EXPN vs. DATA, AFM, ELIX, YOU, RCDO, PPHC, FNTL, SAG, 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), Elixirr International (ELIX), YouGov (YOU), Ricardo (RCDO), Public Policy (PPHC), Fintel (FNTL), Science Group (SAG), 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 better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.
74.5% of Experian shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.1% of GlobalData shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Experian shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 61.0% of GlobalData shares are owned by company 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 has higher revenue and earnings than GlobalData. Experian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GlobalData, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Experian presently has a consensus target price of GBX 4,325.50, indicating a potential upside of 21.54%. GlobalData has a consensus target price of GBX 227.50, indicating a potential upside of 77.04%. Given GlobalData's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe GlobalData is more favorable than Experian.
In the previous week, GlobalData had 5 more articles in the media than Experian. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for GlobalData and 2 mentions for Experian. Experian's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat GlobalData's score of 0.57 indicating that Experian is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Experian has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GlobalData has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Experian pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. GlobalData pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Experian pays out 47.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. GlobalData pays out 125.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
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.
Summary
Experian beats GlobalData on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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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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This page (LON:EXPN) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
