Relx (RELX) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Q: What analysts cover Relx?

Relx has been rated by research analysts at Barclays , TD Cowen , TD Securities , Weiss Ratings , and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

$36.10 +0.86 (+2.45%)

Closing price 10/9/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

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$36.13 +0.03 (+0.07%)

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Relx - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Buy

Based on 9 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
2

Buy
7

Based on 9 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Relx in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy." Out of the 9 analysts, 2 have given a hold rating, 5 have given a buy rating, and 2 have given a strong buy rating for RELX.

Consensus Price Target

N/A

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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RELX Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 10/10/25 to 10/10/26	1 Month Ago 9/10/25 to 9/10/26	3 Months Ago 7/12/25 to 7/12/26	1 Year Ago 10/10/24 to 10/10/25
Strong Buy	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	5 Buy rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)
Hold	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Forecasted Upside	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Consensus Rating	Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Buy

RELX Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

RELX Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Relx Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Relx	Industrials Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	3.00	2.31	2.53
Consensus Rating	Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	N/A	120.40% Upside	19.59% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Neutral News See Recent RELX News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating
9/30/2026	Zacks Research 4 of 5 stars		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Strong-Buy
9/11/2026	TD Securities 3 of 5 stars		Upgrade	Strong-Buy
9/10/2026	TD Cowen 3 of 5 stars		Initiated Coverage	Buy
8/7/2026	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold (C-) ➝ Hold (C)
7/24/2026	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Overweight
6/3/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Buy
5/7/2026	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Equal Weight
4/8/2026	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ciaran Donnelly Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy
12/9/2025	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy
9/18/2025	Kepler Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Strong-Buy
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1/8/2025	Rothschild & Co Redburn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Russell Quelch Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Buy

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Should I Buy Relx Stock? RELX Pros and Cons Explained

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Relx
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Relx Plc:

Relx Plc recently announced a GBP 125 million share buyback program, signaling management's confidence in the company's value and providing a potential floor for the stock price, which currently trades at $35.25.
Major financial institutions have recently upgraded their outlooks, with Zacks Research raising its rating to "Strong-Buy" and Bank of America increasing its price target to GBp 4,000, reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects.
UBS has argued that market fears regarding artificial intelligence overstate the threat to Relx Plc's core Legal and Risk divisions, suggesting that the current valuation may be undervalued relative to the company's improving earnings outlook.
The company maintains a consistent dividend yield of 1.66%, offering investors a steady income stream while they wait for potential capital appreciation from the recent analyst upgrades.
Relx Plc operates in the Professional Services industry with a diversified portfolio across Scientific, Technical & Medical, Risk & Business Analytics, and Legal segments, providing resilience against sector-specific downturns.

Relx
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Relx Plc for these reasons:

Relx Plc recently cut its dividend from $0.6559 to $0.2785, a significant reduction that may disappoint income-focused investors and signal potential cash flow pressures or a shift in capital allocation strategy.
The company carries a high debt-to-equity ratio of 5.23, indicating substantial leverage that could limit financial flexibility and increase risk during periods of economic uncertainty or rising interest rates.
Short interest has increased significantly, with shares shorted rising to 6,707,402 in the most recent reporting period, suggesting that a notable portion of the market remains skeptical about the stock's near-term performance.
Relx Plc's current ratio of 0.45 and quick ratio of 0.40 are well below 1.0, indicating that the company may face challenges meeting its short-term obligations with its available liquid assets.
Despite recent upgrades, the stock has experienced volatility, including a gap down of 1.72% on September 15, 2026, and remains below its 52-week high of $47.22, reflecting ongoing market uncertainty about its valuation.

RELX Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Relx in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings, 5 buy ratings and 2 strong buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" RELX shares.

According to analysts, Relx's stock has a predicted downside of -100.00% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Relx's stock had 3 upgrades and 1 downgrade by analysts.

Relx has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, TD Cowen, TD Securities, Weiss Ratings, and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Relx more than other "industrials" companies. The consensus rating for Relx is Buy while the average consensus rating for "industrials" companies is Hold. Learn more on how RELX compares to other companies.

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Relx (RELX) Stock Forecast & Price Target