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

Experian plc (LON:EXPNGet Free Report) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Buy” from the seven ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy recommendation. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 4,087.33.

EXPN has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased 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. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 4,600 target price on shares of Experian in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 4,400 target price on shares of Experian in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 3,700 target price on shares of Experian in a report on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a GBX 4,000 price target on shares of Experian in a research note on Thursday, May 21st.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Experian news, insider Lloyd Pitchford sold 39,462 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 Brian Cassin sold 63,864 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 2,624, for a total value of £1,675,791.36. In the last quarter, insiders acquired 87,031 shares of company stock worth $230,517,957. Corporate insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

Experian Price Performance

Shares of Experian stock opened at GBX 2,545.24 on Friday. Experian has a one year low of GBX 2,203 and a one year high of GBX 4,101. The stock’s fifty day moving average is GBX 2,651.15 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 2,862.15. The stock has a market cap of £22.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.58, a P/E/G ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 100.36, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 0.85.

About Experian

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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.

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