Experian (OTCMKTS:EXPGY) Stock Passes Above Fifty Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

Key Points

• Technical move: Experian's share price crossed above its 50-day moving average ($36.10), trading as high as $37.73 and last at $36.6625 on volume of 118,673 shares.
• Analyst sentiment: Wolfe Research upgraded Experian from "hold" to "strong-buy," and MarketBeat shows an average rating of "Strong Buy" (one Strong Buy, one Buy).
• Long-term trend: The stock remains below its 200-day moving average of $40.65, so it has not yet returned to longer-term levels.

Experian PLC (OTCMKTS:EXPGY - Get Free Report)'s share price passed above its fifty day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of $36.10 and traded as high as $37.73. Experian shares last traded at $36.6625, with a volume of 118,673 shares trading hands.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Wolfe Research raised shares of Experian from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and one has given a Buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Experian has an average rating of "Strong Buy".

Experian Stock Performance

The company has a 50-day moving average of $36.10 and a 200 day moving average of $40.65.

About Experian

Experian is a global information services company that specializes in consumer and business credit reporting, data analytics, and decisioning technologies. The company collects and aggregates data from a range of sources to produce credit reports and credit scores, and it provides tools that help lenders, insurers, retailers and other organizations assess credit risk, detect fraud, and make automated decisions. In addition to core credit reporting, Experian offers identity verification, fraud prevention, credit monitoring and consumer education services targeted at both individual consumers and enterprise clients.

Products and services include business credit and risk management solutions, marketing data and analytics to support customer acquisition and segmentation, and software-as-a-service platforms and APIs that enable real-time decisioning and workflow integration.

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