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In the latest session, WPP Plc. ADR (NYSE: WPP) closed at $27.99 down -4.50% from its previous closing price of $29.31. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.50 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.98 million shares were traded. WPP stock price reached its highest trading level at $28.56 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $27.98.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of WPP Plc. ADR’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 1.83 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 3.84. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.88 and its Current Ratio is at 0.88. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.83 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.59.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WPP now has a Market Capitalization of 6354710016 and an Enterprise Value of 41737871360. As of this moment, WPP’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.74, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.81. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.32 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.39. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.831 whereas that against EBITDA is 26.483.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WPP is 1.02, which has changed by -0.4086203 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1116153 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WPP has reached a high of $57.37, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $29.12. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -25.32%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -37.45%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, WPP has traded an average of 364.24K shares per day and 655700 over the past ten days. A total of 215.75M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 215.75M. Insiders hold about 0.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 8.94% stake in the company. Shares short for WPP as of 1749772800 were 954452 with a Short Ratio of 2.00, compared to 1747267200 on 540188. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 954452 and a Short% of Float of 0.49.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for WPP is 2.63, from 0.394 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.013442511The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.94. The current Payout Ratio is 81.17% for WPP, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-06 with an ex-dividend date of 1749168000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-11-16 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
