Experian’s (EXPN) Buy Rating Reaffirmed at Jefferies Financial Group

Experian (LON:EXPN)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reiterated by equities research analysts at Jefferies Financial Group in a report released on Thursday,London Stock Exchange reports. They currently have a GBX 4,600 target price on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group’s target price points to a potential upside of 74.31% from the stock’s current price.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Citigroup dropped their price target on Experian from GBX 3,907 to GBX 3,824 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Stifel Nicolaus reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 4,400 price objective on shares of Experian in a research report on Wednesday. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 3,700 price objective on shares of Experian in a research note on Monday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a GBX 4,000 target price on shares of Experian in a research report on Thursday. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of GBX 4,087.33.

Experian Stock Performance

Shares of Experian stock traded up GBX 9 during trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 2,639. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 26,362,691 shares, compared to its average volume of 28,574,354. Experian has a one year low of GBX 2,353 and a one year high of GBX 4,101. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 77.42, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 0.68. The firm has a market cap of £23.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.82. The business’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 2,676.67 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 2,956.17.

Key Headlines Impacting Experian

Here are the key news stories impacting Experian this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed its outperform rating on Experian and set a new GBX 4,000 price target, signaling continued confidence in the stock’s upside. Digital Look
• Positive Sentiment: Stifel Nicolaus also reaffirmed its buy rating and raised its target to GBX 4,400, adding to the bullish broker sentiment around the name. Digital Look
• Positive Sentiment: Experian reported record annual results, lifted earnings, unveiled a US$1 billion share buyback, and guided for continued organic revenue growth, all of which are generally supportive for the stock. Experian delivers record annual results and unveils new US$1bn share buyback programme as earnings climb (EXPN)
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage around the Q4 earnings call highlighted management’s confidence in growth, but the article mainly recapped the call rather than adding a new catalyst. Experian (EXPGF) Signals Confident Growth in Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the strong earnings and buyback announcement, several reports noted that Experian shares fell or lagged the FTSE, suggesting investors may have been disappointed by expectations or took profits after the results. Experian slips to foot of the FTSE despite record results and new share buyback

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.