Experian plc (LON:EXPN) to Issue $0.19 Dividend

Experian plc (LON:EXPN) declared a dividend on Wednesday, November 13th,Upcoming Dividends.Co.Uk reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.19 per share on Friday, February 7th. This represents a yield of 0.39%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 9th. The official announcement can be accessed at this link.

Experian Price Performance

LON:EXPN traded down GBX 123 ($1.58) during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting GBX 3,739 ($48.11). The stock had a trading volume of 3,116,544 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,511,908. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 3,838.80 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 3,664.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 94.22, a current ratio of 0.70 and a quick ratio of 0.76. Experian has a one year low of GBX 2,613 ($33.63) and a one year high of GBX 3,978.56 ($51.20). The firm has a market capitalization of £34.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3,765.00, a P/E/G ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.72.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on EXPN. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Experian in a report on Friday, August 30th. Shore Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Experian in a report on Wednesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 3,502.50 ($45.07).

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.