Informa (LON:INF) Shares Pass Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

Informa plc (LON:INF - Get Free Report)'s stock price crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 802.88 ($10.68) and traded as high as GBX 809.51 ($10.76). Informa shares last traded at GBX 797.17 ($10.60), with a volume of 4,675,617 shares traded.

Informa Stock Up 0.0%

The firm has a market cap of £10.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.51, a P/E/G ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 1.12. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 740.35 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 802.19. The company has a current ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 31.98.

Informa (LON:INF - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported GBX 50.40 ($0.67) EPS for the quarter. Informa had a return on equity of 4.75% and a net margin of 9.30%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Informa plc will post 59.3240265 EPS for the current year.

Informa Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 29th will be issued a GBX 13.60 ($0.18) dividend. This is a boost from Informa's previous dividend of $6.40. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 29th. This represents a yield of 1.77%. Informa's payout ratio is 81.82%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Informa

In related news, insider John Rishton purchased 2,608 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 761 ($10.12) per share, for a total transaction of £19,846.88 ($26,392.13). Also, insider Louise Smalley purchased 5,050 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 19th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 779 ($10.36) per share, with a total value of £39,339.50 ($52,313.16). Insiders acquired 9,858 shares of company stock worth $7,603,838 in the last 90 days. 0.53% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Informa Company Profile

Informa LSE: INF.L is a leading international Information Services, Advanced Learning, B2B Exhibitions and Events Group. We're here to champion the specialist. Through hundreds of brands and a range of products and services, we connect businesses and professionals with the knowledge they need to learn more, know more and do more.