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Informa (INF) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 808.20
-18.00 (-2.18%)
(As of 12:41 PM ET)

About Informa Stock (LON:INF)

Key Stats

Today's Range
798.40
819.80
50-Day Range
801.40
850
52-Week Range
697.80
886
Volume
4.90 million shs
Average Volume
5.14 million shs
Market Capitalization
£10.67 billion
P/E Ratio
3,513.91
Dividend Yield
2.35%
Price Target
GBX 904
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Informa plc operates as an international events, digital services, and academic knowledge company in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, North America, China, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Informa Markets, Informa Tech, Informa Connect, and Taylor & Francis. The Informa Connect segment delivers specialist content, and live events and on-demand experiences for professionals through in-person, live, and digital platforms and services that enables businesses and professionals to meet, network, discuss, and learn. This segment operates events in the finance, biotech and pharma, and other specialist markets, including food and hospitality, marketing, and pop culture. The Informa Markets segment enable buyers, sellers, and decision makers to meet, discover, and showcase new products in various specialist markets. Its brands deliver smart events, including must-attend trade-focused exhibitions, specialist content, specialist data, and targeted digital services comprising lead and demand generation solutions. The Informa Tech segment offers specialist content, research and media, and market access through live and online industry events and communities, audience development, and digital demand generation services. It serves cybersecurity, enterprise technology, media and entertainment, artificial intelligence and the internet of things, and channels markets. The Taylor & Francis segment curates and publishes applied academic research and knowledge focusing on science, technology, medicine, and humanities and social sciences in pay-to-publish and pay-to-read formats, open research, and advanced learning. 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.

Informa Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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52nd Percentile Overall Score

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Informa scored higher than 52% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Informa has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Informa has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Informa's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Informa is 3,513.91, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 136.29.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Informa is 3,513.91, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 314.63.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Informa has a PEG Ratio of 0.75. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Informa has a P/B Ratio of 1.68. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for INF.
  • Dividend Yield

    Informa pays a meaningful dividend of 2.31%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Informa is 8,260.87%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Read more about Informa's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for INF.
  • News Sentiment

    Informa has a news sentiment score of 0.27. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.42 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Informa this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Informa to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.53% of the stock of Informa is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    74.38% of the stock of Informa is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Informa's insider trading history.
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INF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Informa's stock was trading at GBX 781.20 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, INF shares have increased by 3.5% and is now trading at GBX 808.20.
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Informa plc (LON:INF) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, September, 21st. The company reported $5.00 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.80 by $4.20. Informa had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 5.15% and a net margin of 9.30%.

Shares of INF stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Informa investors own include Xtrackers California Municipal Bond ETF (CA), Endologix (ELGX), BlackRock (BLK), Hawkins (HWKN), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW) and Athabasca Oil (ATH).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
9/21/2020
Ex-Dividend for 9/20 Dividend
8/08/2024
Dividend Payable
9/20/2024
Today
10/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Publishing
Sub-Industry
N/A
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
11,135
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
GBX 904
High Stock Price Target
GBX 1,010
Low Stock Price Target
GBX 780
Potential Upside/Downside
+11.9%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.80
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
£312.80 million
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£3.36 billion
Cash Flow
GBX 222.49 per share
Book Value
GBX 482 per share

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
1,320,000,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£10.67 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.12
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This page (LON:INF) was last updated on 10/31/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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