Business description: WPP plc

WPP plc is one of the world's largest communication groups. Net sales break down by activity as follows:

- advertising and marketing services (85.2%): operating through GroupM, AKQA, Ogilvy, Wunderman Thompson, VMLY&R and Hogarth. The group also develops an advertising space purchase activity and offers services in institutional and financial communications, healthcare communications, relationship marketing, etc.;

- public relations (7.8%): Burson Cohn & Wolfe, Hill+Knowlton Strategies and FGS Global;

- specialized communication services (7%): Landor & Fitch and Design Bridge and Partners.

Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United Kingdom (14.8%), Continental and Western Europe (20.4%), North America (37.8%) and Asia/Pacific/Latin America/Africa/Middle East/Central and Eastern Europe (27%).

Number of employees: 104,000

Sales by Activity: WPP plc

Fiscal Period: December 2020 (GBP) 2021 (GBP) 2022 (GBP) 2023 (GBP) 2024 (GBP)

Global Integrated Agencies

9.3B 10.84B 12.19B 12.59B 12.56B

Public Relations

893M 959M 1.23B 1.26B 1.16B

Specialist Agencies

1.81B 1.01B 1.01B 988M 1.02B
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Geographical breakdown of sales: WPP plc

Fiscal Period: December 2020 (GBP) 2021 (GBP) 2022 (GBP) 2023 (GBP) 2024 (GBP)

United States

4.22B 4.22B 5.23B 5.19B 5.2B

Asia Pacific, Latin America, Africa & Middle East and Central & Eastern Europe

3.46B 3.65B 4B 4.12B 3.98B

Western Continental Europe

2.44B 2.79B 2.88B 3.04B 3.01B

United Kingdom

1.64B 1.87B 2B 2.16B 2.18B

North America (Excluding United States)

249M 273M 319M 340M 364M
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Executive Committee: WPP plc

Manager TitleAgeSince
Chief Executive Officer 61 31/08/2025
Director of Finance/CFO 51 26/04/2023
Chief Operating Officer - 04/08/2025
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer - 04/10/2018
Investor Relations Contact - -
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Composition of the Board of Directors: WPP plc

Director TitleAgeSince
Director/Board Member 61 31/03/2019
Director/Board Member 63 31/08/2019
Director/Board Member 65 31/10/2019
Director/Board Member 59 02/02/2020
Director/Board Member 63 04/10/2020
Director/Board Member 60 31/12/2020
Director/Board Member 66 30/06/2020
Director/Board Member 63 30/01/2022
Director/Board Member 51 16/05/2023
Chairman 59 31/12/2024
Composition of the Board of Directors

Shareholders: WPP plc

NameEquities%Valuation
Mondrian Investment Partners Ltd.
5.268 %
56,835,591 5.268 % 258 M p
RWC Asset Management LLP
5.247 %
56,604,455 5.247 % 257 M p
Fidelity Investments Canada ULC
5.144 %
55,493,593 5.144 % 252 M p
Schroder Investment Management Ltd.
5.063 %
54,615,345 5.063 % 248 M p
Silchester International Investors LLP
5.032 %
54,288,349 5.032 % 246 M p
NameEquities%Valuation
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC
4.721 %
10,186,191 4.721 % 229 M p
Mondrian Investment Partners Ltd.
1.479 %
3,191,505 1.479 % 72 M p
Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH
0.5952 %
1,284,292 0.5952 % 29 M p
Brandes Investment Partners LP
0.3519 %
759,236 0.3519 % 17 M p
DFA Australia Ltd.
0.3452 %
744,729 0.3452 % 17 M p
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Holdings: WPP plc

NameEquities%Valuation
HIGHCO
37.41%
7,651,632 37.41% 36 M $
4,961,939 30.61% 30 M $
935,000 19.98% 7 M $
565,968 1.23% 4 M $
3,161,166 1.01% 832 683 $

Company details: WPP plc

WPP Plc

18 Upper Ground

SE1 9GL, London

+44 20 7282 4600

http://www.wpp.com
address WPP plc(WPP)

Group companies: WPP plc

NameCategory and Sector
HTA Marketing Services Pvt Ltd.
Group M Media India Pvt Ltd.
Group M Media India Pvt Ltd.
Brand David Communications Pvt Ltd.
Brand David Communications Pvt Ltd.
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Other Advertising & Marketing

Change 5d. change 1-year change 3-years change Capi.($)
-0.49%+2.12%-56.43%-65.62% 4.69B
+0.32%+1.23%-12.50%+36.30% 25.76B
+0.69%0.00%-7.82%-7.37% 25.1B
+0.54%+0.13%+14.99%+6.29% 15.43B
+19.40%-.--%+17,330.66% - 6.83B
-1.50%+0.06% - - 5.23B
+1.76%+4.25%+31.85%+19.73% 4.73B
-0.98%+2.02%+8.81%-19.89% 4.3B
+2.24%-9.73%+12.08%+51.18% 3.98B
Average +2.44%+0.95%+2,165.21%+2.94% 10.67B
Weighted average by Cap. +1.76%+0.32%+1,299.92%+8.93%
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Trader
Investor
Global
Quality
ESG MSCI
A
More Ratings
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
HOLD
Number of Analysts
13
Last Close Price
3.223GBP
Average target price
3.631GBP
Spread / Average Target
+12.65%
Consensus

Quarterly revenue - Rate of surprise