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Major Advertisers Lie In Wait For 2014
AlphaVN Research • Thu, May 16
WPP Quarterly Trading Update

Business Wire (Apr 26, 2013)
Why British Stocks And The U.K. Economy Are In Trouble
Mike the PhD • Tue, Apr 2 • 10 Comments
WPP Makes Strategic Investment in SFX Entertainment to Strengthen Content Capabilities and Reach Young Consumers

Business Wire (Mar 18, 2013)
WPP's CEO Presents at Deutsche Bank's DbAccess 21st Annual Media and Telecom Conference (Transcript)
Mon, Mar 4
WPP PLC acquires john st., a leading creative agency in Canada

Business Wire (Mar 4, 2013)
WPP 2012 Preliminary Results

Business Wire (Mar 1, 2013)
Interpublic: Successful Turnaround Of An Ad Company
Value in Wonderland • Mon, Feb 4 • 3 Comments
WPP | Third Quarter Trading Update

Business Wire (Oct 25, 2012)
The Investment Case For Emerging Market Currencies After QE3
Stock Whiz • Tue, Oct 2, 2012 • 1 Comment
4 High-Quality Dividend-Paying ADRs For Income Investors
Dividendinvestr • Mon, Sep 10, 2012
WPP 2012 Interim Results

Business Wire (Aug 30, 2012)
5 Rallying Dividend Stocks Undervalued By EPS Trends
Kapitall • Thu, Aug 16, 2012
Top-Performing Quantitative Dividend Growth Picks And Pans
Tyson Halsey • Tue, Jul 10, 2012
WPP Takes Overall Honours in Cannes for Second Year in a Row

Business Wire (Jun 23, 2012)
AKQA, the World’s Leading Independent and Most Awarded Digital Agency, to Join WPP

Business Wire (Jun 20, 2012)
WPP | AGM Trading Update

Business Wire (Jun 13, 2012)
WPP Announces Results of Exchange Offer

Business Wire (Jun 8, 2012)
WPP Names Visible Technologies as Its Preferred Provider in Social Listening and Analytics

Business Wire (Jun 7, 2012)
Tired Of 'There's An App For That'?
Herr Hansa • Thu, May 24, 2012 • 18 Comments

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Major Advertisers Lie In Wait For 2014
AlphaVN Research • Thu, May 16
Earnings Scorecard: WPP Group
Zacks Investment Research • Thu, Sep 2, 2010
WPP's Sorrell: Online Ad Spending Should Reach 25% of Total
Ashkan Karbasfrooshan • Wed, Nov 18, 2009 • 1 Comment
WPP's CEO Thinks Internet Advertising Has a Long Way to Grow
Vincent Fernando • Tue, Sep 22, 2009
WPP Well Positioned for Bounce Back in Media Spending
TradingHelpDesk • Sun, Jun 28, 2009 • 3 Comments
Ad Giant WPP Is Going Global
Julia Boorstin • Sun, Aug 24, 2008
WPP: A More Affordable Internet Play
Investopedia Advisor • Thu, Aug 17, 2006

Why British Stocks And The U.K. Economy Are In Trouble
Mike the PhD • Tue, Apr 2 • 10 Comments
Interpublic: Successful Turnaround Of An Ad Company
Value in Wonderland • Mon, Feb 4 • 3 Comments
The Investment Case For Emerging Market Currencies After QE3
Stock Whiz • Tue, Oct 2, 2012 • 1 Comment
4 High-Quality Dividend-Paying ADRs For Income Investors
Dividendinvestr • Mon, Sep 10, 2012
5 Rallying Dividend Stocks Undervalued By EPS Trends
Kapitall • Thu, Aug 16, 2012
Top-Performing Quantitative Dividend Growth Picks And Pans
Tyson Halsey • Tue, Jul 10, 2012
Tired Of 'There's An App For That'?
Herr Hansa • Thu, May 24, 2012 • 18 Comments
10 Undervalued Large Cap Stocks
Follow My Alpha • Wed, Nov 2, 2011
As Sentiment Worsens, Ad Agency Stocks Get Cheaper
Morningstar • Sun, Oct 23, 2011 • 1 Comment
Omnicom Group Earnings Preview
Zacks Investment Research • Mon, Oct 17, 2011
16 Low-Debt Dividend Stocks Undervalued by Levered Free Cash Flow
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Ken Fisher's Top New Stock Picks
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Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News
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Top 17 Most Undervalued European Companies Relative to Levered Free Cash Flow
Kapitall • Thu, May 5, 2011 • 5 Comments
24 Oversold Stocks Seeing Institutional Buying Over Last 6 Months
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19 European Stocks Being Targeted by Short Sellers
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10 Stocks in a New Uptrend Seeing Institutional Buying
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WPP's CEO Presents at Deutsche Bank's DbAccess 21st Annual Media and Telecom Conference (Transcript)
Mon, Mar 4
WPP plc's CEO Discusses Q2 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Aug 24, 2011
WPP plc Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Aug 26, 2009

