The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

WPP.L

Concerning the House

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 strategy, planning, buying and activation, commerce media, data analytics, and consulting services; and media management, public affairs, reputation, risk and crisis management, social media management, and strategic advisory services. The company also provides brand consulting, brand identity, product and service design, and corporate and brand publication services. WPP plc was founded in 1985 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

United Kingdom · www.wpp.com

Quotation

$396.80

-2.30 (-0.6%)

52w hi$411.40
52w lo$224.84
Vol4.87M
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.24

Short+0.46
Medium-0.41
Long-1.28

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

WPP plc

Communication Services · Advertising Agencies

Market cap$4.28B
Enterprise value$9.28B
Trailing P/E
Forward P/E7.27x
EV / EBITDA16.00x
P / S (ttm)0.32x
Profit margin-1.8%
Return on equity-6.6%
Revenue growth-4.4%
Earnings growth-57.5%
Debt / equity257.60
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.26
Corr SPX0.09
Annual vol47.1%
Annual ret-15.1%
Sharpe-0.32
Max DD-72.2%

Window: 504 trading days (491 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental-0.25
Sector-0.02
Technical+0.23
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$399.10$404.80$396.60$396.804.87M
Aug 12$402.40$408.60$392.70$399.107.00M
Aug 11$397.90$402.40$387.50$402.405.90M
Aug 10$412.00$412.60$380.30$390.9010.24M
Aug 7$380.00$411.40$379.70$411.4012.15M