Experian (EXPN) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We help to redefine lending practices, uncover and prevent fraud, simplify healthcare, deliver digital marketing solutions, and gain deeper insights into the automotive market, all using our unique combination of data, analytics and software. We also assist millions of people to realise their financial goals and help them to save time and money. We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agrifinance, insurance, and many more industry segments. We invest in talented people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data and to innovate. A FTSE 100 Index company listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN), we have a team of 23,300 people across 32 countries. Our corporate headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland. Learn more at experianplc.com.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 2,514 to 2,691
• 50-Day Range: 2,514 to 2,880
• 52-Week Range: 2,353 to 4,101
• Volume: 475.56 million shs
• Average Volume: 33.50 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £23.99 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.08
• Dividend Yield: 1.78%
• Price Target: GBX 4,104.80
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Experian Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Experian scored higher than 54% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Experian has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Experian has a consensus price target of GBX 4,104.80, representing about 53.4% upside from its current price of GBX 2,676.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Experian has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Experian is 18.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.54.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Experian is 18.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.04.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Experian has a PEG Ratio of 2.48. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Experian has a P/B Ratio of 5.14. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for EXPN.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Experian pays a meaningful dividend of 1.78%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Experian does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Experian is 42.47%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.00

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Experian this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for EXPN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Experian insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.63% of the stock of Experian is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

57.22% of the stock of Experian is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Consulting Services
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:EXPN
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.experianplc.com
• Phone: +353-1-8469100
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 22,400
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Experian: GBX 4,104.80
• High Price Target: GBX 4,600
• Low Price Target: GBX 3,700
• Potential Upside/Downside: +53.4%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 148
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.08
• Forward P/E Ratio: 22.29
• P/E Growth: 2.48
• Net Income: £1.47 billion
• Net Margins: 17.12%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 26.35%
• Return on Assets: 9.65%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 77.42
• Current Ratio: 0.68
• Quick Ratio: 0.76

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £7.97 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.01
• Cash Flow: GBX 15.52 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 172.46
• Book Value: GBX 520.80 per share
• Price / Book: 5.14

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 896,499,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £23.99 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.82