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WPP Wpp Plc

632.00
1.00 (0.16%)
13 Mar 2025 - Closed
Delayed by 15 minutes
Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Wpp Plc LSE:WPP London Ordinary Share JE00B8KF9B49 ORD 10P
  Price Change % Change Share Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  1.00 0.16% 632.00 3,981,592 16:35:18
Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price
629.00 629.40 636.20 624.40 626.20
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
Advertising Agencies 14.74B 542M 0.5024 12.52 6.81B
Last Trade Time Trade Type Trade Size Trade Price Currency
16:47:28 O 89,843 632.91 GBX

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Posted at 13/3/2025 08:20 by Wpp Daily Update
Wpp Plc is listed in the Advertising Agencies sector of the London Stock Exchange with ticker WPP. The last closing price for Wpp was 631p.
Wpp currently has 1,078,802,358 shares in issue. The market capitalisation of Wpp is £6,785,666,832.
Wpp has a price to earnings ratio (PE ratio) of 12.52.
This morning WPP shares opened at 626.20p
Posted at 13/3/2025 14:23 by essentialinvestor
No chance. IF WPP was broken up and sold off they may possibly be they would be interested in a particular agency or part of the business.
Posted at 13/3/2025 13:39 by fuji99
It's not a question of "needing" WPP or not, but a question of adding more revenues and profit, thus reducing competition and fragmentation in the sector.
Posted at 13/3/2025 11:52 by essentialinvestor
Publicis do not need WPP,
they have thrashed WPP in business terms.

PUB share price Up 260% over the last 5 years.

Publicis business performance highlights the plight of WPP.
Posted at 13/3/2025 11:50 by fuji99
Agree as consolidation in this sector is a must to reduce fragmentation.
I can easily see the likes of Publicis (France) or Omnicom (USA) taking WPP over or merge with it.
Posted at 11/3/2025 17:51 by sigmund freud
there is one heck of a gap above. but i am still not convinced they need filling. you fill it in your head if you want to.
wpp is often the canary in the goldmine for a us recession. look at the correlation between the share price and us recessions in 2001-2 and 2008-9.
you have got to expect a potential for 320p given pending us recession. wtf wants to have big us holdings for anything other than very short term atm? there won't be many people advertising stuff over there, apart from therapy for ex-mag 7 holders
Posted at 28/2/2025 10:45 by davius
Batch of broker ratings today...

Deutsche Bank cuts WPP price target to 875 (1,035) pence - 'buy'
Oddo BHF cuts WPP price target to 760 pence - 'neutral'
Bernstein cuts WPP price target to 1,015 (1,130) pence - 'outperform'
Barclays cuts WPP to 'equal weight' - price target 780 pence
Posted at 27/2/2025 13:13 by schofi2
Looking ripe for a takeover in my view. A company that is valued now at GBP7.07B with a operating profit of GBP1.71 billion in 2024. Cheep as chips.

(Alliance News) - WPP PLC on Thursday guided flat to lower revenue in 2025, as it said "weaker client discretionary spend" in the fourth quarter of last year hurt its 2024 results.

WPP shares fell 18% in response, trading at 633.13 pence early Thursday in London. It was the worst performer in the FTSE 100 index, which itself was marginally lower.

The London-based advertising agency reported revenue less pass-through costs of GBP11.36 billion for 2024, down 4.2% from GBP11.86 billion in 2023. On a like-for-like basis, this was down 1.0%. Total revenue was GBP14.74 billion, down 0.7% from GBP14.85 billion, though up 2.3% on a like-for-like basis.

Looking ahead, WPP said its expects like-for-like revenue less pass-through costs to be flat to down 2% in 2025, with performance improving in the second half.

More positively, pretax profit was GBP1.03 billion in 2024, multiplying from GBP346 million in 2023. Operating profit also jumped, to GBP1.33 billion from GBP531 million, as operating profit margin improved to 9.0% from 3.6%.

However, on a headline basis, operating profit slipped 2.5% to GBP1.71 billion in 2024 from GBP1.75 billion in 2023, as headline operating profit margin improved only slightly to 15.0% from 14.8%.

In 2025, headline operating profit margin is expected to remain flat, WPP said.

WPP declared a 39.4 pence final dividend, unchanged from a year before. This means a full-year dividend of 39.4p, also unchanged. WPP had been expected to cut its annual dividend to 37.70p, according to market consensus cited by the Financial Times.

"Though we remain cautious given the overall macro environment, we are confident in our medium-term targets," said Chief Executive Officer Mark Read, citing in particular WPP's investments in artificial intelligence, data, and proprietary media.

By Tom Waite, Alliance News editor
Posted at 27/2/2025 10:55 by wallywoo
Net debt is down substantially from £2.5b to £1.7b. This business is generating a good amount of cash.Wpp is very often volatile, but they have a long history of rewarding shareholders. As I say under 650p was a no brainer. Imho
Posted at 27/2/2025 10:17 by blueball
WPP is still underperforming 530p target here.
Posted at 07/1/2025 15:32 by fuji99
IMO this is due to UBS Sell rating.

WPP’s recent strength batted off as UBS doubles down on ‘sell’ rating
Published: 15:53 06 Jan 2025 GMT

WPP PLC (LSE:WPP)’s recent rebound has failed to shift sentiment at UBS, which doubled down on a ‘sell’ rating for the advertising firm on poor prospects ahead.

Though UBS upped WPP’s share price target from 680p to 720p, the bank suggested a resurgence in its share price since the summer was unlikely to last.

“We think this reflects a strong performance in account wins during [the second half of 2024],” UBS said in a note, pointing to deals with the likes of Amazon and Unilever.

“However, in our view the upcoming catalyst path remains negative and we retain our sell rating.”

Guidance for 2025, which UBS forecast would lay out growth of 1-2%, was likely to “underwhelm,” analysts said.

Performance over the year was also set to be second-half weighted, leaving little scope for organic growth in the coming months as recent strength in account reviews could reverse.

“It recently lost the US$500 million Volvo media account, and its Mars account is under review,” UBS flagged.

UBS cut WPP’s 2025 margin estimate from 15.1% to 14.9% and also signalled lower earnings per share expectations for the year.

Shares fell by 3.3% to 787.40p on Monday.
Wpp share price data is direct from the London Stock Exchange

Wpp Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What is the current Wpp share price?
The current share price of Wpp is 632.00p
How many Wpp shares are in issue?
Wpp has 1,078,802,358 shares in issue
What is the market cap of Wpp?
The market capitalisation of Wpp is GBP 6.81B
What is the 1 year trading range for Wpp share price?
Wpp has traded in the range of 604.20p to 903.00p during the past year
What is the PE ratio of Wpp?
The price to earnings ratio of Wpp is 12.52
What is the cash to sales ratio of Wpp?
The cash to sales ratio of Wpp is 0.46
What is the reporting currency for Wpp?
Wpp reports financial results in GBP
What is the latest annual turnover for Wpp?
The latest annual turnover of Wpp is GBP 14.74B
What is the latest annual profit for Wpp?
The latest annual profit of Wpp is GBP 542M
What is the registered address of Wpp?
The registered address for Wpp is QUEENSWAY HOUSE, HILGROVE STREET, ST HELIER, JERSEY, JE1 1ES
What is the Wpp website address?
The website address for Wpp is www.wpp.com
Which industry sector does Wpp operate in?
Wpp operates in the ADVERTISING sector

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