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Who is the richest UK CEO of them all.......... "Sorrell said that he has only once sold shares in the company, following his divorce in 2010. His remuneration, which includes a bonus of £62.8million and amounts to 52 times his £1.2million salary, makes him the highest paid boss in the FTSE 100. For 2015 the father-of-three, who lives in a £5million property in central London with his 43-year-old Italian wife Cristiana, amassed pensions contributions of £460,000 on top of his basic salary. He got a short-term bonus of £4.3million and netted £1.5million in lieu of dividends on shares he put off taking in 1995. Perks for Sorrell amounted to £200,000. At the AGM, held in the Pullman Hotel near London’s St Pancras station, several big City investors opposed Sorrell’s remuneration. Hans-Christoph Hirt, co-chief executive of Hermes, said it was excessive, and Euan Stirling, head of Standard Life, said: ‘We expect that is more than would be required to recruit, retain or motivate even someone with the redoubtable talents of Mr Sorrell.’ It followed guidance from advisory bodies including Local Authority Pension Fund Forum, ShareAction, PIRC and ShareSoc prior to the meeting which urged investors to oppose the pay deal." http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-3631857/Astonishing-vanity-70m-WPP-fatcat-Sir-Matin-Sorrell-gets-angry-investors-revolt-pay.html NIght to all the 99%. You can´t buy love or happiness .o))
Apologies for board hopping but- The petition is going quite well; ~5275 signatures so far. Although it really needs a turbo boost. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/112044/sponsors/frRbCOsOLO6QqIN82UOX This petition was stalled in parliament since 12th Aug 15; finally green lit on 12th feb 2016. The FCA have finally responded, claiming its nothing to do with them, try the Stock Exchange, now is your chance to have your say. If you hate seeing buys reported as sells etc!!!!!! Has already been sent to Martin Lewis, Daily Mail, Moneyweek & Watchdog. My local MP supported this petition by writing to the petitions committee to help un-stall it. There’s 650 MP’s in Westminster, So have you written to your MP? 649 to go! If this petition doesn’t reach 10,000; then imo we might as well have not bothered as it will almost certainly be filed B1N; @ 10,000 the government should respond. We are currently getting approx. 100 new signatures a week, but need 3x that amount to reach the target with only 15 weeks to go. So – If you haven’t yet signed or indeed have but haven’t passed it on to others, then now’s the time to do so. If each person who has signed can get just one other person to sign then we will double the total immediately. I have posted to all aim listed gas n oilies, currently doing the footsy 100. But I can only do so much to push this. Really need you guys & gals to help. Thanks to all who have signed so far.
Anyone managed to find out how much they paid for the potato acquisition?
picked up some of these, expect them to do well in 2016 from rio Olympics and us presidential campaign advertising on top of everything else.
WPP on track to hit long-term targets Advertising group WPP (WPP) is looking to China and TV advertising to boost its business. Liberum analyst Ian Whittaker reiterated his ‘hold’ recommendation and £15.25 target price on the shares, which were broadly flat at £15.11 yesterday. ‘WPP [has] held its annual capital markets day with business representatives from its various companies,’ he said. ‘The key messages of the afternoon were: 1) China’s growth is robust and offers new opportunities especially in lower tier cities; 2) TV is resilient and will remain part of the media mix; 3) WPP is on track to reach its long-term margin targets.’
Expert blogger and former Barclays Stockbroker has added WPP to his blog watchlist. See what he thinks here: http://www.lse.co.uk/blogs/expert/david-harbage-blog/azio2t/
26 Oct 2015 WPP Group PLC WPP Nomura Buy 1,480.00 1,480.00 - - Reiterates SP target 1480p
<b>Wpp Plc’s Outperform Rating Reiterated at Sanford C. Bernstein (WPP) October 21st, 2015</b> Wpp Plc (LON:WPP)‘s stock had its “outperform” rating reiterated by stock analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, MarketBeat.Com reports. They currently have a GBX 1,850 ($28.56) price target on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein’s price objective indicates a potentialupside of 27.24% from the company’s current price. Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Jefferies Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 1,780 ($27.48) price objective on shares of Wpp Plc in a report on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Wpp Plc in a report on Tuesday. BNP Paribas reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a GBX 1,720 ($26.55) price objective on shares of Wpp Plc in a research note on Monday. Liberum Capital reissued a “hold” rating and set a GBX 1,525 ($23.54) price target on shares of Wpp Plc in a research report on Monday. Finally, Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a GBX 1,670 ($25.78) price objective on shares of Wpp Plc in a report on Monday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and fifteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of GBX 1,567.15 ($24.19). In related news, insider Quarta,Roberto bought 13,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 27th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 1,339 ($20.67) per share, with a total value of £176,748 ($272,843.47). Also, insider Aigrain,Jacques bought 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 1,346 ($20.78) per share, for a total transaction of £67,300 ($103,890.09).
