Experian (LON:EXPN) Shares Pass Above 200 Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

Experian plc (LON:EXPN - Get Free Report) crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 3,612.16 ($46.90) and traded as high as GBX 3,870 ($50.25). Experian shares last traded at GBX 3,842 ($49.88), with a volume of 2,910,932 shares.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently issued reports on EXPN. Shore Capital reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Experian in a research note on Tuesday, July 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed an "overweight" rating on shares of Experian in a research note on Friday, August 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 3,502.50 ($45.48).

Experian Price Performance

The firm has a market cap of £35.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3,840.00, a P/E/G ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.72. The business's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 3,771.93 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 3,614.84. The company has a current ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 94.22.

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.