WPP
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
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Funds holding %
of 7,457 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] → $728M (-$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
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for WPP.
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 5 articles about WPP published over the past 30 days
Negative
Proactive Investors
2 weeks ago
WPP faces fresh pressure as investment bank warns of tougher year ahead
WPP PLC (LSE:WPP) shareholders hoping for a turnaround in 2025 may be left disappointed, according to a leading investment bank, which has kept its 'sell' rating on the advertising giant and lowered its price target from 580p to 520p. UBS's latest update paints a gloomy picture.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
WPP plc (WPP) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
WPP plc (NYSE:WPP ) Q1 2025 Results Conference Call April 25, 2025 4:30 AM ET Company Participants Mark Read - CEO Joanne Wilson - CFO Conference Call Participants Nicolas Langlet - BNP Paribas Simon Baker - Bernstein Adrien de Saint Hilaire - Bank of America Steve Liechti - Deutsche Numis Lisa Yang - Goldman Sachs Adam Berlin - UBS Laura Metayer - Morgan Stanley Julien Roch - Barclays Mark Read Thank you very much, and good morning, everybody. Welcome to our first quarter trading update.
Neutral
Proactive Investors
3 weeks ago
WPP flags client caution over tariffs as Q1 performance holds steady
WPP PLC (LSE:WPP) said it was too early to judge the full impact of President Trump's new tariffs, but acknowledged that trade disruption was adding to an already cautious backdrop for clients. The advertising group reported a slowdown in business for the first quarter of 2025, although results came in line with expectations and full-year guidance was reiterated.
Neutral
WSJ
3 weeks ago
WPP Sticks to Guidance, But Cautions on Tariff Hit
WPP confirmed its guidance for 2025 after a start to the year that was slightly weaker than analysts expected, but cautioned on the impact of global tariffs on its clients and the economy.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
3 weeks ago
CMI Media Group Achieves $1 Billion Incremental Revenue Milestone with Audience-Engagement Tool
PHILADELPHIA , April 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Strategic media healthcare agency CMI Media Group, a WPP company (NYSE: WPP), today announces that their Empower™ SaaS-operating system's automated media orchestration (AMO) application has achieved the milestone of over 200 campaigns in market, representing $1 Billion in incremental revenue for more than 25 CMI clients. With AMO, CMI Media Group has built an application that solves the problem of orchestrating paid media at scale, connecting to and working in concert with client mar tech stacks that support owned media, web personalization, and CRM.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 month ago
New PSAs Aim to Help Families Identify Subtle Signs of Alzheimer's in Loved Ones
Ad Council and Alzheimer's Association's campaign highlights early warning signs that can be mistaken for normal aging, with emphasis on reaching Black Americans, who are twice as likely to develop the disease NEW YORK , April 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ad Council, in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association, today launched new public service advertisements (PSAs) to help people recognize the early signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias in their loved ones. The new suite of PSAs are the latest in the award-winning "Some Things Come with Age" campaign, which continues to encourage pre-care partners to learn about the early warning signs of Alzheimer's.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 month ago
Healthcare Brands to Gain Enhanced Engagement through CMI Media Group and Compas Collaboration with Microsoft Advertising
PHILADELPHIA , April 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CMI Media Group, WPP's healthcare specialty agency (NYSE: WPP) and Compas will be working with Microsoft Advertising to support healthcare brands to help accelerate their growth and enable them to reach their audience across the Microsoft ecosystem and beyond. Current clients of CMI Media Group can discuss the benefits with their account leads.
Positive
WSJ
1 month ago
WPP Buys InfoSum in AI Push
The London-listed ad group said that InfoSum—which will join its media investment group GroupM—will help it create marketing solutions that are enhanced by AI.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Down -17.79% in 4 Weeks, Here's Why WPP (WPP) Looks Ripe for a Turnaround
WPP (WPP) has become technically an oversold stock now, which implies exhaustion of the heavy selling pressure on it. This, combined with strong agreement among Wall Street analysts in revising earnings estimates higher, indicates a potential trend reversal for the stock in the near term.
Negative
Proactive Investors
2 months ago
Will WPP ever grow again? UBS sees more disappointment ahead
"Will WPP ever grow again?" UBS pondered this as it reiterated a 'sell' recommendation on the advertising and marketing giant after mulling a weak set of results last week and a 25% decline in the shares so far this year.
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