Informa (IFJPY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Informa PLC is a United Kingdom–based publishing, business intelligence and exhibitions group formed in 1998 through the merger of IBC Group plc and LLP Group plc. Headquartered in London, the company has grown into a global provider of knowledge and event solutions for professional and academic audiences.

Through its academic publishing arm, Taylor & Francis, Informa publishes peer-reviewed journals, books and digital content across the sciences, social sciences and humanities. Its information services division offers research reports, data analytics platforms and consultancy to industry professionals in sectors such as financial services, pharmaceuticals and technology.

Informa’s events business organises trade shows, conferences and exhibitions around the world, covering markets including healthcare, energy, consumer goods and aviation. The company also develops digital event platforms that support virtual conferences, on-demand webinars, networking tools and professional training courses for corporate and institutional clients.

With operations in more than 40 countries across Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and the Middle East, Informa serves a diverse customer base of businesses, researchers, governments and non-profit organisations. The group is led by Chief Executive Officer Stephen A. Carter and Chairman Paul Driscoll, supported by a senior leadership team overseeing its core academic, intelligence and events divisions.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $24.60 to $24.90
• 50-Day Range: $21.83 to $25.45
• 52-Week Range: $19.45 to $26.82
• Volume: 7,532 shs
• Average Volume: 47,399 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 58.19
• Dividend Yield: 1.42%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Informa Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Informa scored higher than 13% 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 58.02, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Informa is 58.02, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 21.38.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Informa has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.57, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Informa has recently decreased by 51.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving 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: 1.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.06

News Sentiment

Informa has a news sentiment score of -0.06. 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 0.64 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 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: 11,475
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 58.02
• 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