Brokerages Set Informa plc (LON:INF) PT at GBX 1,097.86

Informa plc (LON:INF) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seven analysts that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is GBX 1,097.86.

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Panmure Gordon restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 1,200 price target on shares of Informa in a research note on Wednesday, November 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Informa from GBX 1,345 to GBX 1,330 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 12th. Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 1,030 target price on shares of Informa in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Citigroup lifted their price target on Informa from GBX 975 to GBX 1,000 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on Informa from GBX 1,000 to GBX 1,140 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Stephen A. Carter sold 330,249 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 934, for a total transaction of £3,084,525.66. Corporate insiders own 0.39% of the company’s stock.

Informa Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of INF opened at GBX 837.40 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 31.98, a quick ratio of 1.70 and a current ratio of 0.56. Informa has a one year low of GBX 634.20 and a one year high of GBX 1,000. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 894.84 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 905.70. The company has a market capitalization of £10.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 152.25, a P/E/G ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 1.12.

About Informa

Our events, digital products and academic research services connect specialists with knowledge, helping them learn more, know more and do more.

We do this in dozens of specialist markets and subject matter categories, including in Healthcare & Pharma, Technology, Finance, Education, Marketing, Health & Nutrition, Foodservice, and many more.

And we do this through a range of products and services, including major live events, specialist media and content, expert research articles, books and open research platforms, accredited training, buyer discovery services, and digital demand and lead-generation services.