Informa (INF) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Informa plc operates as an international events, digital services, and academic knowledge company in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, North America, China, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Informa Markets, Informa Tech, Informa Connect, and Taylor & Francis. The Informa Connect segment delivers specialist content, and live events and on-demand experiences for professionals through in-person, live, and digital platforms and services that enables businesses and professionals to meet, network, discuss, and learn. This segment operates events in the finance, biotech and pharma, and other specialist markets, including food and hospitality, marketing, and pop culture. The Informa Markets segment enable buyers, sellers, and decision makers to meet, discover, and showcase new products in various specialist markets. Its brands deliver smart events, including must-attend trade-focused exhibitions, specialist content, specialist data, and targeted digital services comprising lead and demand generation solutions. The Informa Tech segment offers specialist content, research and media, and market access through live and online industry events and communities, audience development, and digital demand generation services. It serves cybersecurity, enterprise technology, media and entertainment, artificial intelligence and the internet of things, and channels markets. The Taylor & Francis segment curates and publishes applied academic research and knowledge focusing on science, technology, medicine, and humanities and social sciences in pay-to-publish and pay-to-read formats, open research, and advanced learning. The company was formerly known as T&F Informa plc and changed its name to Informa plc in August 2005. Informa plc was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 843.80 to 856.80
• 50-Day Range: 801.40 to 853
• 52-Week Range: 719.80 to 886
• Volume: 2.11 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.99 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £11.14 billion
• P/E Ratio: 3,668.70
• Dividend Yield: 2.25%
• Price Target: GBX 966
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Informa Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Informa scored higher than 65% 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: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Informa has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Informa has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Informa is 3,668.70, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.14.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Informa is 3,668.70, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 311.52.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Informa has a PEG Ratio of 0.75. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Informa has a P/B Ratio of 1.75. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued 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 INF.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Informa pays a meaningful dividend of 2.31%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Informa is 8,260.87%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.37

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for INF.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.60

News Sentiment

Informa has a news sentiment score of 0.60. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.49 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Informa this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for INF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Informa to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Informa insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.53% of the stock of Informa is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

74.38% of the stock of Informa is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

INF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have INF shares performed this year?

Informa's stock was trading at GBX 781.20 at the beginning of the year. Since then, INF stock has increased by 8.0% and is now trading at GBX 843.80.
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How were Informa's earnings last quarter?

Informa plc (LON:INF) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, September, 21st. The company reported $5.00 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.80 by $4.20. Informa had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 5.15% and a net margin of 9.30%.

How do I buy shares of Informa?

Shares of INF 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 Informa own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Informa investors own include Xtrackers California Municipal Bond ETF (CA), Endologix (ELGX), BlackRock (BLK), Hawkins (HWKN), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW) and Athabasca Oil (ATH).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/21/2020
• Ex-Dividend for 9/20 Dividend: 8/08/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/20/2024
• Today: 11/17/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Publishing
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:INF
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.informa.com
• Phone: 44 20 7017 5000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 11,135
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 966
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 1,010
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 922
• Potential Upside/Downside: +14.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.23
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 3,668.70
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.22
• P/E Growth: 0.75
• Net Income: £312.80 million
• Net Margins: 9.30%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 5.15%
• Return on Assets: 3.63%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 29.87
• Current Ratio: 0.56
• Quick Ratio: 1.70

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £3.36 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.31
• Cash Flow: GBX 232.29 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.63
• Book Value: GBX 482 per share
• Price / Book: 1.75

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,320,000,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £11.14 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.12