WPP plc (LON: WPP)
London
· Delayed Price · Currency is GBP · Price in GBX| Market Cap | 9.14B |
| Revenue (ttm) | 14.84B |
| Net Income (ttm) | 110.40M |
| Shares Out | 1.08B |
| EPS (ttm) | 0.10 |
| PE Ratio | 84.80 |
| Forward PE | 8.70 |
| Dividend | 0.39 (4.65%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jun 6, 2024 |
| Volume | 1,977,184 |
| Open | 852.60 |
| Previous Close | 855.00 |
| Day's Range | 844.60 - 856.60 |
| 52-Week Range | 656.00 - 901.60 |
| Beta | 1.11 |
| Analysts | n/a |
| Price Target | 872.53 (+2.89%) |
| Earnings Date | Aug 1, 2024 |
About WPP plc
WPP plc, a creative transformation company, provides communications, experience, commerce, and technology services in North America, the United Kingdom, Western Continental Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Central and Eastern Europe. The company operates through three segments: Global Integrated Agencies, Public Relations, and Specialist Agencies. It offers marketing strategy, creative ideation, production, commerce, influencer marketing, social media management, and technology implementation services; media... [Read more]
Financial Performance
In 2023, WPP plc's revenue was 14.84 billion, an increase of 2.88% compared to the previous year's 14.43 billion. Earnings were 110.40 million, a decrease of -83.83%.
Financial StatementsNews
CEO of WPP, world’s biggest advertising agency, falls victim to elaborate deepfake scam
The CEO of WPP fell victim to an elaborate deepfake scam that involved voice cloning the boss to solicit money and personal details from the company's workforce.
S4 Capital sees sales fall by a fifth after warning over advertising slump
The company was set up by Sir Martin Sorrell, who founded the world’s largest advertising company WPP.
ADWEEK’s Audio Awards 2024 Jury Revealed, Including WPP, We Are Social and talkSPORT Execs
ADWEEK's Audio Awards 2024 will be judged by an expert panel from firms including WPP, talkSPORT and The Telegraph, with experience across Amazon Music, Kraft Heinz, Universal Music and much more. As ...
CEO of world’s biggest ad firm targeted by deepfake scam
Fraudsters impersonated WPP’s CEO using a fake Whatsapp account, a voice clone and YouTube footage used in a virtual meet The head of the world’s biggest advertising group was the target of an elabora...
WPP boss targeted by deepfake scammers using voice clone
Mark Read says criminals set up Microsoft Teams call with senior executives in unsuccessful attack
World Press Photo of the Year: Cropping history and reality
WPP winner demonstrates Palestinian grief is only acceptable to the West if it is sanitised and devoid of context.
WPP reports Q1 results
WPP First Quarter Trading Update
NEW YORK & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WPP (NYSE: WPP) today reported its 2024 First Quarter Trading Update. Key figures First Quarter £ million ‘+/(-) % reported1 ‘+/(-) % LFL2 Revenue 3,412 (1.4) 2.1 R...
BUSINESS LIVE: Barclays profits slip; Sainsbury's ups guidance; BHP eyes Anglo American deal
Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Barclays, Sainsbury's, BHP, Anglo American, AstraZeneca, WPP and Persimmon.
WPP Revenue Hit by Tech Pullback
WPP backed its full-year revenue guidance after its first-quarter results were hurt by weaker spending by technology clients and project delays.
Ad group WPP reports 1.6% drop in first-quarter organic growth
British ad group WPP reported a 1.6% drop in organic growth in the first quarter, lagging its major rivals, after it was hit by loss of business from a healthcare client and reduced spending by techno...
Google’s Gemini AI to help write and narrate ads for marketing behemoth WPP
The narration system will use Gemini 1.5 Pro to create customisable video narration scripts, which are then sent to London startup Eleven Labs to generate a voice to narrate videos
GroupM Launches Dedicated Women’s Sports Marketplace at Upfront
Women's sports are on the rise, and GroupM is looking to get marketers in the game. Today, GroupM, WPP's media investment group, announced it's launching a dedicated women's sports marketplace ahead o...
AKQA and Grey Merge Capabilities Across Five Territories as WPP Continues Efficiencies Drive
WPP agency Grey is set to merge its capabilities with AKQA across five markets- Italy, Belgium, China, UAE and Australia - in an efficiency drive that will allow it to focus on its core high-growth te...
WPP: Ad Giant Still Looks Attractively Valued
He Was the Ad Industry's Hunter. Now, He's the Prey.
Madison Avenue titan Martin Sorrell has rebuffed merger offers for S4 Capital, the firm he founded after exiting WPP.
Adweek Podcast: WPP’s OpenX Model Is Making Marketing Magic for Coca-Cola
In 2021, Coca-Cola handed WPP its $4 billion ad account. At the time, it gave new bespoke agency OpenX a brief to change its marketing output from a "majority analog to 60% digital" and curate more li...
Saudi Investments Spark Surge in Central Asian Renewable Development
When it comes to wind power in Central Asia, companies from the Persian Gulf have taken the lead. This week, Riyadh-based green energy company ACWA Power made the news in two countries in the region f...
WPP UK President Karen Blackett Set to Depart After Three Decades
Karen Blackett, WPP's U.K. president is set to leave the business after almost 29 years. During her time there she has held key leadership roles, including chief executive of MediaCom U.K. Blackett ha...
WPP shares fall after profit drop
The company said it had been hit by lower spending by technology businesses.
WPP plc (WPP) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript
WPP CEO Mark Read Commits to Tech Clients and Dispels Sora Competition
WPP CEO Mark Read underlined the advertising business' commitment to its technology clients despite citing their lack of spend last year as having weighed down its financial results, as the company re...
WPP looks to AI to boost bottom line following collapse in advertising giant’s profits
The advertising firm plans to use AI to “augment” jobs inside the company and cut back office costs
WPP falls on 'underwhelming' results
Shares in WPP PLC (LSE:WPP) fell 3% as full-year results came in largely in line with expectations, though lower technology spending in the final quarter in the US acted as a drag. Net new business w...