W1PP34 SAO Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

WPP plc · Communication Services · Advertising Agencies

Latest close 20.66 BRL
13.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 10.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 37.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 13.2%, after a 21.9% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 42/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 36 out of 100
Latest Close 20.66 BRL 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 13.2% latest completed week
4W Return 21.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return 17.1% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 0.0% 0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.2x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 31.75% based on similar historical setup states.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 10.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 37.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 13.2%, after a 21.9% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.2x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.3212-week average 0.27

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure11/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.32Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 21.9% over four weeks, 17.1% over 12 weeks, and -29.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W13.2%
4W21.9%
12W17.1%
26W-5.8%
52W-29.0%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year0
Trend breadth0.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.19Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change62.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-11.31Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change63.0%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

A published fundamentals and factor snapshot is not available for this company.

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No published fundamental snapshot is available for this company.

05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment42/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 4 relevant articles.

1 positive · 1 neutral · 2 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-29.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.0%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+13.2%Week of 31 Jul.
Worst week-12.2%Week of 6 Feb.
Latest week+13.2%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses10
Sharp losses4
Recent vol6.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/28Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.3% / -4.6%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202620.66 BRL13.2%18.68 BRL37.23 BRL1.19-11.3141Off
24 Jul 202618.25 BRL-5.3%18.84 BRL37.40 BRL0.93-21.075Off
17 Jul 202619.28 BRL2.8%19.05 BRL37.59 BRL0.86-18.05390Off
10 Jul 202618.75 BRL10.6%19.22 BRL37.77 BRL0.73-23.46177Off
3 Jul 202616.95 BRL0.4%19.39 BRL37.96 BRL0.73-30.5573Off
26 Jun 202616.88 BRL-9.0%19.53 BRL38.15 BRL0.79-32.0966Off
19 Jun 202618.54 BRL-2.1%19.68 BRL38.35 BRL0.90-25.120Off
12 Jun 202618.94 BRL5.3%19.77 BRL38.54 BRL0.86-26.27500Off
5 Jun 202617.98 BRL-2.9%19.81 BRL38.72 BRL0.67-30.77111Off
29 May 202618.51 BRL1.7%19.85 BRL38.91 BRL0.50-32.40726Off
22 May 202618.20 BRL6.0%19.91 BRL39.09 BRL0.21-36.10380Off
15 May 202617.17 BRL-2.6%20.17 BRL39.30 BRL-0.08-41.54426Off
8 May 202617.64 BRL0.8%20.44 BRL39.52 BRL-0.29-43.55158Off
1 May 202617.50 BRL1.6%20.68 BRL39.73 BRL-0.55-46.23159Off
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.