Experian (LON:EXPN) Insider Purchases £780,229.72 in Stock

Experian plc (LON:EXPN) insider Lloyd Pitchford purchased 29,476 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 5th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 2,647 per share, for a total transaction of £780,229.72.

Experian Stock Performance

Shares of EXPN stock traded up GBX 1 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching GBX 2,639. The stock had a trading volume of 1,653,345 shares, compared to its average volume of 25,793,055. Experian plc has a 1-year low of GBX 2,203 and a 1-year high of GBX 4,101. The firm has a market cap of £23.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.15, a PEG ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 100.36. The business’s fifty day moving average is GBX 2,651.98 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 2,884.31.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have commented on EXPN shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a GBX 4,000 price target on shares of Experian in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Stifel Nicolaus reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 4,400 price objective on shares of Experian in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 3,700 target price on shares of Experian in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their target price on Experian from GBX 4,550 to GBX 4,000 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 4,600 price target on shares of Experian in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, Experian currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 4,087.33.

About Experian

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.