Experian (LON:EXPN) Stock Crosses Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average of $3,125.09

Experian plc (LON:EXPN) passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 3,125.09 ($38.60) and traded as high as GBX 3,278 ($40.49). Experian shares last traded at GBX 3,225 ($39.83), with a volume of 2,066,692 shares trading hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EXPN has been the topic of several research reports. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 4,020 ($49.65) price objective on shares of Experian in a report on Thursday, April 18th. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and set a GBX 3,600 ($44.47) target price on shares of Experian in a research report on Friday, February 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Experian currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 3,394 ($41.92).

Experian Price Performance

The company has a current ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 102.92. The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 3,369.96 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 3,125.09. The firm has a market capitalization of £29.91 billion, a PE ratio of 3,623.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 0.64.

Experian Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 2nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 4th were issued 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 is currently 4,943.82%.

Insider Activity at Experian

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 stock was sold at an average price of GBX 3,420 ($42.24), for a total value of £79,275.60 ($97,919.47). 0.25% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.