Stagwell vs WPP
STGW and WPP side by side, both in business services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How STGW and WPP compare
Stagwell grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (7.7% versus −8.1% for WPP).
Stagwell keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 0.31% compared with −1.6% at WPP.
Stagwell scores higher on the StockData Score (5 against 2 for WPP), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | STGW | WPP |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.8B | – |
| Share price | $11.27 | $27.79 |
| Change, 1 year | 118% | 42.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 37.1% | −62.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.22 | 0.97 |
| Employees | 11K | 99K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 2 | 2 |
| Health score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 282× | – |
| P/S | 0.9× | – |
| P/B | 4.0× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.4× | – |
| P/FCF | 7.6× | – |
| FCF yield | 13.2% | – |
| Fair value | $6.07 | – |
| Margin of safety | −85.6% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.7% (better) | −8.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 26.8% (better) | 2.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −50.8% (better) | −140% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −33.3% (better) | −140% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 36.0% (better) | 15.8% |
| Operating margin | 4.0% (better) | 2.8% |
| Net margin | 0.31% (better) | −1.6% |
| FCF margin | 11.8% (better) | 4.7% |
| Return on equity | 1.3% (better) | −7.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 3.1% | 3.8% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 2.04 | 1.94 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.19 (better) | 5.87 |
| Interest coverage | – | 1.1× |
| Current ratio | 0.81 | 0.89 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.25 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 4.3% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 4.3% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 42.5% | 2.3% |
| Held by insiders | – | 0.06% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$13.6M | – |
Go deeper
- STGW stock overview
- STGW income statement
- STGW valuation and score
- WPP stock overview
- WPP income statement
- WPP valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.