WPP Quarterly Trading Update

Business Wire (Apr 26, 2013)
'Hand-to-Hand Combat' in Advertising: WPP CEO

at CNBC.com (Apr 26, 2013)
WPP Makes Strategic Investment in SFX Entertainment to Strengthen Content Capabilities and Reach Young Consumers

Business Wire (Mar 18, 2013)
WPP PLC acquires john st., a leading creative agency in Canada

Business Wire (Mar 4, 2013)
WPP 2012 Preliminary Results

Business Wire (Mar 1, 2013)
Bye-Bye, Big Bonuses: Hello Claw-backs and Caps

at CNBC.com (Jan 3, 2013)
MarketWatch First Take: 2013 ad-spending outlook getting gloomy

at MarketWatch.com (Dec 3, 2012)
Washington Is 'Fiddling While Rome Burns': Sorrell

at CNBC.com (Dec 1, 2012)
WPP | Third Quarter Trading Update

Business Wire (Oct 25, 2012)
'Grey Swans' Prompt WPP to Cut Outlook Again

at CNBC.com (Oct 25, 2012)
Google's Miss 'A Surprise' to WPP CEO Sorrell

at CNBC.com (Oct 18, 2012)
WPP 2012 Interim Results

Business Wire (Aug 30, 2012)
Social-Media Gold for Olympic Advertisers -- But So What?

at Fox Business (Aug 21, 2012)
Social-Media Gold for Olympic Advertisers -- But So What?

at Fox Business (Aug 21, 2012)
Social-Media Gold for Olympic Advertisers -- But So What?

at Fox Business (Aug 21, 2012)
China Slowdown? Ad Firms Aren't Worried: WPP CEO

at CNBC.com (Jul 22, 2012)
Weekend Investor: How 2012’s top money ideas have fared so far

at MarketWatch.com (Jul 13, 2012)
WPP Takes Overall Honours in Cannes for Second Year in a Row

Business Wire (Jun 23, 2012)
Microsoft and Madison Avenue in Epic Battle

at CNBC.com (Jun 21, 2012)
AKQA, the World’s Leading Independent and Most Awarded Digital Agency, to Join WPP

Business Wire (Jun 20, 2012)

WPPGY vs. ETF Alternatives

Company Description

Currently, there's no company description for WPPGY.

