Relx (LON:REL) Reaches New 1-Year Low - Should You Sell?

Relx Plc (LON:REL - Get Free Report)'s stock price hit a new 52-week low on Friday . The company traded as low as GBX 2,968 ($40.01) and last traded at GBX 3,969 ($53.50), with a volume of 91063039 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 3,990 ($53.79).

Relx Stock Down 1.0%

The stock has a market cap of £71.75 billion, a PE ratio of 38.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 216.69, a quick ratio of 0.45 and a current ratio of 0.48. The company's 50-day moving average price is GBX 3,973.35 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 3,918.33.

Insider Buying and Selling at Relx

In other news, insider Alistair R. Cox acquired 876 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 24th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 3,970 ($53.52) per share, with a total value of £34,777.20 ($46,882.18). Company insiders own 0.42% of the company's stock.

Relx Company Profile

RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. The Group serves customers in more than 180 countries and has offices in about 40 countries. It employs over 33,000 people, of whom almost half are in North America. The shares of RELX PLC, the parent company, are traded on the London, Amsterdam and New York Stock Exchanges using the following ticker symbols: London: REL; Amsterdam: REN; New York: RELX.