Shares of Experian plc (LON:EXPN - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week low on Wednesday . The company traded as low as GBX 34.37 ($0.43) and last traded at GBX 3,476 ($43.36), with a volume of 15140631 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 3,426 ($42.74).
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on EXPN shares. Shore Capital reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Experian in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a "buy" rating and set a GBX 4,600 ($57.39) price target on shares of Experian in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Experian from GBX 4,100 ($51.15) to GBX 4,400 ($54.89) and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th.
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Experian Price Performance
The company has a current ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 94.22. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 3,675.61 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 3,691.91. The stock has a market capitalization of £31.58 billion, a PE ratio of 3,456.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.72.
Experian Cuts Dividend
The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 7th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 9th will be given a dividend of $0.19 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 0.39%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 9th. Experian's dividend payout ratio is currently 4,600.00%.
About Experian
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Experian plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a technology company in North America, Latin America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates in two segments, Business-to-Business and Consumer Services. The company collects, sorts, aggregates, and transforms data from various sources to provide a range of data-driven services.
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