Experian (LON:EXPN) Share Price Passes Above 200-Day Moving Average of $3,401.56

Experian plc (LON:EXPN) shares passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 3,401.56 ($43.03) and traded as high as GBX 3,724 ($47.10). Experian shares last traded at GBX 3,675 ($46.48), with a volume of 1,517,566 shares traded.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently weighed in on EXPN. Shore Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Experian in a research report on Tuesday, May 21st. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 4,260 ($53.88) price target on shares of Experian in a research report on Wednesday, June 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 3,502.50 ($44.30).

Experian Trading Up 0.6 %

The firm has a market cap of £33.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 3,567.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 96.19, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 0.70. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 3,588.56 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 3,401.56.

Experian Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 19th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.41 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 20th. This represents a yield of 0.93%. This is a boost from Experian’s previous dividend of $0.18. Experian’s dividend payout ratio is currently 4,466.02%.

Insider Transactions at Experian

In other news, insider Lloyd Pitchford purchased 19,090 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 14th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 3,717 ($47.01) per share, with a total value of £709,575.30 ($897,514.93). Company insiders own 0.18% of the company’s stock.

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.