WPP plc is +13% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 3.1 points behind the market. 1-year return: +13% (S&P 500 +16%). vs 200-day average: +32%, a clear uptrend. RSI (14): 67, neutral. Below its 52-week high: 3.7%.

WPPWPP plc

Communication Services

$26.55+13% 1Y

$26.55

$14.7052 weeks$27.56

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in an uptrend.

1 good, 1 neutral, 1 without data

TrendUptrendderived · Oct 23, 2026

In an uptrend, above its rising 50- and 200-day averages. Price is +32% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest0.8% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

A token position, settled Sep 30, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 1.6% since the previous count, down from 1.1% 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 +13% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 3.1 points behind the market.

+13%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average: +32%
vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend
RSI (14): 67
RSI (14) · neutral
Below its 52-week high: 3.7%
Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$14.70 – $51.73 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026

Details›

Last close2026-10-23: $26.55
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%: +5.0%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%: +13%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%: −49%
vs 50-day average$25.75: +3.1%
52-week high: $27.56
52-week low: $14.70
Annualised volatility: 48%

Calendar-year price return
Year	Return
2026 (year to date)	+22%
2025	−54%
2024	+14%
2023	+1.5%
2022	−32%
2021	+44%
2020	−17%
2019	+37%
2018	−36%
2017	−15%

Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
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	−3.2%
Jul	11	5 of 11	+1.8%
Aug	11	6 of 11	+0.27%
Sep	11	4 of 11	−2.3%
Oct	11	6 of 11	−1.8%
Nov	10	6 of 10	+5.0%
Dec	10	7 of 10	+4.1%