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

Shares of Experian plc (LON:EXPN) have earned an average rating of “Buy” from the seven analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a buy recommendation. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 4,087.33.

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on EXPN. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a GBX 4,000 price objective on shares of Experian in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Stifel Nicolaus restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 4,400 price objective on shares of Experian in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price objective on Experian from GBX 4,550 to GBX 4,000 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 4,600 price objective on shares of Experian in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 3,700 price objective on shares of Experian in a research report on Monday, May 18th.

Experian Trading Up 1.9%

Shares of Experian stock opened at GBX 2,545.24 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of £22.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.58, a PEG ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.82. The business has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 2,651.15 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 2,862.15. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 100.36. Experian has a twelve month low of GBX 2,203 and a twelve month high of GBX 4,101.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Lloyd Pitchford sold 39,462 shares of Experian stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 2,621, for a total value of £1,034,299.02. Also, insider Eduardo Vassimon purchased 5,650 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 21st. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 2,673 per share, with a total value of £151,024.50. Insiders bought a total of 87,031 shares of company stock worth $230,517,957 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

Experian Company Profile

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We help to redefine lending practices, uncover and prevent fraud, simplify healthcare, deliver digital marketing solutions, and gain deeper insights into the automotive market, all using our unique combination of data, analytics and software. We also assist millions of people to realise their financial goals and help them to save time and money.
We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agrifinance, insurance, and many more industry segments.
We invest in talented people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data and to innovate.