Experian plc (LON:EXPN) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Experian plc (LON:EXPN) has been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the five ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 3,502.50 ($45.05).

Several research analysts recently weighed in on EXPN shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Experian in a research note on Thursday. Shore Capital restated a “buy” rating on shares of Experian in a research note on Tuesday, July 16th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 4,260 ($54.80) price objective on shares of Experian in a research report on Wednesday, June 12th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Experian

In other news, insider Lloyd Pitchford purchased 19,090 shares of Experian stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 14th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 3,717 ($47.81) per share, with a total value of £709,575.30 ($912,754.44). 0.18% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Experian Stock Up 0.5 %

Experian stock traded up GBX 17 ($0.22) during midday trading on Thursday, hitting GBX 3,689 ($47.45). 5,824,049 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,814,936. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 96.19, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 0.70. The company has a market cap of £33.65 billion, a PE ratio of 3,563.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.65. The firm has a 50-day moving average of GBX 3,652.50 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 3,462.57. Experian has a 12 month low of GBX 2,366 ($30.43) and a 12 month high of GBX 3,796 ($48.83).

Experian Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 19th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 20th were issued a dividend of $0.41 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 0.93%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 20th. This is a boost from Experian’s previous dividend of $0.18. Experian’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 4,466.02%.

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.