Informa (IFJPY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Informa plc is a U.K.-based international business-to-business information services and events company. The group organizes exhibitions, conferences, trade shows and professional events that connect companies, buyers, suppliers and industry specialists across a range of markets.

Its operations include Informa Markets, which serves industries such as health care, food, agriculture, fashion, maritime and technology; Informa Connect, which provides live events, conferences and digital content; and Informa TechTarget, which delivers technology-focused marketing services, data and purchase-intent information. Informa also owns Taylor & Francis, a scholarly publishing business that produces academic journals, books and digital research resources.

Informa serves customers and professional communities across North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and other international markets. The company was formed in 1998 through the merger of IBC Group and LLP Group and is headquartered in London. Stephen A. Carter serves as group chief executive.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $23.38 to $23.72
• 50-Day Range: $23.13 to $25.45
• 52-Week Range: $19.45 to $26.82
• Volume: 12,957 shs
• Average Volume: 41,004 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 55.47
• Dividend Yield: 1.49%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Informa Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Informa scored higher than 6% 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: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Informa.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Informa is 55.47, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.94.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Informa is 55.47, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 20.55.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Informa has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.75, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Informa has recently increased by 86.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Informa is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.79%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Informa is 82.47%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.29

News Sentiment

Informa has a news sentiment score of 0.29. 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 0.60 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Informa this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

0.01% of the stock of Informa is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Media
• Sub-Industry: Publishing
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:IFJPY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.informa.com
• Phone: 442070175000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 14,052
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 55.47
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A