Which has better earnings & valuation, EXPN or DATA?

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. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Experian £8.45B 2.80 £1.47B £163.40 16.14 GlobalData £322.10M 2.25 £33.17M £4.40 23.41

Is EXPN or DATA more profitable?

Experian has a net margin of 17.62% compared to GlobalData's net margin of 10.28%. Experian's return on equity of 27.02% beat GlobalData's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Experian 17.62% 27.02% 9.65% GlobalData 10.28% 9.94% 7.91%

Do analysts rate AFM or EXPN?

Experian has a consensus price target of GBX 4,087.33, indicating a potential upside of 54.94%. Given Experian's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Experian is more favorable than Alpha Financial Markets Consulting. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alpha Financial Markets Consulting 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Experian 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00

Which has higher valuation and earnings, RCDO or EXPN?

Experian has higher revenue and earnings than Ricardo. Experian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ricardo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Ricardo £476.20M 0.56 £693.06K £0.50 861.72 Experian £8.45B 2.80 £1.47B £163.40 16.14

Is RCDO or EXPN more profitable?

Experian has a net margin of 17.62% compared to Ricardo's net margin of 0.15%. Experian's return on equity of 27.02% beat Ricardo's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ricardo 0.15% 0.41% 4.91% Experian 17.62% 27.02% 9.65%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, EXPN or YOU?

Experian has higher revenue and earnings than YouGov. Experian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than YouGov, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Experian £8.45B 2.80 £1.47B £163.40 16.14 YouGov £392M 0.63 -£2.30M £10.40 20.33

Is EXPN or YOU more profitable?

Experian has a net margin of 17.62% compared to YouGov's net margin of 3.11%. Experian's return on equity of 27.02% beat YouGov's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Experian 17.62% 27.02% 9.65% YouGov 3.11% 6.46% 4.89%

Experian (EXPN) Competitors

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EXPN vs. DATA, AFM, ELIX, RCDO, and YOU

Should you buy Experian stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Experian with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Experian include GlobalData (DATA), Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (AFM), Elixirr International (ELIX), Ricardo (RCDO), and YouGov (YOU). These companies are all part of the "consulting services" industry.

How does Experian compare to GlobalData?

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

In the previous week, GlobalData had 3 more articles in the media than Experian. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for GlobalData and 0 mentions for Experian. GlobalData's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Experian's score of 0.00 indicating that GlobalData is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Experian	Neutral
GlobalData	Neutral

Experian pays an annual dividend of GBX 65 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. GlobalData pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Experian pays out 39.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. GlobalData pays out 29.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Experian presently has a consensus price target of GBX 4,087.33, indicating a potential upside of 54.94%. GlobalData has a consensus price target of GBX 195, indicating a potential upside of 89.32%. Given GlobalData's 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
GlobalData	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Experian has a net margin of 17.62% compared to GlobalData's net margin of 10.28%. Experian's return on equity of 27.02% beat GlobalData's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Experian	17.62%	27.02%	9.65%
GlobalData	10.28%	9.94%	7.91%

57.2% of Experian shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.6% of GlobalData shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Experian shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 65.3% of GlobalData shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Experian has a beta of 0.824, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, GlobalData has a beta of 0.689, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the broader market.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Experian	£8.45B	2.80	£1.47B	£163.40	16.14
GlobalData	£322.10M	2.25	£33.17M	£4.40	23.41

Summary

Experian beats GlobalData on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Experian compare to Alpha Financial Markets Consulting?

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

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share. Experian pays an annual dividend of GBX 65 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting pays out 10,769.2% 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 pays out 39.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Experian is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Experian has a consensus price target of GBX 4,087.33, indicating a potential upside of 54.94%. Given Experian's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Experian is more favorable than Alpha Financial Markets Consulting.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Experian	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

In the previous week, Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Experian'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	Neutral
Experian	Neutral

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Experian has a beta of 0.824, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the broader market.

96.8% of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.2% of Experian shares are held by institutional investors. 8.4% of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Experian shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Experian has a net margin of 17.62% compared to Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's net margin of 6.78%. Experian's return on equity of 27.02% beat Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	6.78%	10.64%	7.51%
Experian	17.62%	27.02%	9.65%

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	£233.62M	0.00	£15.85M	£0.13	N/A
Experian	£8.45B	2.80	£1.47B	£163.40	16.14

Summary

Experian beats Alpha Financial Markets Consulting on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Experian compare to Elixirr International?

Elixirr International (LON:ELIX) and Experian (LON:EXPN) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and earnings.

