GlobalData (LON:DATA) Shares Down 15.5% - What's Next?

GlobalData Plc (LON:DATA - Get Free Report) traded down 15.5% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as GBX 143 ($1.95) and last traded at GBX 145.83 ($1.99). 18,964,590 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 743% from the average session volume of 2,249,550 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 172.50 ($2.35).

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Shore Capital restated a "buy" rating on shares of GlobalData in a research report on Friday, May 2nd.

GlobalData Stock Up 0.1%

The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 166.46 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 176.72. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.09, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a current ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.16.

GlobalData (LON:DATA - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, March 10th. The company reported GBX 7.50 ($0.10) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. GlobalData had a net margin of 11.96% and a return on equity of 12.99%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that GlobalData Plc will post 9.6687774 EPS for the current year.

About GlobalData

GlobalData Plc is a leading data, insights, and analytics platform for the world's largest industries. Our mission is to help our clients decode the future, make better decisions, and reach more customers. One Platform Model GlobalData's One Platform model is the foundation of our business and is the result of years of continuous investment, targeted acquisitions, and organic development.