WPP (WPP)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 100

819.20p
   
  • Change Today:
    -14.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,224.00
  • 52 Week Low: 761.60
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 1,092.07m
  • Volume: 2,810,014
  • Market Cap: £8,946m
  • RiskGrade: 162

WPP Overview

WPP is one of the world's largest communications services groups, specialising in advertising, and public relations. The group has 62,000 people working in 1,400 offices in 103 countries. Major clients include American Express, AT&T, Colgate-Palmolive, GlaxoSmithKline and Nestlé.

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WPP Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 3.8% 4.7%
Div Cover 1.7 2.5
Op Mrgn 9.6% 13.2%
ROCE 44.1%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 15.3 8.7
PEG n/a 0.1
Pr/Revenue 0.7 0.8
Pr/Book 2.2  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 6.7% -9.5%
PBT n/a 61.2%
EPS n/a 76.0%
DPS 30.0% 22.8%

WPP Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-17 15,804.20 2,109.30 121.80p 11.0 1.8 +6% 60.00p 4.5%
31-Dec-18 13,046.70 1,257.60 92.40p 9.2 n/a -24% 60.00p 7.1%
31-Dec-19 13,234.10 982.10 50.20p 21.2 n/a -46% 22.70p 2.1%
31-Dec-20 12,002.80 (2,790.60) (243.20)p n/a n/a n/a 24.00p 3.0%
31-Dec-21 12,801.10 950.80 53.40p 21.0 n/a n/a 31.20p 2.8%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

WPP Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-22 11,578.84 1,532.65 93.98p 8.7 0.1 +76% 38.33p 4.7%
31-Dec-23 11,824.80 1,616.84 100.96p 8.1 1.1 +7% 40.76p 5.0%

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WPP Company Announcements

Director / PDMR Transaction notification 08-Aug-2022 17:29 RNS
2022 Interim Results 05-Aug-2022 07:00 RNS
Total Voting Rights and Capital 01-Aug-2022 10:37 RNS

WPP ShareCast News

WPP lifts FY guidance as client spend boosts int... 05-Aug-2022 ShareCast
WPP acquires Latin American ecommerce agency Cor... 18-Jul-2022 ShareCast
Berenberg lowers target price on WPP 08-Jul-2022 ShareCast

WPP Top Newspaper Links

WPP pegged back despite rise in new business 05-Aug-2022 Times
Advertising giant WWP lines up industrialist Rob... 19-Dec-2014 Express & Star
WPP agrees £800m cloud deal with IBM 03-Dec-2014 Telegraph

Latest WPP Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
08-Aug-22 Buy Thomas Ilube 807.82p 1,000 £8,078.20

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WPP Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 819.20p
Change Today -14.00p
% Change -1.68 %
52 Week High 1,224.00
52 Week Low 761.60
Volume 2,810,014
Shares Issued 1,092.07m
Market Cap £8,946m
RiskGrade 162

WPP Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
59.53% above the market average59.53% above the market average59.53% above the market average59.53% above the market average59.53% above the market average
91.49% above the sector average91.49% above the sector average91.49% above the sector average91.49% above the sector average91.49% above the sector average
Price Trend
16.41% below the market average16.41% below the market average16.41% below the market average16.41% below the market average16.41% below the market average
16.98% below the sector average16.98% below the sector average16.98% below the sector average16.98% below the sector average16.98% below the sector average
Income
60.19% above the market average60.19% above the market average60.19% above the market average60.19% above the market average60.19% above the market average
50.00% above the sector average50.00% above the sector average50.00% above the sector average50.00% above the sector average50.00% above the sector average
Growth
55.38% below the market average55.38% below the market average55.38% below the market average55.38% below the market average55.38% below the market average
54.72% below the sector average54.72% below the sector average54.72% below the sector average54.72% below the sector average54.72% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 7
Buy 3
Neutral 8
Sell 1
Strong Sell 1
Total 20
buy
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WPP Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 13-Oct-22 09-Jun-22
Paid 01-Nov-22 08-Jul-22
Amount 15.00p 18.70p

Trades for 17-Aug-2022

Time Volume / Share Price
16:37 432 @ 819.20p
16:35 1,269,209 @ 819.20p
16:29 462 @ 823.80p
16:29 60 @ 823.40p
16:29 56 @ 823.40p

WPP Key Personnel

CEO Mark Read
CFO John Rogers

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