WPP WPP PLC Stock on a momentum run inside a bullish uptrend channel. Fundie wise looks under valued and company is upgrading itself into the Digital Age. should be hidden value here. http://content.screencast.com/users/thomaser/folders/Default/media/7c22b1d8-cb72-4e6d-bfe7-28463c12ab05/WPP%201.jpg <u>WPP Group share price information</u> Name WPP Group Epic WPP Sector Media ISIN JE00B8KF9B49 Activites WPP is one of the world's leading communications services groups. Through its companies and associates, WPP offers a comprehensive and, when appropriate, integrated range of communications services to national, multinational and global clients. Index FTSE 100 Latest share price (p) 1,448.50 Net gearing (%) 61.35 Market cap (£m) 18,521.28 Gross gearing (%) 70.75 Shares in issue (m) 1,305.23 Debt ratio 44.72 P/E ratio 17.22 Debt to equity ratio 0.34 Divs per share (p) 38.20 Assets / equity ratio 3.42 Dividend yield (%) 2.99 Price to book value 2.37 Dividend cover 2.32 ROCE 10.25 Earning per share (p) 82.40 EPS growth (%) 13.81 52-week high / low (p) 1,616.00 / 1,117.00 DPS growth (%) 11.66 <u>WPP Group broker views</u> Date Broker Recommendation Price Old target price New target price Notes 20 Oct JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight 1,448.50 - - Reiterates 19 Oct Barclays Capital Overweight 1,448.50 1,670.00 1,670.00 Reiterates 07 Oct Jefferies International Buy 1,448.50 1,780.00 1,780.00 Reiterates 01 Oct Exane BNP Paribas Outperform 1,448.50 - 1,720.00 Reiterates
Many thanks for all the posts MY21. Do you want to chat about WPP on Blueshare.co.uk?
WPP joins forces with Snapchat to launch ad content agency: Advertising group WPP has teamed up with news publisher Daily Mail and messaging app Snapchat to launch a new content marketing agency called Truffle Pig.
WPP needs to line up an heir and a spare: On Tuesday, shareholders, including Standard Life Investments, will deliver their annual pasting to the board of WPP, the sprawling advertising company, for ratifying another sharp increase in Sir Martin’s pay. It rose 40% last year, knocking MP’s much-discussed 10% pay rise into a cocked hat. Even the most truculent investors don’t want the Adland Emperor to go. As his supporters point out, returns from WPP’s shares including dividends have exceeded 171% over five years and 90% of the pay packet was linked to the rise in the share price and dividends. But it is way above the average for Sir Martin’s peer group. The fact that he can command such sums suggests a board in thrall to its Chief Executive and one that has not spent enough time planning succession. The new Chairman, Roberto Quarta, must live up to his nickname and “give no quarta”. He needs to reassure investors that he can produce an heir and even a spare, to keep the irrepressible 69-year-old in line. One way to stop a dominant Executive who likes to hold a board to ransom, particularly over pay, is to brandish the CVs of alternatives. Bear in mind, this month is the 200th anniversary of the first Napoleon’s Waterloo.
WPP to launch sports rights agency: WPP has stepped into the increasingly lucrative arena of sports rights, setting up a new agency to represent the likes of the Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team, Manchester City of the English Premier League, and the England and Wales Cricket Board.
Buy WPP's technological edge: WPP, the world’s largest advertising and marketing group, reported first quarter results which contained few surprises last week. There was a slowdown in like-for-like net sales growth compared with the same period last year, which was very strong at 3.8%. This year the figure was a respectable 2.5%. Cost-cutting efforts are continuing to boost the bottom line. Sir Martin Sorrell said his wire basket maker turned global advertising giant was on track to increase profitability by 0.3 points this year. He is confident that WPP is holding its own against its big rivals Publicis and Omnicom, which report their growth differently. Advertising and marketing are highly exposed to economic effects and WPP keeps a close eye on the global shifts and “grey swans” – known unknowns – that could affect client spending. The climate, said Sir Martin, is cautious amid fears of deflation, increased investor activism and geopolitical uncertainty. The potential for interest rate rises is emerging as a threat to company valuations, he said. The UK was WPP’s second-strongest territory, delivering like-for-like net sales growth of 3.6%. Its biggest market, the US, grew only 2.1% on the same measure, but should provide some currency tailwinds from the strengthening dollar as the year goes on. Sir Martin’s economic concerns notwithstanding, WPP looks set fair for the medium to long term. Its promises on sales and margins are deliverable and it has a smart investment strategy that gives it real advantages over its main rivals in the sector. Its share buy-back programme should also help it ride out any bumps over the rest of 2015. Next year offers advertising spending boosts from the US election and Olympics. The shares are up almost a quarter in the last year but still have room to rise further with earnings per share forecast to grow 8% this year. WPP trades on a price to earnings ratio close to the sector average but deserves a premium. WPP at £15.79. Questor says “Buy”.
