Relx (LON:REL) Earns Buy Rating from Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft

Relx (LON:REL – Get Free Report)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by investment analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a report issued on Friday, Digital Look reports. They currently have a GBX 3,100 price target on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft‘s price objective suggests a potential upside of 2.01% from the stock’s previous close.

Relx Stock Performance

Shares of LON:REL traded up GBX 11 on Friday, reaching GBX 3,039. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,914,293,500 shares, compared to its average volume of 23,313,736. The stock’s 50-day moving average is GBX 2,628.76 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 2,557.37. Relx has a 52-week low of GBX 1,991 and a 52-week high of GBX 3,539. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 719.39, a current ratio of 0.45 and a quick ratio of 0.45. The stock has a market capitalization of £52.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.35, a PEG ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 0.28.

Relx (LON:REL – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The company reported GBX 68.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Relx had a return on equity of 125.53% and a net margin of 23.27%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Relx will post 134.00 EPS for the current year.

Key Headlines Impacting Relx

Here are the key news stories impacting Relx this week:

  • Positive Sentiment: Revenue growth and outlook remain firm: RELX reported 7% underlying revenue growth for the first nine months of 2026 and reaffirmed its full-year outlook. Management cited broad-based momentum across analytics, information services and AI-related tools, easing concerns that artificial intelligence could disrupt the business. RELX PLC 9-month Underlying Revenue Rises; Confirms FY26 Outlook
  • Positive Sentiment: Share buyback extended: RELX launched an additional irrevocable 2026 share-buyback programme and cancelled treasury shares. The capital return should support earnings per share and signals management confidence in the company’s valuation and cash generation. RELX Extends 2026 Share Buyback Programme and Cancels Treasury Shares
  • Positive Sentiment: Brokerage support: Bank of America raised its price target to GBX 4,000, while Deutsche Bank reaffirmed its Buy rating with a GBX 3,100 target. The upgrades and target increases reinforce the bullish interpretation of RELX’s growth prospects. Bank of America raises target to GBp 4,000
  • Neutral Sentiment: Technical momentum: The stock crossed above its 200-day moving average, a potentially positive technical signal, although this does not change the company’s underlying earnings outlook. Relx Share Price Crosses Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average
  • Negative Sentiment: Mixed analyst views and insider selling: Citi cut RELX to Neutral, and Morgan Stanley maintained a Hold rating, citing balanced risk-reward and headwinds in the exhibitions business. Separately, director/PDMR disclosures reported option exercises and share sales, which may create modest selling pressure but do not necessarily indicate deteriorating fundamentals. RELX: Solid Core Growth but Exhibition Headwinds Leave Risk-Reward Balanced at Hold

Relx Company Profile

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RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. The Group serves customers in more than 180 countries and has offices in about 40 countries. It employs over 33,000 people, of whom almost half are in North America. The shares of RELX PLC, the parent company, are traded on the London, Amsterdam and New York Stock Exchanges using the following ticker symbols: London: REL; Amsterdam: REN; New York: RELX.

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