Relx Plc (LON:REL) Insider Purchases £49,056 in Stock

Relx Plc (LON:REL - Get Free Report) insider June Felix purchased 1,400 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 30th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 3,504 ($46.87) per share, for a total transaction of £49,056 ($65,617.98).

Relx Price Performance

Shares of LON:REL traded up GBX 23.17 ($0.31) during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting GBX 3,532.17 ($47.25). The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,930,194 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,831,400. The business's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 3,557.40 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 3,487.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 218.66, a quick ratio of 0.45 and a current ratio of 0.48. The company has a market cap of £65.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 3,532.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 0.48. Relx Plc has a 12-month low of GBX 2,731.80 ($36.54) and a 12-month high of GBX 3,694.34 ($49.42).

Relx Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 1st were paid a dividend of GBX 18.20 ($0.24) per share. This represents a yield of 0.52%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 1st. Relx's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 6,000.00%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Citigroup reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of Relx in a research report on Thursday, July 4th.

About Relx

RELX PLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers in North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Risk; Scientific, Technical & Medical; Legal; and Exhibitions. The Risk segment offers information-based analytics and decision tools that combine public and industry specific content with technology and algorithms to assist clients in evaluating and predicting risk.