Experian PLC (OTCMKTS:EXPGY) Short Interest Update

Experian PLC (OTCMKTS:EXPGY) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 1,462,771 shares, an increase of 1,563.0% from the February 26th total of 87,962 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 1,558,390 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.9 days.

Experian Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:EXPGY traded up $0.39 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $34.37. The company had a trading volume of 458,363 shares, compared to its average volume of 428,281. Experian has a 1-year low of $32.26 and a 1-year high of $55.21. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $36.86 and its 200 day moving average price is $43.26.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Wolfe Research raised Experian from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and one has assigned a Buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Strong Buy”.

Experian Company Profile

Experian is a global information services company that specializes in consumer and business credit reporting, data analytics, and decisioning technologies. The company collects and aggregates data from a range of sources to produce credit reports and credit scores, and it provides tools that help lenders, insurers, retailers and other organizations assess credit risk, detect fraud, and make automated decisions. In addition to core credit reporting, Experian offers identity verification, fraud prevention, credit monitoring and consumer education services targeted at both individual consumers and enterprise clients.

Products and services include business credit and risk management solutions, marketing data and analytics to support customer acquisition and segmentation, and software-as-a-service platforms and APIs that enable real-time decisioning and workflow integration.