. Trade Desk's return on equity of 16.09% beat WPP's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Trade Desk13.61% 16.09% 6.90%
WPP N/A N/A N/A

67.8% of Trade Desk shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.3% of WPP shares are held by institutional investors. 11.4% of Trade Desk shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of WPP shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Trade Desk has higher earnings, but lower revenue than WPP.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Trade Desk$2.90B2.14$443.30M$0.8415.69
WPP$17.87B0.32-$283.52MN/AN/A

In the previous week, Trade Desk had 7 more articles in the media than WPP. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Trade Desk and 5 mentions for WPP. WPP's average media sentiment score of 0.05 beat Trade Desk's score of -0.08 indicating that WPP is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Trade Desk
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
WPP
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Trade Desk currently has a consensus price target of $19.33, suggesting a potential upside of 46.67%. Given Trade Desk's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Trade Desk is more favorable than WPP.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Trade Desk
10 Sell rating(s)
25 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.85
WPP
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Trade Desk has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, WPP has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Trade Desk beats WPP on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does WPP compare to NIQ Global Intelligence?

WPP (NYSE:WPP) and NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) are both mid-cap communication services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability.

WPP has higher revenue and earnings than NIQ Global Intelligence.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
WPP$17.87B0.32-$283.52MN/AN/A
NIQ Global Intelligence$4.20B1.32-$353.30M-$1.22N/A

4.3% of WPP shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of WPP shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of NIQ Global Intelligence shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

WPP has a net margin of 0.00% compared to NIQ Global Intelligence's net margin of -8.01%. NIQ Global Intelligence's return on equity of 14.84% beat WPP's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
WPPN/A N/A N/A
NIQ Global Intelligence -8.01%14.84%2.60%

NIQ Global Intelligence has a consensus price target of $16.61, suggesting a potential downside of 11.74%. Given NIQ Global Intelligence's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NIQ Global Intelligence is more favorable than WPP.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
WPP
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
NIQ Global Intelligence
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73

In the previous week, NIQ Global Intelligence had 3 more articles in the media than WPP. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for NIQ Global Intelligence and 5 mentions for WPP. NIQ Global Intelligence's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat WPP's score of 0.05 indicating that NIQ Global Intelligence is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
WPP
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
NIQ Global Intelligence
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

NIQ Global Intelligence beats WPP on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does WPP compare to Liftoff Mobile?

WPP (NYSE:WPP) and Liftoff Mobile (NASDAQ:LFTO) are both mid-cap communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk and profitability.

4.3% of WPP shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of WPP shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Liftoff Mobile had 1 more articles in the media than WPP. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Liftoff Mobile and 5 mentions for WPP. Liftoff Mobile's average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat WPP's score of 0.05 indicating that Liftoff Mobile is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
WPP
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Liftoff Mobile
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Liftoff Mobile has a consensus target price of $35.69, suggesting a potential upside of 88.15%. Given Liftoff Mobile's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Liftoff Mobile is more favorable than WPP.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
WPP
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Liftoff Mobile
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.76

Liftoff Mobile has lower revenue, but higher earnings than WPP.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
WPP$17.87B0.32-$283.52MN/AN/A
Liftoff MobileN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
WPPN/A N/A N/A
Liftoff Mobile N/A N/A N/A

Summary

Liftoff Mobile beats WPP on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does WPP compare to Magnite?

WPP (NYSE:WPP) and Magnite (NASDAQ:MGNI) are both mid-cap communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

4.3% of WPP shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.4% of Magnite shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of WPP shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Magnite shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Magnite has lower revenue, but higher earnings than WPP.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
WPP$17.87B0.32-$283.52MN/AN/A
Magnite$713.95M4.72$144.61M$1.0921.56

Magnite has a net margin of 22.49% compared to WPP's net margin of 0.00%. Magnite's return on equity of 9.33% beat WPP's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
WPPN/A N/A N/A
Magnite 22.49%9.33%2.77%

WPP has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Magnite has a beta of 2.26, meaning that its share price is 126% more volatile than the broader market.

Magnite has a consensus target price of $28.30, indicating a potential upside of 20.43%. Given Magnite's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Magnite is more favorable than WPP.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
WPP
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Magnite
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.82

In the previous week, Magnite had 4 more articles in the media than WPP. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Magnite and 5 mentions for WPP. Magnite's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat WPP's score of 0.05 indicating that Magnite is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
WPP
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Magnite
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Magnite beats WPP on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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WPP vs. The Competition

MetricWPPMedia IndustryCommunication Services SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$5.69B$3.25B$32.85B$24.24B
Dividend Yield3.65%5.43%5.36%3.70%
P/E RatioN/A32.2624.5930.31
Price / Sales0.3228.3862.2320.18
Price / Cash3.7816.0920.8019.80
Price / Book1.568.6611.024.90
Net Income-$283.52M-$45.84M$1.10B$1.07B
7 Day Performance1.82%-0.74%-0.35%0.02%
1 Month Performance40.38%5.85%2.84%3.10%
1 Year Performance-2.90%8.23%0.03%14.90%

WPP Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WPP
WPP
1.9516 of 5 stars
$26.35
-0.1%
N/A-2.9%$5.69B$17.87BN/A98,655
QMMM
QMMM
N/A$119.40
flat
N/AN/A$6.83B$2.70MN/AN/A
TTD
Trade Desk
3.0557 of 5 stars
$13.40
-5.2%
$19.33
+44.3%
-75.2%$6.64B$2.90B15.953,843
NIQ
NIQ Global Intelligence
2.956 of 5 stars
$17.20
-1.4%
$18.23
+6.0%
+7.4%$5.15B$4.20BN/A38,760
LFTO
Liftoff Mobile
4.5245 of 5 stars
$19.53
-9.6%
$35.69
+82.8%
N/A$3.66BN/AN/AN/A

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This page (NYSE:WPP) was last updated on 8/24/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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