Experian plc (LON:EXPN) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of Experian plc (LON:EXPN) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the five research firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 3,436.67 ($43.31).

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Experian in a research report on Friday, August 30th. Shore Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Experian in a research note on Wednesday.

Experian Stock Down 1.4 %

EXPN stock opened at GBX 3,605 ($45.43) on Friday. Experian has a 1-year low of GBX 2,843 ($35.83) and a 1-year high of GBX 3,978.56 ($50.14). The stock has a market cap of £32.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3,621.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.72. 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 company’s 50 day moving average is GBX 3,839.62 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 3,668.34.

Experian Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 7th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.19 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 9th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.39%. Experian’s dividend payout ratio is presently 4,600.00%.

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.