WPP
WPP
Market cap $6.02B

27.91 USD

+0.19

0.69%

At close Jul 15, 4:00 PM EDT

1 day

0.69%

5 days

-6.75%

1 month

-24.14%

3 months

-23.39%

6 months

-37.24%

Year to date

-45.35%

1 year

-41.03%

5 years

-27.94%

10 years

-76.28%

About: Headquartered in the United Kingdom, WPP is one of the world's largest ad holding companies based on annual revenue. Its services, which include traditional and digital advertising, public relations, and consulting, are provided worldwide, with over 70% of its revenue coming from more developed regions such as North America, the UK, and Western Europe.

Employees: 111,281

Communication Services Advertising Agencies

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Funds holding %

of 7,316 funds

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Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

28% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.81M | Put options by funds: $2.19M

0.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 1.77% [Q4 2024] → 1.78% (+0.01%) [Q1 2025]

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 190 [Q4 2024] → 174 (-16) [Q1 2025]

25% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $971M [Q4 2024] → $729M (-$243M) [Q1 2025]

29% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 42

51% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 80

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Research analyst outlook

We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for WPP.

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 18 articles about WPP published over the past 30 days

Proactive Investors

WPP's new CEO impresses but tough turnaround ahead, say analysts

WPP PLC (LSE:WPP) shares bounced 1.7% to 436p on Thursday after the advertising giant appointed a new CEO, a day after issuing a profit warning. The FTSE 100 group, which had seen its shares plummet 19% the previous day, helped limit further losses by announcing a new chief executive, Cindy Rose, who brings decades of experience from Microsoft, Disney and Vodafone.

WPP's new CEO impresses but tough turnaround ahead, say analysts

Advertising giant WPP taps new CEO to lead the firm in a challenging AI landscape

Britain's WPP named board member Cindy Rose as its new chief executive on Thursday, tasking the senior Microsoft executive with leading its recovery a day after a major profit warning showed the scale of the challenge at the ad group.

Advertising giant WPP taps new CEO to lead the firm in a challenging AI landscape

WPP Names New CEO as Ad Giant Looks to AI Growth

U.S.-listed shares of WPP (WPP) made a slight comeback from yesterday's big selloff when the advertising giant chose Microsoft (MSFT) executive Cindy Rose to be its new CEO, as the firm moves to deal with the rising use of artificial intelligence in the industry.

WPP Names New CEO as Ad Giant Looks to AI Growth

Who is WPP's new CEO Cindy Rose?

Britain's WPP named board member Cindy Rose as the advertising group's new chief executive on Thursday, tasking the senior Microsoft executive with leading its recovery after she succeeds Mark Read on September 1.

Who is WPP's new CEO Cindy Rose?

Proactive Investors

WPP appoints ex Microsoft, Vodafone divisional chief as new CEO

WPP PLC (LSE:WPP) has decided to make non-executive director Cindy Rose, also a current Microsoft divisional leader and former Vodafone and Disney exec, its new chief executive. She will take over on 1 September, based in both London and New York, when current boss Mark Read steps down from the FTSE 100-listed advertising and marketing group, which yesterday saw its shares fell almost 19% after a profit warning.

WPP appoints ex Microsoft, Vodafone divisional chief as new CEO

WPP names Microsoft exec Cindy Rose as new CEO

British ad group WPP named board member Cindy Rose as its new chief executive on Thursday, handing the top job to a senior executive from Microsoft a day after it downgraded profit forecasts.

WPP names Microsoft exec Cindy Rose as new CEO

Advertising Giant WPP's Shares Plunge 18% As Economic Uncertainty, AI Threat Dim Forecasts

Shares in London-based advertising giant WPP plunged 18% on Wednesday, stoking broader anxiety about the state of the ad business. The stock settled at $29.34, its lowest point since the onset of Covid in 2020, after lackluster quarterly earnings results and the company's unexpected lowering of profit forecasts.

Advertising Giant WPP's Shares Plunge 18% As Economic Uncertainty, AI Threat Dim Forecasts

WPP Shares Plummet as Artificial Intelligence Undercuts Advertising

‘AI will profoundly and irrevocably transform the industry,' Barclays analyst Julien Roch wrote.

WPP Shares Plummet as Artificial Intelligence Undercuts Advertising

Top Stock Movers Now: Nvidia, AES, WPP, and More

U.S. equities were higher but little changed at midday as the market continued to focus on what effect new Trump administration tariffs will have on the economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq were up.

Top Stock Movers Now: Nvidia, AES, WPP, and More

WPP Stock Sinks 16%. Clients Are Spending Less on Advertising.

WPP says an uncertain macro environment has weighed on ad investment more than anticipated.

WPP Stock Sinks 16%. Clients Are Spending Less on Advertising.

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