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Experian (EXPN) Competitors

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GBX 3,853.57 +7.57 (+0.20%)
As of 08/22/2025 12:43 PM Eastern

EXPN vs. DATA, AFM, YOU, ELIX, PPHC, RCDO, SAG, FNTL, GTLY, and MANO

Should you be buying Experian stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Experian include GlobalData (DATA), Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (AFM), YouGov (YOU), Elixirr International (ELIX), Public Policy (PPHC), Ricardo (RCDO), Science Group (SAG), Fintel (FNTL), Gateley (GTLY), and Manolete Partners (MANO). These companies are all part of the "consulting services" industry.

Experian vs. Its Competitors

Experian (LON:EXPN) and GlobalData (LON:DATA) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Experian has higher revenue and earnings than GlobalData. GlobalData is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Experian, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Experian£9.11B4.85£1.47B£102.3037.67
GlobalData£277.36M3.89£33.17M£4.1832.02

Experian pays an annual dividend of GBX 46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. GlobalData pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Experian pays out 45.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. GlobalData pays out 119.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

In the previous week, GlobalData had 3 more articles in the media than Experian. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for GlobalData and 2 mentions for Experian. Experian's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat GlobalData's score of 0.33 indicating that Experian is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Experian
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
GlobalData
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

56.0% of Experian shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.8% of GlobalData shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Experian shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 66.5% of GlobalData shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Experian presently has a consensus price target of GBX 4,325.50, indicating a potential upside of 12.25%. GlobalData has a consensus price target of GBX 227.50, indicating a potential upside of 69.78%. Given GlobalData's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe GlobalData is more favorable than Experian.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Experian
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
GlobalData
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Experian has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GlobalData has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Experian has a net margin of 16.16% compared to GlobalData's net margin of 11.96%. Experian's return on equity of 25.15% beat GlobalData's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Experian16.16% 25.15% 9.65%
GlobalData 11.96%12.99%7.91%

Summary

Experian beats GlobalData on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding EXPN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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EXPN vs. The Competition

MetricExperianConsulting Services IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£44.23B£4.73B£7.65B£3.22B
Dividend Yield0.83%3.15%4.56%5.04%
P/E Ratio37.67106.7926.14164.70
Price / Sales4.85239.4899.63310,110.48
Price / Cash172.4631.8328.3927.93
Price / Book7.402.744.095.91
Net Income£1.47B£155.55M£796.69M£5.89B
7 Day Performance1.28%1.11%0.63%49.50%
1 Month Performance-3.15%-0.35%0.50%56.36%
1 Year PerformanceN/A-6.82%26.73%136.20%

Experian Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EXPN
Experian
2.0848 of 5 stars
GBX 3,853.57
+0.2%
GBX 4,325.50
+12.2%
+5.8%£44.23B£9.11B37.6722,400Dividend Cut
DATA
GlobalData
2.1939 of 5 stars
GBX 131
-1.5%
GBX 227.50
+73.7%
-39.6%£1.06B£277.36M31.303,532
AFM
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting
N/AN/AN/AN/A£591.19M£233.62M3,876.921,051
YOU
YouGov
2.9681 of 5 stars
GBX 326.50
-4.0%
GBX 662.50
+102.9%
-32.9%£382.05M£335.28M-166.401,820Gap Down
ELIX
Elixirr International
N/AGBX 702
-0.4%
N/A+12.9%£339.09M£91.37M19.92484Dividend Cut
PPHC
Public Policy
N/AGBX 173.88
+0.5%
GBX 260
+49.5%
+30.7%£261.31M£190.53M-11.57367
RCDO
Ricardo
N/AGBX 423
flat
GBX 730
+72.6%
-14.2%£260.57M£469.99M372.502,978
SAG
Science Group
N/AGBX 577.40
+0.4%
GBX 758
+31.3%
+15.6%£258.10M£108.81M43.59443
FNTL
Fintel
N/AGBX 230
flat
N/A-28.3%£241.47M£68.89M41.24501Positive News
GTLY
Gateley
N/AGBX 123.50
flat
N/A-9.7%£164.90M£176.99M15.951,068News Coverage
Positive News
MANO
Manolete Partners
2.9343 of 5 stars
GBX 82
+2.5%
GBX 172
+109.8%
-37.2%£33.42M£22.40M0.7729News Coverage

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This page (LON:EXPN) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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