Experian plc (LON:EXPN) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Buy” by Brokerages

Experian plc (LON:EXPNGet Free Report) has received a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the seven brokerages that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy recommendation. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 4,087.33.

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on EXPN shares. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 3,700 price target on shares of Experian in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their target price on Experian from GBX 4,550 to GBX 4,000 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 4,600 target price on shares of Experian in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a GBX 4,000 price target on shares of Experian in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 4,400 price target on shares of Experian in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Brian Cassin sold 63,864 shares of Experian stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 2,624, for a total value of £1,675,791.36. Also, insider Lloyd Pitchford sold 39,462 shares of Experian stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 2,621, for a total transaction of £1,034,299.02. In the last quarter, insiders bought 87,031 shares of company stock worth $230,517,957. 0.67% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Experian Price Performance

Shares of EXPN opened at GBX 2,658 on Thursday. Experian has a fifty-two week low of GBX 2,203 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 4,101. The company has a market capitalization of £23.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.83. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 2,602.92 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 2,763.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 100.36, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 0.85.

Experian declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, July 1st that permits the company to repurchase $0.00 in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

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 platforms. 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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