WPPWPP plc
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in an uptrend.
In an uptrend, above its rising 50- and 200-day averages. Price is +26% vs its 200-day average.
Lightly shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 3.7% since the previous count, down from 1.6% of shares outstanding three months ago.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How WPP is trading
WPP plc is +11% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 7.3 points behind the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- +26%
vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend
- RSI (14)
- 48
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 7.8%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $25.40
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- +2.5%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- +11%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- −51%
- vs 50-day average$25.20
- +0.78%
- 52-week high
- $27.56
- 52-week low
- $14.70
- Annualised volatility
- 47%
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +16% |
| 2025 | −54% |
| 2024 | +14% |
| 2023 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | −32% |
| 2021 | +44% |
| 2020 | −17% |
| 2019 | +37% |
| 2018 | −36% |
| 2017 | −15% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.32% |
| Feb | 10 | 4 of 10 | −4.2% |
| Mar | 10 | 2 of 10 | −7.8% |
| Apr | 10 | 7 of 10 | +6.0% |
| May | 10 | 5 of 10 | −0.50% |
| Jun | 10 | 3 of 10 | −2.6% |
| Jul | 11 | 5 of 11 | +0.97% |
| Aug | 11 | 6 of 11 | +0.27% |
| Sep | 11 | 4 of 11 | −2.3% |
| Oct | 11 | 6 of 11 | −2.2% |
| Nov | 10 | 6 of 10 | +5.0% |
| Dec | 10 | 7 of 10 | +4.1% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.