Experian plc (LON:EXPN) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Experian plc (LON:EXPN) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the six ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation and five have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 3,502.50 ($44.76).

Several research firms recently weighed in on EXPN. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 4,260 ($54.44) price objective on shares of Experian in a research note on Wednesday, June 12th. Shore Capital reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Experian in a research report on Tuesday, July 16th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Experian in a report on Thursday, August 1st.

Insider Activity at Experian

In other news, insider Lloyd Pitchford sold 57,039 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 3,640 ($46.52), for a total transaction of £2,076,219.60 ($2,653,315.78). 0.18% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Experian Price Performance

Shares of EXPN opened at GBX 3,424.80 ($43.77) on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 96.19. The stock has a market cap of £31.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 3,341.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.65. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 3,632.52 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 3,472.76. Experian has a 1 year low of GBX 2,366 ($30.24) and a 1 year high of GBX 3,796 ($48.51).

Experian Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 19th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 20th were given a dividend of $0.41 per share. This is an increase from Experian’s previous dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 20th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.93%. Experian’s dividend payout ratio is currently 4,466.02%.

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.