Deutsche Bank raises target for WPP stock from GBp 425 to GBp 555
Published on 10/05/2026 at 16:14 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
WPP (ISIN JE00B8KF9B49) stock was at EUR 4.41 at Lang & Schwarz on October 5, 2026 at 4:04 p.m. CEST, unchanged from the EUR 4.41 prior close. According to Yahoo Finance on October 2, 2026, Deutsche Bank lifted its WPP target from GBp 425 to GBp 555 and kept a Buy rating.
Deutsche Bank widens the target gap
The target revision was one of several analyst changes cited by Yahoo Finance. Berenberg moved its target from GBp 405 to GBp 470 and kept a Buy rating, while Citi raised its target from GBp 285 to GBp 430 and retained a Neutral view.
Those targets are quoted in GBp and are separate from the Lang & Schwarz euro price. The spread of views is material: the cited targets ran from GBp 390 to GBp 555, leaving execution and growth as the central conditions behind the more constructive ratings.
BlackRock crosses 5 percent
According to Investegate on October 2, 2026, BlackRock notified WPP of a position crossing the 5 percent threshold on September 30, 2026. The resulting position represented 5.16 percent of voting rights, including 4.25 percent attached directly to shares and 0.91 percent through financial instruments.
The filing identified 55,897,531 voting rights in total. For investors, the split matters because the direct shareholding and financial instruments do not carry the same economic structure, even though both contribute to the reported voting-rights total.
October 29 is the next checkpoint
WPP has set October 29, 2026, for its third-quarter 2026 trading update covering the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026. The company also scheduled a conference call at 9:00 a.m. BST, according to StockTitan.
That date gives the market a defined test for the outlook. WPP said in a September 23 filing that its 2026 guidance remained unchanged from the interim results released on August 6, 2026, while Chief Financial Officer Joanne Wilson prepares to leave for Diageo after a 12-month notice period.
WPP stock holds at EUR 4.41
The Lang & Schwarz quote stood at EUR 4.41 on October 5, 2026 at 4:04 p.m. CEST, with a EUR 4.41 prior close and a daily change of 0.00 percent. The reference price is an intraday euro quotation, so the unchanged reading leaves the analyst revisions and the October reporting date as the clearest dated markers for the next valuation debate.
The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of WPP stock.
WPP stock key data
- Company: WPP plc
- ISIN: JE00B8KF9B49
- Ticker: WPP
- Primary exchange: LSE
- Price Lang & Schwarz (as of October 5, 2026, 4:04 p.m. CEST): EUR 4.41
- Change versus prior close: 0.00 percent
- Prior close Lang & Schwarz (October 2, 2026): EUR 4.41
- Market capitalization: USD 5.3 billion (as of October 5, 2026)
- Sector / Industry: Communication Services / Advertising Agencies
