Informa - INF Share Forecast, Price & News

Informa plc operates as an intelligence, events, and scholarly research company worldwide. It operates through five divisions: Informa Connect, Informa Intelligence, Informa Markets, Informa Tech, and Taylor & Francis. The Informa Connect division delivers specialist content and live experiences through in-person and virtual events, and digital platforms and services that enables businesses and professionals to meet, connect, learn, and share knowledge. This division operates events in the finance, biotech and pharma, and other specialist markets, including food and hospitality, marketing, and pop culture. The Informa Intelligence division offers critical data and specialist intelligence to businesses in the areas of pharma, finance, and maritime. The Informa Markets division connects buyers and sellers and supports the flow of business and trade in various specialist markets. Its major brands help businesses meet, discover products, trade and grow through major exhibitions, virtual events, digital marketplaces, and specialist content and data services. The Informa Tech division offers research, media, training, and events that inform, educate, and connect businesses and professionals working in technology. The Taylor & Francis division commissions, curates, produces, and publishes scholarly research and reference-led content in specialist subject areas, which assists to advance research and enabling knowledge to be discovered and shared. This segment houses teaching guides, videos, case studies, and approximately 18,000 book chapters and journal articles. The company was formerly known as T&F Informa plc and changed its name to Informa plc in August 2005. Informa plc was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

INF has been the topic of a number of research reports. Berenberg Bank increased their target price on shares of Informa from GBX 685 ($8.28) to GBX 700 ($8.46) and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 20th. Shore Capital restated a "hold" rating on shares of Informa in a research note on Thursday, August 4th. Finally, Barclays increased their target price on Informa from GBX 650 ($7.85) to GBX 690 ($8.34) and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, August 5th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Informa has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 656.60 ($7.93).

Informa Stock Performance

LON:INF traded up GBX 6.40 ($0.08) during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching GBX 594.20 ($7.18). 1,946,263 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,355,192. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 38.53. The firm has a market capitalization of £8.61 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 11,872.00. Informa has a 1-year low of GBX 459.80 ($5.56) and a 1-year high of GBX 628 ($7.59). The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 552.26 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 567.71.

Informa Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 11th will be paid a dividend of GBX 3 ($0.04) per share. This represents a yield of 0.52%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 11th.