Experian plc (LON:EXPN) Receives GBX 3,166 Average PT from Analysts

Shares of Experian plc (LON:EXPN) have earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six research firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 3,166 ($39.41).

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on EXPN. Barclays reaffirmed 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 reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Experian in a research report on Wednesday, December 20th.

Experian Trading Up 0.2 %

Experian stock opened at GBX 3,281 ($40.84) on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 102.92. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 3,383.74 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 3,105.78. Experian has a 12 month low of GBX 2,366 ($29.45) and a 12 month high of GBX 3,530 ($43.94). The company has a market capitalization of £30.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3,686.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 0.64.

Experian Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, January 4th were given a dividend of $0.18 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 0.54%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, January 4th. Experian’s dividend payout ratio is currently 4,943.82%.

Insider Buying and Selling

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