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Experian (EXPN) Competitors

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GBX 3,605 -52.00 (-1.42%)
(As of 11/15/2024 ET)

EXPN vs. DATA, AFM, YOU, ELIX, FNTL, RCDO, SAG, GTLY, PPHC, and MANO

Should you be buying Experian stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Experian include GlobalData (DATA), Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (AFM), YouGov (YOU), Elixirr International (ELIX), Fintel (FNTL), Ricardo (RCDO), Science Group (SAG), Gateley (GTLY), Public Policy (PPHC), and Manolete Partners (MANO). These companies are all part of the "consulting services" industry.

Experian vs.

GlobalData (LON:DATA) and Experian (LON:EXPN) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment and profitability.

Experian has a net margin of 16.89% compared to GlobalData's net margin of 11.96%. Experian's return on equity of 27.87% beat GlobalData's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
GlobalData11.96% 13.25% 7.91%
Experian 16.89%27.87%9.65%

Experian has higher revenue and earnings than GlobalData. Experian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GlobalData, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
GlobalData£276.80M5.91£33.10M£0.045,175.00
Experian£7.10B4.64£1.20B£1.003,605.00

GlobalData has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Experian has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Experian received 594 more outperform votes than GlobalData when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.71% of users gave Experian an outperform vote while only 66.67% of users gave GlobalData an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
GlobalDataOutperform Votes
108
66.67%
Underperform Votes
54
33.33%
ExperianOutperform Votes
702
69.71%
Underperform Votes
305
30.29%

GlobalData currently has a consensus target price of GBX 295, indicating a potential upside of 42.51%. Experian has a consensus target price of GBX 3,436.67, indicating a potential downside of 4.67%. Given GlobalData's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe GlobalData is more favorable than Experian.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
GlobalData
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Experian
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

In the previous week, Experian had 1 more articles in the media than GlobalData. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Experian and 6 mentions for GlobalData. GlobalData's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Experian's score of 0.17 indicating that GlobalData is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
GlobalData
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Experian
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

GlobalData pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Experian pays an annual dividend of GBX 46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. GlobalData pays out 12,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Experian pays out 4,600.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

23.8% of GlobalData shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.0% of Experian shares are held by institutional investors. 66.5% of GlobalData shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Experian shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Experian beats GlobalData on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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EXPN vs. The Competition

MetricExperianConsulting Services IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£32.95B£3.33B£4.46B£1.65B
Dividend Yield1.16%3.32%4.14%6.87%
P/E Ratio3,605.003,904.43424.311,784.26
Price / Sales4.64248.25513.70253,178.35
Price / Cash172.4629.4829.9727.62
Price / Book7.112.693.412.85
Net Income£1.20B£126.51M£195.54M£159.30M
7 Day Performance-7.06%-0.61%-0.88%-0.63%
1 Month Performance-9.13%2.73%-1.10%3.41%
1 Year Performance22.91%5.31%27.71%126.74%

Experian Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EXPN
Experian
0.8267 of 5 stars
GBX 3,605
-1.4%
GBX 3,436.67
-4.7%
+24.1%£32.95B£7.10B3,605.0022,400Dividend Cut
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
DATA
GlobalData
2.1534 of 5 stars
GBX 208
+0.5%
N/A+34.0%£1.64B£276.80M5,200.003,532
AFM
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting
N/AGBX 504
-0.1%
N/AN/A£591.19M£233.62M3,876.921,051Negative News
YOU
YouGov
3.3608 of 5 stars
GBX 467
+0.4%
N/A-57.7%£545.32M£270M2,335.001,820
ELIX
Elixirr International
N/AGBX 760
+2.7%
N/A+75.0%£356.74M£97.37M2,111.11484High Trading Volume
FNTL
Fintel
N/AGBX 295
-0.3%
N/A+36.3%£307.36M£68.90M4,916.67501
RCDO
Ricardo
N/AGBX 430
+0.5%
N/A-4.6%£267.50M£474.70M43,000.002,978Gap Up
SAG
Science Group
N/AGBX 465.90
-0.2%
N/A+16.0%£209.94M£110.93M3,583.85443Positive News
GTLY
Gateley
N/AGBX 134.75
-0.2%
N/A-13.2%£175.94M£172.49M1,684.381,068
PPHC
Public Policy
N/AGBX 131.48
+0.4%
N/A+12.3%£157.47M£140.40M-876.53367
MANO
Manolete Partners
N/AGBX 107.80
-1.6%
N/A-36.0%£47.17M£26.30M5,390.0029Gap Down
High Trading Volume

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This page (LON:EXPN) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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