Informa plc (LON:INF) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Buy" from Analysts

Key Points

• Informa has a consensus “Buy” rating from all six analysts covering the stock, with an average 12-month price target of GBX 1,135.
• Recent broker updates were broadly positive: JPMorgan set an “overweight” rating, while Berenberg, Deutsche Bank, and Citigroup maintained or issued “buy” ratings with targets ranging from GBX 1,040 to GBX 1,285.
• Shares opened at GBX 874.60, below the analyst consensus target, while the company reported quarterly EPS of GBX 26.70 and analysts expect approximately 59.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Shares of Informa plc (LON:INF - Get Free Report) have received a consensus rating of "Buy" from the six research firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 1,135.

INF has been the topic of a number of research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of Informa from GBX 1,300 to GBX 1,285 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. Berenberg Bank upped their price target on Informa from GBX 965 to GBX 1,040 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 1,140 price target on shares of Informa in a report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price objective on Informa from GBX 990 to GBX 1,090 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th.

Informa Price Performance

Informa stock opened at GBX 874.60 on Friday. Informa has a 52-week low of GBX 719 and a 52-week high of GBX 1,000. The firm has a market capitalization of £10.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.15, a PEG ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 895.75 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 842. The company has a quick ratio of 1.70, a current ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 64.99.

Informa (LON:INF - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported GBX 26.70 earnings per share for the quarter. Informa had a net margin of 5.43% and a return on equity of 3.90%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Informa will post 59.3240265 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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