Experian (LON:EXPN) Stock Passes Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

Experian plc (LON:EXPN - Get Free Report) shares passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 3,647.27 ($47.48) and traded as high as GBX 3,898.62 ($50.75). Experian shares last traded at GBX 3,868 ($50.35), with a volume of 1,154,602 shares trading hands.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently issued reports on EXPN. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an "overweight" rating on shares of Experian in a report on Friday, August 30th. Shore Capital reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Experian in a research report on Tuesday, July 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Experian presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 3,502.50 ($45.59).

Experian Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 94.22, a current ratio of 0.70 and a quick ratio of 0.76. The stock has a market capitalization of £35.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3,884.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.72. The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 3,820.90 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 3,647.27.

Experian Company Profile

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.