Experian (OTCMKTS:EXPGY) Share Price Passes Below 50-Day Moving Average of $35.16

Experian plc (OTCMKTS:EXPGY – Get Rating) shares crossed below its 50 day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 50 day moving average of $35.16 and traded as low as $31.97. Experian shares last traded at $32.10, with a volume of 1,103,042 shares.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently weighed in on EXPGY. BNP Paribas began coverage on shares of Experian in a research report on Friday, January 6th. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Credit Suisse Group downgraded shares of Experian from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 25th. Royal Bank of Canada downgraded shares of Experian from a “sector perform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 12th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Experian from GBX 3,100 ($37.78) to GBX 3,230 ($39.37) in a research report on Wednesday, January 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $3,082.88.

Experian Price Performance

The company’s fifty day moving average price is $35.16 and its 200 day moving average price is $33.28.

Experian Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 6th were issued a dividend of $0.1575 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, January 5th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.43%.

Experian Company Profile

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Experian Plc is a global information services company, which engages in the provision of data and analytical tools that are used to manage credit risk, prevent fraud, target marketing offers, and automate decision making. Its activities are grouped into four global business lines: Credit Services, Decision Analytics, Marketing Services, and Consumer Services.