Sector: Services

Industry: Advertising Agencies

Country: United Kingdom

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Friday, March 1, 4:03 AM WPP (WPPGY): 2012 net profit -2.1% to £822.7M; adjusted EBIT +7% to £1.53B, meeting expectations. Revenue +3.5% to £10.37B, slightly above consensus. Organic revenue +2.9% to GBP10.37B, and targeting 3% growth for this year. 2012 Operating margin +0.5 percentage point to 14.8%. Warns of cautious ad spending this year, although Europe showed improvement in Q4. Increases dividend by 16% to 28.51 pence a share. Shares +1.5% in London. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Dividends]
Thursday, August 30, 2012, 3:20 AM WPP (WPPGY): H1 net profit +20% to £277.8M, revenues +5.5% to £4.97B. Adjusted op profit +10% to £570M vs. consensus £575M. Comparable revenue +3.6% vs. +3.9%. Cuts 2012 revenue forecast to "close to 3.5%" from over 4% previously, citing the eurozone crisis and slowing U.S. sales growth. Increases interim dividend 18% to 8.80 pence/share. Intends to return HQ to U.K. from Ireland. (PR) Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, June 20, 2012, 7:57 AM WPP (WPPGY) announces that it will acquire digital ad agenct AKQA for an undisclosed amount. The company says AKQA will operate as an independent and stand-alone brand within WPP. Comment! [M&A, Global & FX, Consumer]
Wednesday, June 13, 2012, 9:42 AM In addition to holding a shareholder vote on pay, WPP (WPPGY) also says it expects like-for-like revenue growth of over 4% in 2012, with a "slightly stronger second half." In the first four months, comparable sales rose 4% to £3.2B as the ad firm enjoyed growth across all its ops, albeit not at the same levels as last year. Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, June 13, 2012, 9:36 AM WPP (WPPGY -2.75%) CEO Martin Sorrell becomes the latest U.K. boss to suffer from the shareholder spring as 60% of the ad giant's investors vote against his 30% pay increase for last year. However, the vote is non-binding so Sorrell can ignore it. Comment!
Wednesday, May 23, 2012, 9:45 AM Microsoft (MSFT) and WPP (WPPGY) agree a 3-year deal that will allow them to place and sell online ads for the brands and Internet publishers they work. The aim is to better match the supply and demand of ad inventory, with Microsoft partners AOL and Yahoo (YHOO) also set to benefit, especially in gaining access to premium ads. Comment! [Tech]
Monday, October 17, 2011, 3:22 PM With fears of a global economic slowdown lingering, Wedbush comes out in defense of its bullish view on advertising agencies, reiterating its Outperform ratings on Interpublic Group (IPG -6.4%) and WPP Group (WPPGY -2.5%). The firm says its current forecast calls for an increase in global media and marketing spending growth in 2012, and notes that both firms are less vulnerable to an economic slowdown due to their worldwide exposure. Comment! [On the Move]
Wednesday, August 24, 2011, 4:33 AM In its H1 earnings release, advertising giant WPP (WPPGY) trimmed its full-year growth outlook to 5.9% from a previous 6%+, but notes a "disconnect between the macro picture as defined by the stock markets, and the micro picture as defined by individual company results, which have continued to be generally better than expectations." Comment! [Global & FX, Earnings]
Wednesday, August 24, 2011, 3:22 AM WPP (WPPGY): H1 net profit £230.7M ($380.7M) (+53% Y/Y). Revenue £4.71B (+6.1% Y/Y). Lifts dividend by 25% to 7.46 pence a share. Shares +2.6% in London. (PR) Comment! [Earnings]
Friday, August 5, 2011, 9:10 AM Premarket gainers: WWWW +13%. PCLN +12%. ALU +11%. TI +10%. AIB +8%. KOG +7%. STM +7%. ING +7%. SNV +5%. ERIC +5%. HUN +6%. NTT +5%. ABB +4%. SQNS +5%. FRO +5%. RCL +5%. NOK +5%. TKC +5%. BBVA +4%. LNKD +4%. STD +4%. NGB +4%. VE +4%. CTIC +4%. IRE +3%. PUK +3%. AMR +3%. AKS +3%. MT +3%. ARMH +3%. SNDK +3%. RENN +3%. WPPGY +3%. MPEL +2%. LYG +2%. UBS +3%. MGM +3%. RIG +2%. LCC +3%. CRM +3%. ANR +3%. PCX +3%.
Losers: IPSU -42%. MIPS -25%. CLGX -23%. BRCD -18%. SD -8%. SSN -7%. PACB -4%. AHCI -3%. LPL -3%. Comment! [On the Move]
Wednesday, July 6, 2011, 7:42 AM WPP (WPPGY) gets cut to Equal Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley, which notes that year-on-year comparisons will get significantly tougher in the second half of the year. The advertising firm will need an underlying acceleration to hit its targets for this year. Shares -2.8% in London. Comment! [On the Move, Quick Ideas]
Friday, September 11, 2009, 12:56 PM Despite signs that the global economy is starting to recover, WPP (WPPGY) chief Martin Sorrell sees little to cheer about in the advertising industry. "We don't see any green shoots," he said, noting WPP's clients appear wary of investing in advertising to "shell-shocked" consumers. 5 Comments
Tuesday, April 14, 2009, 3:43 PM WSJ's Heard on the Street says shares of WPP (WPPGY) trade at a discount to its peers - which could be an opportunity for those looking for an entry point into the advertising industry. Not sure there are too many of those. Comment!
Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 7:55 AM Ad holding company WPP (WPPGY) and Google (GOOG) team up to fund research on how ads in traditional and digital media work together to influence consumer choices. 1 Comment
Monday, December 1, 2008, 8:41 AM Premarket losers: BCS -14%. GFA -13%. AAUK -13%. MER -10.5%. ACGY -10%. UBS -10%. IBN -8.5%. RTP -8%. ING -8%. AUY -8%. STP -8%. WFT -7.5%. RBS -7.5%. PBR -7.5%. SLV -9%. SLW -7%. PWE -7%. MT -7%. WPPGY -7%. Comment!
Monday, October 27, 2008, 9:27 AM Premarket losers: THOR -14%. AZ -12%. SI -12%. CTL -12%. SNP -11%. LFC -11%. CEO -11%. TTM -11%. PTR -10%. L -10%. AXA -10%. ACH -10%. DB -9%. CS -10%. AAUK -10%. AEG -9%. CGV -9%. RTP -9%. JAVA -8%. DAI -8%. WPPGY -8%. Comment!

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