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

Experian plc (LON:EXPN) has been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six brokerages that are covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One 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 brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 3,394 ($42.64).

Several analysts have weighed in on EXPN shares. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 4,020 ($50.50) target price on shares of Experian in a research note on Thursday, April 18th. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a GBX 3,600 ($45.23) price objective on shares of Experian in a research report on Friday, February 9th.

Insider Activity

In other Experian news, insider Jonathan Howell sold 2,318 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 3,420 ($42.96), for a total value of £79,275.60 ($99,592.46). Corporate insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

Experian Price Performance

Shares of LON EXPN opened at GBX 3,386 ($42.54) on Wednesday. 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 company has a market capitalization of £30.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3,808.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 0.64. Experian has a twelve month low of GBX 2,366 ($29.72) and a twelve month high of GBX 3,530 ($44.35). The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 3,347.63 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 3,160.76.

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.