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

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

A number of analysts have weighed in 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 reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Experian in a research note on Wednesday, December 20th.

Experian Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of Experian stock opened at GBX 3,314 ($41.25) on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is GBX 3,384.34 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 3,100.42. The firm has a market capitalization of £30.45 billion, a PE ratio of 3,723.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 0.64. Experian has a 1 year low of GBX 2,366 ($29.45) and a 1 year high of GBX 3,530 ($43.94). The company has a current ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 102.92.

Experian Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 4th were given 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 (DPR) is presently 4,943.82%.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Jonathan Howell sold 2,318 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 3,420 ($42.57), for a total value of £79,275.60 ($98,687.41). Insiders own 0.25% of the company’s stock.

About Experian

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.