Relx (LON:REL – Get Free Report)‘s stock had its “buy” rating restated by research analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, Digital Look reports. They currently have a GBX 3,100 price target on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft‘s target price points to a potential upside of 2.99% from the stock’s current price.
Relx Stock Performance
REL traded down GBX 18 on Friday, reaching GBX 3,010. 66,382,555 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 14,343,294. The company’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 2,619.13 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 2,553.98. Relx has a fifty-two week low of GBX 1,991 and a fifty-two 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 firm has a market capitalization of £52.32 billion, a PE ratio of 24.12, a PEG ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 0.28.
Relx (LON:REL – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 fiscal year.
Key Relx News
Here are the key news stories impacting Relx this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Revenue growth and outlook reaffirmed: RELX reported approximately 7% underlying revenue growth for the first nine months, supported by broad-based performance across its information, analytics and risk businesses. Management maintained its full-year 2026 outlook, reducing concern that artificial intelligence could disrupt demand. RELX PLC 9-month Underlying Revenue Rises; Confirms FY26 Outlook
- Positive Sentiment: AI is emerging as a growth driver: Demand for AI-enabled tools, analytics and data products is helping RELX counter fears of technological disruption and supports expectations for continued organic growth. Relx delivers broad-based revenue gains as analytics and AI tools drive momentum
- Positive Sentiment: Share buyback extended: RELX launched an additional 2026 buyback programme and plans to cancel treasury shares. The reduction in shares outstanding could support earnings per share and provide ongoing demand for the stock. RELX Extends 2026 Share Buyback Programme and Cancels Treasury Shares
- Neutral Sentiment: Technical momentum improved: REL shares crossed above their 200-day moving average, a potentially constructive signal for momentum-oriented investors. However, this does not change the company’s underlying earnings outlook. Relx Share Price Crosses Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average
- Neutral Sentiment: Valuation remains a consideration: Morgan Stanley maintained a Hold rating with a GBX 2,990 price target, indicating that strong core growth may already be reflected in the share price. RELX Solid Core Growth but Exhibition Headwinds Leave Risk-Reward Balanced at Hold
- Negative Sentiment: Analyst caution and exhibition headwinds: Citi cut RELX to Neutral despite the 7% growth report, while analysts flagged weaker conditions in the exhibitions business as a risk to the company’s otherwise strong core performance. RELX reports 7 percent growth: Citi cuts RELX stock to Neutral
Relx Company Profile
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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