Election is sure to cause political uncertainty - whoever wins, warns WPP as it posts first quarter slowdown: WPP, the world’s leading advertising agency, warned the result of May’s General Election would spark uncertainty no matter the winner as it reported a slowdown in first quarter trading.
Ride a grey swan: Sir Martin Sorrell, Boss of ad group WPP, is scared of grey swans. Pub bores insist a swan can “break a man’s arm with its wing”. They themselves can break a man’s spirit with a single anecdote. However, Sir Martin’s anxiety concerns economic grey swans — likely events with uncertain consequences — rather than the kind that mug joggers on riverbanks. Such worries underpin a cautious take on business confidence that, in turn, raises questions about the sustainability of U.K. earnings. It takes a Boss of Sir Martin’s confidence to add such a gloomy rider to creditable first quarter sales, up 7.4% in constant currencies at £2.8 billion. The subdued appetite for promotion reported by Sir Martin is part of a wider picture of weak U.K. investment accompanied by faltering earnings. Higher dividends are a way to paper over the cracks. Without payback on new ventures — or a surprise global economic rally — these payouts must plateau and then fall. Simon French, senior economist at Panmure Gordon, expects earnings per share for U.K. stocks to drop 10-15% this year. Dividends per share are meanwhile rising about 5%. This long-run trend has left the ratio of the former to the latter at 20-year lows.
UK advertising market grows at fastest pace for four years Online makes most progress as print continues to suffer in a mixed picture for traditional media
WPP launches bid for data company that devised Tesco clubcard: WPP has lodged a bid for the customer data company that created the Tesco clubcard.
SIR MARTIN SORRELL WAS PAID £36M LAST YEAR The chief executive of WPP was handed a share bonus at the top of the advertising company's long-term incentive plan's range last year, making him the best paid in the FTSE 100. The company says shareholders should be happy, given that WPP shares have risen 133pc in four years
WPP Plc (WPP.L) Announced that it has agreed to acquire a minority stake in FlowNetwork, a new, Swedish, over-the-top television service, delivering its programmes via the internet, which supplies Sweden's regional newspapers with technology and content.
WPP: behind the smiles: True, the advertising group’s 14% increase in reported 2014 profit after tax to £1.2 billion on revenue 5% higher at £11.5 billion was robust enough. And WPP has set a demanding pace this year, with net sales — a measure of its underlying revenue growth — up 4% in January from a year ago. That is a faster clip than in its fourth quarter and 2014 as a whole. Trouble is, it is but one month. But beneath all the bluster, WPP made cautious noises about this year, and investors initially marked down the shares. Net sales growth in the final quarter of last year slowed to a pedestrian 2%. Although WPP still expects decent growth in the U.S. in 2015, it added a big caveat about the aftermath of quantitative easing. Just as well that it is thrusting into faster-growing markets elsewhere. Nor does WPP’s guidance of like-for-like net sales growth of more than 3% this year — or an operating margin improvement of 30 basis points before currency effects — offer reassurance. It is instead redolent of WPP’s caution and a reminder that sector conditions are tough, despite recovery in its units in the U.S., U.K. and patches of the Eurozone — even as the euro weakens. The advertiser’s shares have risen 16% this year and now trade at 17 times forward earnings. But even for groundhog fans there is not enough in Monday’s results — or WPP’s outlook — to justify a sustained run.
Has anyone looked at this share? They seem to be ridiculously cheap at the moment.......and pay a most generous dividend....almost 9% with a P/E of just 8 They seem like a bargain.
MARTIN SORRELL SAID THE ELECTION IS A DOUBLE NEGATIVE The chief executive of WPP, the world's largest advertising company, has said that whatever happens in the election, it will probably be bad for business. Sir Martin Sorrell said Labour's anti-business rhetoric and an Conservative EU referendum threat are creating uncertainty, as WPP's profits rose 12pc.
WPP, the world's largest advertising company, reported that pre-tax profits rose by 12% to £1.5bn while revenues grew by 5% to £11.5bn. WPP said like-for-like net sales in January were up 3.9%, ahead of the 3.3% growth it recorded for the full 2014 year due to robust markets in North America and Britain.