Jefferies Financial Group Reiterates "Buy" Rating for Experian (LON:EXPN)

Key Points

• Jefferies Financial Group has reiterated its "Buy" rating for Experian (LON:EXPN), setting a price objective of GBX 4,600, indicating a potential upside of 28.67%.
• Multiple analysts have issued reports on Experian, with Citigroup raising their target price to GBX 4,102 and maintaining a "neutral" rating, while Royal Bank of Canada set a target price of GBX 4,200 with an "outperform" rating.
• Experian's stock opened at GBX 3,575 and has a market capitalization of £32.65 billion, with a 12-month high of GBX 4,101 and a low of GBX 3,049.

Experian (LON:EXPN - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "buy" rating reiterated by equities research analysts at Jefferies Financial Group in a research report issued on Wednesday,Digital Look reports. They currently have a GBX 4,600 price objective on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group's price objective would indicate a potential upside of 28.67% from the stock's current price.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on EXPN. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Experian from GBX 4,091 to GBX 4,102 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and set a GBX 4,200 target price on shares of Experian in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Finally, Shore Capital restated a "buy" rating on shares of Experian in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 4,325.50.

Experian Stock Performance

Shares of LON EXPN opened at GBX 3,575 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of GBX 3,791.40 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 3,753.18. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 109.43. The firm has a market capitalization of £32.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,826.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.72. Experian has a 12-month low of GBX 3,049 and a 12-month high of GBX 4,101.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Experian news, insider Esther Lee bought 555 shares of Experian stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 26th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 5,172 per share, with a total value of £28,704.60. Company insiders own 0.63% of the company's stock.

About Experian

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We help to redefine lending practices, uncover and prevent fraud, simplify healthcare, deliver digital marketing solutions, and gain deeper insights into the automotive market, all using our unique combination of data, analytics and software.

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