Informa (LON:INF) Shares Cross Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?

Informa plc (LON:INF - Get Free Report) passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 801.90 ($10.88) and traded as high as GBX 812.80 ($11.03). Informa shares last traded at GBX 811.86 ($11.02), with a volume of 2,274,437 shares changing hands.

Informa Price Performance

The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 743.90 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 801.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 31.98, a quick ratio of 1.70 and a current ratio of 0.56. The company has a market cap of £10.36 billion, a PE ratio of 33.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 1.12.

Informa (LON:INF - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported GBX 50.40 ($0.68) EPS for the quarter. Informa had a net margin of 9.30% and a return on equity of 4.75%. Equities analysts predict that Informa plc will post 59.3240265 earnings per share for the current year.

Informa Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed 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 an increase from Informa's previous dividend of $6.40. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 29th. This represents a yield of 1.77%. Informa's dividend payout ratio is presently 81.82%.

Insider Activity at Informa

In other Informa news, insider John Rishton purchased 2,608 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 761 ($10.33) per share, for a total transaction of £19,846.88 ($26,929.28). Also, insider Louise Smalley acquired 5,050 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 19th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 779 ($10.57) per share, with a total value of £39,339.50 ($53,377.88). Over the last 90 days, insiders purchased 9,858 shares of company stock valued at $7,603,838. 0.53% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Informa

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.