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Shore Capital Markets has reiterated its buy rating on WPP PLC (LSE:WPP) ahead of the advertising giant's upcoming third-quarter trading update on 23 October. Analysts suggested that investors will be looking for reassurance following WPP's interim results, which saw the company reduce its full-year revenue guidance from flat to slightly less than flat.

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WPP plc stock is undervalued compared to peers, despite challenges leading to downgraded growth from high APAC exposure. The company's cost savings plan is coming in nicely apparently and could continue lifting figures a little bit to fight topline pressures which may be a bit protracted. The partial sale of FGS Global to KKR puts a high value on the PR business, which puts a low value on its residual advertising businesses compared to peers.

Citi has given WPP PLC (LSE:WPP) some marginal downgrades due to foreign exchange headwinds and the FGS disposal, but the advertising big cap's risk/reward profile still “tilts positively”, said analysts. Although macroeconomic concerns (i.e.

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WPP plc (NYSE:WPP ) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call August 9, 2024 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Mark Read - CEO Joanne Wilson - CFO Tom Waldron - Head, IR Conference Call Participants Laura Metayer - Morgan Stanley Adam Berlin - UBS Julien Roch - Barclays Adrien de Saint Hilaire - Bank of America Joseph Thomas - HSBC Steve Liechti - Deutsche Numis Thomas Singlehurst - Citi Operator Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the WPP 2024 Interim Results Conference Call and Webcast.

Advertising giant WPP PLC (LSE:WPP) fetched a good price in its $1.7 billion disposal of strategic communications and advisory firm FGS Global, reckon Citi analyst. The price tag came comfortably above FGS's implied $1.4 billion valuation when WPP sold a partial stake to KKR in April 2023.

Global advertising giant WPP PLC (LSE:WPP)'s mediocre interim results came as little surprise to City analysts on Wednesday. Year on year revenues barely budged amid contracting marketing spend from WPP's blue-chip client base and while operating profit improved 38%, this came at the expense of considerable workforce layoffs.

Advertising giant WPP PLC (LSE:WPP) has trimmed its global workforce by 3,000 roles in the past year to reduce operating costs at a time when industry sales are failing to show momentum. According to interim results posted on Wednesday, WPP's headcount was 111,000 as of 30 June, down from 114,000 at the same point in 2023.

Advertising giant WPP PLC (LSE:WPP) has appointed former BT Group PLC (LSE:BT.A) boss Philip Jansen to the board as a non-executive director. Though best known for his roles as boss of BT and previously Worldpay (LSE:WPG), Jansen has advertising chops as a former marketing director at Dunlop Slazenger and Telewest.