Analysts Set Experian plc (LON:EXPN) PT at GBX 3,502.50

Shares of Experian plc (LON:EXPN) have been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six ratings firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation and five have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 3,502.50 ($45.07).

A number of brokerages recently commented on EXPN. Shore Capital restated a “buy” rating on shares of Experian in a research note on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Experian in a research report on Friday, August 30th.

Experian Stock Performance

Shares of EXPN opened at GBX 3,765 ($48.45) on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of £34.41 billion, a PE ratio of 3,765.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.72. The business’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 3,838.80 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 3,664.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 94.22, a current ratio of 0.70 and a quick ratio of 0.76. Experian has a 12-month low of GBX 2,613 ($33.63) and a 12-month high of GBX 3,978.56 ($51.20).

Experian Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.19 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 9th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.39%. Experian’s dividend payout ratio is 4,600.00%.

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.