GlobalData (DATA) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

GlobalData Plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides business information in the form of proprietary data, analytics, and insights in Europe, North America, and the Asia Pacific. The company also offers performance advertising services. It serves aerospace, defense, and security; agribusiness; apparel; automotive; banking and payments; construction; consumer; food services; healthcare; insurance; medical devices; mining; oil and gas; packaging; pharmaceutical; power; retail; technology; travel and tourism; and sport industries, as well as public sectors. The company was formerly known as Progressive Digital Media Group Plc and changed its name to GlobalData Plc in January 2016. GlobalData Plc was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 190 to 193.50
• 50-Day Range: 190.90 to 227
• 52-Week Range: 138.10 to 244
• Volume: 454,722 shs
• Average Volume: 880,053 shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.51 billion
• P/E Ratio: 4,772.50
• Dividend Yield: 2.62%
• Price Target: GBX 295
• Consensus Rating: Buy

GlobalData Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

GlobalData scored higher than 48% 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: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

GlobalData has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

GlobalData has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

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

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of GlobalData is 4,772.50, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 133.47.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of GlobalData is 4,772.50, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 486.88.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

GlobalData has a PEG Ratio of 1.52. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

GlobalData has a P/B Ratio of 3.41. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for DATA.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

GlobalData pays a meaningful dividend of 2.37%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of GlobalData is 12,500.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for DATA.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.34

News Sentiment

GlobalData has a news sentiment score of 0.34. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for GlobalData this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for DATA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, GlobalData insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £562,500 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

66.45% of the stock of GlobalData is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 23.77% of the stock of GlobalData is held by institutions.

DATA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have DATA shares performed this year?

GlobalData's stock was trading at GBX 196 at the start of the year. Since then, DATA shares have decreased by 2.6% and is now trading at GBX 191.
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How were GlobalData's earnings last quarter?

GlobalData Plc (LON:DATA) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July, 27th. The company reported $4.90 earnings per share for the quarter. GlobalData had a net margin of 11.96% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.25%.

How do I buy shares of GlobalData?

Shares of DATA stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.
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What other stocks do shareholders of GlobalData own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that GlobalData investors own include Bushveld Minerals (BMN), IQE (IQE), B&M European Value Retail (BME), Coats Group (COA), 4D pharma (DDDD), genedrive (GDR) and Greencore Group (GNC).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/27/2020
• Ex-Dividend for 10/4 Dividend: 9/05/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/04/2024
• Today: 10/17/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Consulting Services
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:DATA
• Previous Symbol: LON:PRO
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.progressivedigitalmedia.com
• Phone: +44-20-79366400
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,532
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 295
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 295
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 295
• Potential Upside/Downside: +54.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.04
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 4,772.50
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.75
• P/E Growth: 1.52
• Net Income: £33.10 million
• Net Margins: 11.96%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 13.25%
• Return on Assets: 7.91%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 5.15
• Current Ratio: 1.25
• Quick Ratio: 0.61

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £276.80 million
• Price / Sales: 5.45
• Cash Flow: GBX 6.15 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 31.08
• Book Value: GBX 56 per share
• Price / Book: 3.41

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 789,680,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.51 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.58