Experian (LON:EXPN) Stock Price Passes Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average of $3,141.53

Shares of Experian plc (LON:EXPN - Get Free Report) crossed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 3,141.53 ($39.46) and traded as high as GBX 3,312.17 ($41.61). Experian shares last traded at GBX 3,277 ($41.16), with a volume of 887,105 shares trading hands.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have weighed in on EXPN shares. Jefferies Financial Group restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 4,020 ($50.50) target price on shares of Experian in a report on Thursday, April 18th. Barclays restated an "overweight" rating and set a GBX 3,600 ($45.22) price objective on shares of Experian in a research note on Friday, February 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 3,394 ($42.63).

Experian Stock Up 0.6 %

The company's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 3,351.74 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 3,145.18. The firm has a market capitalization of £30.11 billion, a PE ratio of 3,682.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 102.92, a current ratio of 0.65 and a quick ratio of 0.76.

Insider Transactions at Experian

In other Experian news, insider Jonathan Howell sold 2,318 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 3,420 ($42.96), for a total transaction of £79,275.60 ($99,579.95). Insiders own 0.25% of the company's stock.

Experian Company Profile

Experian plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a technology company in North America, Latin America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates in two segments, Business-to-Business and Consumer Services. The company collects, sorts, aggregates, and transforms data from various sources to provide a range of data-driven services.