Brokerages Set Experian plc (LON:EXPN) PT at GBX 3,166

Experian plc (LON:EXPN) has received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 3,166 ($39.41).

Several research analysts have commented on the stock. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a GBX 3,600 ($44.82) price target on shares of Experian in a report on Friday, February 9th. Shore Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Experian in a report on Wednesday, December 20th.

Experian Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of EXPN stock opened at GBX 3,314 ($41.25) on Friday. Experian has a fifty-two week low of GBX 2,366 ($29.45) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 3,530 ($43.94). The company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 3,384.34 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 3,100.42. The stock has a market capitalization of £30.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 3,723.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 102.92, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 0.65.

Experian Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 2nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 4th were issued a $0.18 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 4th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.54%. Experian’s dividend payout ratio is presently 4,943.82%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Experian

In other Experian news, insider Jonathan Howell sold 2,318 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 3,420 ($42.57), for a total value of £79,275.60 ($98,687.41). 0.25% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Experian Company Profile

Experian plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a technology company in North America, Latin America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates in two segments, Business-to-Business and Consumer Services. The company collects, sorts, aggregates, and transforms data from various sources to provide a range of data-driven services.