Relx (LON:REL) Shares Cross Above 200-Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?

Relx Plc (LON:REL - Get Free Report)'s stock price crossed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 3,850.51 ($51.81) and traded as high as GBX 4,090 ($55.03). Relx shares last traded at GBX 3,990 ($53.69), with a volume of 3,671,810 shares traded.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a GBX 4,770 ($64.18) target price on shares of Relx in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th.

Relx Trading Up 0.1%

The firm has a market capitalization of £73.86 billion, a PE ratio of 39.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 0.48. The stock's 50-day moving average price is GBX 3,943.56 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 3,852.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 216.69, a current ratio of 0.48 and a quick ratio of 0.45.

Insider Transactions at Relx

In related news, insider Alistair R. Cox acquired 876 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 24th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 3,970 ($53.42) per share, for a total transaction of £34,777.20 ($46,793.86). Corporate 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.