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Elixirr International	£149.60M	2.30	£17.20M	£37.18	18.95
Experian	£8.45B	2.80	£1.47B	£163.40	16.14

Elixirr International pays an annual dividend of GBX 17.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Experian pays an annual dividend of GBX 65 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Elixirr International pays out 47.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Experian pays out 39.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Elixirr International currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,060, suggesting a potential upside of 50.46%. Experian has a consensus target price of GBX 4,087.33, suggesting a potential upside of 54.94%. Given Experian's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Experian is more favorable than Elixirr International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Elixirr International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Experian	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Elixirr International has a beta of 0.667, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Experian has a beta of 0.824, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the broader market.

Experian has a net margin of 17.62% compared to Elixirr International's net margin of 13.17%. Experian's return on equity of 27.02% beat Elixirr International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Elixirr International	13.17%	15.00%	9.88%
Experian	17.62%	27.02%	9.65%

20.8% of Elixirr International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.2% of Experian shares are held by institutional investors. 33.6% of Elixirr International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Experian shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Elixirr International's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Experian'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Elixirr International	Neutral
Experian	Neutral

Summary

Experian beats Elixirr International on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Experian compare to Ricardo?

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

Ricardo pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Experian pays an annual dividend of GBX 65 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Ricardo pays out 25.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Experian pays out 39.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Ricardo has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Experian has a beta of 0.824, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the broader market.

61.1% of Ricardo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.2% of Experian shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Ricardo shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Experian shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Ricardo had 1 more articles in the media than Experian. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Ricardo and 0 mentions for Experian. Ricardo's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Experian's score of 0.00 indicating that Ricardo is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ricardo	Positive
Experian	Neutral

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ricardo	£476.20M	0.56	£693.06K	£0.50	861.72
Experian	£8.45B	2.80	£1.47B	£163.40	16.14

Ricardo presently has a consensus price target of GBX 430, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. Experian has a consensus price target of GBX 4,087.33, suggesting a potential upside of 54.94%. Given Experian's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Experian is more favorable than Ricardo.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ricardo	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Experian	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Experian has a net margin of 17.62% compared to Ricardo's net margin of 0.15%. Experian's return on equity of 27.02% beat Ricardo's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ricardo	0.15%	0.41%	4.91%
Experian	17.62%	27.02%	9.65%

Summary

Experian beats Ricardo on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Experian compare to YouGov?

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

Experian currently has a consensus target price of GBX 4,087.33, suggesting a potential upside of 54.94%. YouGov has a consensus target price of GBX 411, suggesting a potential upside of 94.42%. Given YouGov's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe YouGov is more favorable than Experian.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Experian	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
YouGov	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Experian	£8.45B	2.80	£1.47B	£163.40	16.14
YouGov	£392M	0.63	-£2.30M	£10.40	20.33

In the previous week, YouGov had 13 more articles in the media than Experian. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for YouGov and 0 mentions for Experian. YouGov's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Experian's score of 0.00 indicating that YouGov is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Experian	Neutral
YouGov	Neutral

57.2% of Experian shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.6% of YouGov shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Experian shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.4% of YouGov shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Experian pays an annual dividend of GBX 65 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. YouGov pays an annual dividend of GBX 9.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Experian pays out 39.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. YouGov pays out 88.9% 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 beta of 0.824, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, YouGov has a beta of 1.432, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the broader market.

Experian has a net margin of 17.62% compared to YouGov's net margin of 3.11%. Experian's return on equity of 27.02% beat YouGov's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Experian	17.62%	27.02%	9.65%
YouGov	3.11%	6.46%	4.89%

Summary

Experian beats YouGov on 10 of the 17 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.

EXPN vs. The Competition

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Metric	Experian	Consulting Services Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£23.65B	£2.60B	£9.56B	£2.79B
Dividend Yield	1.99%	3.44%	3.53%	6.12%
P/E Ratio	16.14	103.34	25.02	365.23
Price / Sales	2.80	151.92	5,040.65	87,121.98
Price / Cash	172.46	31.83	28.07	27.85
Price / Book	5.07	3.10	4.79	7.68
Net Income	£1.47B	£155.55M	£794.09M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	2.53%	-0.98%	1.67%	-0.50%
1 Month Performance	-1.33%	-0.13%	3.91%	2.10%
1 Year Performance	-30.40%	-11.29%	29.90%	72.87%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
EXPN Experian	3.9501 of 5 stars	GBX 2,638 +1.1%	GBX 4,087.33 +54.9%	-29.9%	£23.65B	£8.45B	16.14	22,400
DATA GlobalData	2.9524 of 5 stars	GBX 105 -4.9%	GBX 195 +85.7%	-40.1%	£738.31M	£322.10M	23.86	3,532
AFM Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£591.19M	£233.62M	3,876.92	1,051
ELIX Elixirr International	N/A	GBX 728 -0.3%	GBX 1,060 +45.6%	-9.0%	£354.82M	£149.60M	19.58	484
RCDO Ricardo	2.2539 of 5 stars	GBX 430 +0.2%	GBX 430	+48.3%	£267.52M	£476.20M	861.72	2,978	News Coverage

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