Experian plc (LON:EXPN) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Experian plc (LON:EXPN) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six brokerages that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation and five have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 3,442 ($43.66).

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 4,260 ($54.04) target price on shares of Experian in a report on Wednesday, June 12th. Shore Capital reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Experian in a research note on Tuesday, May 21st.

Insider Buying and Selling at Experian

In other news, insider Lloyd Pitchford sold 57,039 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 3,640 ($46.18), for a total value of £2,076,219.60 ($2,633,793.73). Corporate insiders own 0.18% of the company’s stock.

Experian Stock Performance

Shares of EXPN opened at GBX 3,678 ($46.66) on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 3,536.62 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 3,381.63. The stock has a market cap of £33.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3,572.82, a PEG ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 96.19, a current ratio of 0.70 and a quick ratio of 0.76. Experian has a one year low of GBX 2,366 ($30.01) and a one year high of GBX 3,796 ($48.15).

Experian Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 19th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 20th will be given a dividend of $0.41 per share. This is a boost from Experian’s previous dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 20th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.93%. Experian’s payout ratio is presently 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.