WPP plc

LSE:WPP Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£8.9b

WPP Valuation

Is WPP undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of WPP when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: WPP (£8.33) is trading below our estimate of fair value (£11.83)

Significantly Below Fair Value: WPP is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for WPP?

Key metric: As WPP is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for WPP. This is calculated by dividing WPP's market cap by their current earnings.
What is WPP's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio43.9x
EarningsUK£203.40m
Market CapUK£8.94b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does WPP's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for WPP vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average25.7x
INF Informa
33.9x21.5%UK£10.6b
FOUR 4imprint Group
15.1x4.6%UK£1.3b
NEXN Nexxen International
47.6x38.7%UK£523.1m
NFG Next 15 Group
6.3x-8.0%UK£383.9m
WPP WPP
43.9x20.4%UK£8.9b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: WPP is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (43.9x) compared to the peer average (25.7x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does WPP's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the GB Media Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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WPP 43.9xIndustry Avg. 12.9xNo. of Companies5PE01224364860+
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: WPP is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (43.9x) compared to the European Media industry average (12.9x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is WPP's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

WPP PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio43.9x
Fair PE Ratio28.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: WPP is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (43.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (28.8x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst WPP forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUK£8.33
UK£8.69
+4.2%
17.2%UK£11.30UK£6.30n/a14
Dec ’25UK£8.59
UK£8.48
-1.3%
15.9%UK£11.30UK£6.30n/a14
Nov ’25UK£8.28
UK£8.47
+2.2%
16.0%UK£11.30UK£6.30n/a14
Oct ’25UK£7.80
UK£8.33
+6.7%
17.8%UK£11.30UK£6.30n/a14
Sep ’25UK£7.24
UK£8.33
+15.0%
18.1%UK£11.30UK£6.30n/a14
Aug ’25UK£7.36
UK£8.80
+19.5%
17.9%UK£12.00UK£6.30n/a14
Jul ’25UK£7.19
UK£8.83
+22.8%
17.6%UK£12.00UK£6.30n/a14
Jun ’25UK£8.17
UK£8.84
+8.2%
17.0%UK£12.00UK£6.30n/a15
May ’25UK£8.07
UK£8.79
+8.9%
16.8%UK£12.00UK£6.30n/a15
Apr ’25UK£7.54
UK£8.76
+16.2%
18.5%UK£12.00UK£6.30n/a15
Mar ’25UK£7.14
UK£8.76
+22.7%
18.5%UK£12.00UK£6.30n/a15
Feb ’25UK£7.69
UK£9.07
+18.0%
20.2%UK£12.50UK£6.30n/a15
Jan ’25UK£7.53
UK£9.28
+23.3%
23.1%UK£12.80UK£6.40n/a15
Dec ’24UK£7.11
UK£9.62
+35.3%
24.9%UK£13.80UK£6.40UK£8.5916
Nov ’24UK£7.11
UK£9.94
+39.7%
23.7%UK£13.80UK£6.40UK£8.2815
Oct ’24UK£7.33
UK£10.82
+47.6%
18.3%UK£13.80UK£7.45UK£7.8015
Sep ’24UK£7.70
UK£11.27
+46.3%
15.5%UK£14.20UK£8.40UK£7.2416
Aug ’24UK£8.51
UK£12.35
+45.1%
11.5%UK£14.50UK£8.40UK£7.3616
Jul ’24UK£8.23
UK£12.25
+48.8%
12.6%UK£14.50UK£8.60UK£7.1918
Jun ’24UK£8.64
UK£11.96
+38.3%
18.5%UK£15.00UK£5.18UK£8.1719
May ’24UK£9.27
UK£11.93
+28.6%
18.6%UK£15.00UK£5.18UK£8.0719
Apr ’24UK£9.59
UK£12.04
+25.6%
18.2%UK£15.00UK£5.18UK£7.5419
Mar ’24UK£10.35
UK£11.63
+12.4%
20.4%UK£15.00UK£5.18UK£7.1418
Feb ’24UK£9.59
UK£10.63
+10.9%
22.5%UK£15.00UK£5.18UK£7.6919
Jan ’24UK£8.20
UK£10.16
+23.8%
24.2%UK£15.00UK£5.18UK£7.5320
Dec ’23UK£8.74
UK£10.09
+15.4%
24.1%UK£15.00UK£5.18UK£7.1120

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 00:35
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

WPP plc is covered by 47 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Hélène CoumesAlphaValue
JULIEN ROCHBarclays
Sarah SimonBerenberg