Experian (LON:EXPN) Hits New 52-Week High at $3,899.00

Experian plc (LON:EXPN)’s share price hit a new 52-week high on Wednesday . The company traded as high as GBX 3,899 ($52.21) and last traded at GBX 3,861 ($51.70), with a volume of 3291155 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 3,874 ($51.87).

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EXPN has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Shore Capital reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Experian in a research report on Tuesday, July 16th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 4,260 ($57.04) target price on shares of Experian in a report on Wednesday, June 12th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Experian in a report on Friday, August 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 3,502.50 ($46.90).

Experian Price Performance

The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 3,627.29 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 3,545.52. The company has a current ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 94.22. The firm has a market capitalization of £35.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 3,939.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 0.71.

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.