Informa (LON:INF) Reaches New 12-Month Low - What's Next?

Informa plc (LON:INF - Get Free Report) reached a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as GBX 642 ($8.40) and last traded at GBX 665.20 ($8.70), with a volume of 5453275 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 648.20 ($8.48).

Informa Stock Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 1.70, a current ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 31.98. The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 797.18 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 816.47. The stock has a market cap of £9.13 billion, a PE ratio of 29.87, a P/E/G ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 1.12.

Informa (LON:INF - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported GBX 50.40 ($0.66) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Informa had a net margin of 9.30% and a return on equity of 4.75%. Analysts expect that Informa plc will post 59.3240265 earnings per share for the current year.

Informa Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 29th will be paid a dividend of GBX 13.60 ($0.18) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 29th. This represents a yield of 1.77%. This is a boost from Informa's previous dividend of $6.40. Informa's dividend payout ratio is currently 81.82%.

Insider Transactions at Informa

In other Informa news, insider Catherine Levene bought 2,200 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 14th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 766 ($10.02) per share, for a total transaction of £16,852 ($22,048.93). Also, insider Louise Smalley purchased 5,050 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 19th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 779 ($10.19) per share, for a total transaction of £39,339.50 ($51,471.28). Insiders purchased 9,858 shares of company stock worth $7,603,838 over the last three months. 0.53% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Informa

Informa LSE: INF.L is a leading international Information Services, Advanced Learning, B2B Exhibitions and Events Group. We're here to champion the specialist. Through hundreds of brands and a range of products and services, we connect businesses and professionals with the knowledge they need to learn more, know more and do more.