Informa (LON:INF) Share Price Crosses Above 200-Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

Informa plc (LON:INF - Get Free Report)'s stock price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 802.88 ($10.69) and traded as high as GBX 809.51 ($10.77). Informa shares last traded at GBX 797.17 ($10.61), with a volume of 4,675,617 shares changing hands.

Informa Stock Performance

The firm's fifty day moving average price is GBX 738.06 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 802.57. The company has a current ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 31.98. The firm has a market cap of £10.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.51, a PEG ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 1.12.

Informa (LON:INF - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported GBX 50.40 ($0.67) earnings per share for the quarter. Informa had a net margin of 9.30% and a return on equity of 4.75%. Analysts expect that Informa plc will post 59.3240265 earnings per share for the current year.

Informa Increases Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In other Informa news, insider Louise Smalley bought 5,050 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 19th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 779 ($10.37) per share, for a total transaction of £39,339.50 ($52,354.94). Also, insider John Rishton purchased 2,608 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 761 ($10.13) per share, with a total value of £19,846.88 ($26,413.20). Insiders purchased 9,858 shares of company stock worth $7,603,838 in the last 90 days. 0.53% of the stock is currently owned by corporate 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.