Experian plc (LON:EXPN) Receives GBX 3,394 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Shares of Experian plc (LON:EXPN) have been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the six analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation and five have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 3,394 ($43.48).

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on EXPN shares. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 4,020 ($51.51) price objective on shares of Experian in a research report on Thursday, April 18th. Shore Capital reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Experian in a research report on Tuesday, May 21st.

Experian Trading Down 2.1 %

Shares of EXPN opened at GBX 3,663 ($46.93) on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of £33.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 3,556.31, a PEG ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.65. Experian has a twelve month low of GBX 2,366 ($30.31) and a twelve month high of GBX 3,796 ($48.64). The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 96.19. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 3,453.64 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 3,315.74.

Experian Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 19th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 20th will be paid a $0.41 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 0.93%. This is a positive change from Experian’s previous dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 20th. Experian’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 4,466.02%.

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.